Charity, from the Cardinal Virtues

Nicolaes de Bruyn|Frederick de Wit

1648–56 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

The female figure Charity is depicted holding a child in her arms (to her left side) and is flanked by two standing children, framed in an oval. Surrounding the oval, ornament design with a hanging group of two fish and a lobster to the left and right side, with burning lamps below. At bottom left and right corners, foxes on their hind legs. From a series of four plates.

Artist

Nicolaes de Bruyn|Frederick de Wit

Date

1648–56

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951