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Coloured stipple engraving of a kneeling woman reading to a bedridden woman, a praying woman behind, a robed monk pointing, and a dog in a plain room.

Mademoiselle de La Vallière reading from the Bible to a sick paralysed woman, another prays while a dog welcomes the encouraging Saint Anselm. Coloured stipple engraving by L.C. Ruotte, 17--, after J.F. Schall.

A stipple engraving shows a young woman in white kneeling at a table, reading aloud from an open book to a woman lying in bed. Behind them another woman prays, while a robed monk gestures toward a dog at the left, in a plain attic room with a chair, crutches and pots.

Artist
Jean-Frédéric Schall
Date
[between 1700 and 1799]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3215 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
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

Español: Mademoiselle de La Vallière leyendo a una mujer paralítica, grabado

Un grabado en puntillismo muestra a una joven de blanco arrodillada ante una mesa, leyendo en voz alta de un libro abierto a una mujer acostada en la cama. Detrás, otra mujer reza, mientras un monje con hábito señala a un perro a la izquierda, en una sencilla habitación con silla y muletas.

Português: Mademoiselle de La Vallière lendo para uma mulher paralítica, gravura

Uma gravura de pontilhado mostra uma jovem de branco ajoelhada diante de uma mesa, lendo em voz alta de um livro aberto para uma mulher deitada na cama. Atrás, outra mulher reza, enquanto um monge de hábito aponta para um cachorro à esquerda, em um quarto simples com cadeira e muletas.

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