A grieving young widow breastfeeds her infant child next to the dead body of its father, a soldier. Aquatint with engraving after H. Bunbury, 1783.

  • Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.
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21 February 1783
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46815i
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London (158 New Bond Street) : W. Dickinson, 21 February 1783.

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1 print : aquatint, with engraving ; image 33.3 x 43.3 cm

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Affliction. H. Bunbury Esq. delin. ... Lettering continues underneath the print with a poem by Langhorne

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Wellcome Collection 46815i

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