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A woman entering a nunnery as a novice and saying goodbye to her family. Engraving by C. Rolls after T. Uwins.
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A woman entering a nunnery as a novice and saying goodbye to her family. Engraving by C. Rolls after T. Uwins.

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Lettering: The last embrace. From the original picture in the possession of Edward Willes, Esq. Art Union of London 1847. Painted by T. Uwins, R.A. Engraved by Cha.s. Rolls.

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