Original 1881 wood engraving published in La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana: the distribution of free soup by the sisters of the Committee for the Relief of the Poor in St. Petersburg, with the line of beggars, old women and wrapped-up children waiting for the ladle before the great cauldron.
Original 1881 wood engraving published in La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana: the distribution of free soup by the sisters of the Committee for the Relief of the Poor in St. Petersburg, with the line of beggars, old women and wrapped-up children waiting for the ladle before the great cauldron.
Medium: Wood engraving.
Date: 1881.
Source: La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana.
Dimensions: 10 x 5.9 in (25.5 x 15 cm).
Condition: Fair. Magazine leaf with printed text on the back; toned paper, with small tears and wear at the edges.