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A young man puts a coin into the hat of a lame beggar as he knocks to gain entry to a house with two women leaning out of an upstairs window. Etching.
Wellcome Collection

A young man puts a coin into the hat of a lame beggar as he knocks to gain entry to a house with two women leaning out of an upstairs window. Etching.

1781

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Charity covereth a multitude of sins.

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