Act of Charity, Marie Antoinette and her Daughter Give Alms to the Blind

Act of Charity, Marie Antoinette and her Daughter Give Alms to the Blind

Item Information

Title:
Act of Charity, Marie Antoinette and her Daughter Give Alms to the Blind
Description:
Marie Antoinette and her daughter give alms to a blind man seated on a low bench outside. Text: "Action de Bienfaisance. Marie Antoinette et sa fille Marie Therese Charlotte faisant l'Aumone a un aveugle. Souvent un philosphe un sage un belisairel. De injuste fortune eprouve les riqueurs; Mais s'il trouve un secours bien doux en sa misere c'est celui de l'enfant sensible a ses malheurs."
Name on Item:
Hilere ; Romain Girard
Date:
[ca. 1750–1920]
Format:
Prints
Location:
Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library
Collection (local):
Blind in Art Collection
Series:
Blind Beggars
Subjects:
Blind
Blind in art
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
Angoulême, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, duchesse d', 1778-1851
Extent:
1 print
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6t053m53t
Terms of Use:
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Contact host institution for more information.
Accession #:
AG129_23_0027