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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) washes clothes and passes the washed clothes to the Christ Child who gives them to Saint Joseph to hang on a tree to dry, with the assistance of angels. Engraving by J. Couché, 1791, after A. Borel after F. Albani.

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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) washes clothes and passes the washed clothes to the Christ Child who gives them to Saint Joseph to hang on a tree to dry, with the assistance of angels. Engraving by J. Couché, 1791, after A. Borel after F. Albani.