Etching of an allegorical scene with a torch-bearing woman, a distressed woman, a one-legged man among scattered books, and a standing woman pointing upward.

Allegorical etching: torch-bearing woman, one-legged man and destroyed books

An etching of an allegorical scene: a torch-bearing woman grapples with a figure at left while a dishevelled woman clasps her head. A one-legged man on a crutch strikes at scattered books and instruments, and a standing woman points upward at right beside a sea creature.

Artist: Unknown
Date: 1600-1699
Medium: Etchings Allegorical prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 1935 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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Allegorical etching: torch-bearing woman, one-legged man and destroyed books

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