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Hand-coloured engraving of a bishop with a halo beside a kneeling child on a shore, with a golden light beam from clouds above and a sailboat on the water.

Saint Augustine and the Child at the Sea

A hand-coloured engraving shows a bearded bishop with a halo and crozier standing on a grassy shore, gesturing toward a kneeling child in red who holds a small object. Above, a golden ray descends from clouds where figures appear, and a sailboat drifts on the water.

Artist
Huybrechts, Franciscus, 1630-1687.
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Devotional images Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2925 × 4000 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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