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Etching of three winged angels holding a large cross above a seated Virgin Mary and Christ Child beside a classical column.

Three Angels Presenting the Cross to the Virgin and Child

An etching showing three winged putti descending from the upper left to offer a large wooden cross to a seated woman and a small child at right. A classical column and pilaster frame the scene, with a landscape beyond. Latin inscription text fills the lower margin.

Artist
Laurent de La Hyre
Date
[1639]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3062 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1639.
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

Angels17th centurybaroque1630s1639engravingetchingreligious printvirgin marydevotional artclassical columnschrist childholy cross

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