Poverty personified: ragged figure in a stone niche, 'Pouvrete'

A ragged figure in a dark hood and tattered brown cloak stands in a stone arched niche, holding a ring-shaped object at the waist against a blue background dotted with yellow flowers. The red caption 'Pouvrete' beneath it names the subject as poverty, painted in a bright, hand-coloured style reminiscent of medieval manuscripts.

Artist

Henry Shaw

Date

[1843]

Medium

Aquatints Allegorical prints

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

3513 × 4000 px

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