A nun spoon-feeding a man from a large bowl, 17th century

A nun spoon-feeding a man from a large bowl, 17th century. She wears a veil and a bunch of keys from her belt. The man wears a conical hat and bib, but has his trousers down and is seated on a toilet. Copperplate engraving by David Deuchar from A Collection of Etchings after the most Eminent Masters of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, Edinburgh, 1803

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