The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy 17th Century daughter of the Earl of

daughter of the Earl of Bedford

An ardent Royalist during the Civil War he fled to France and served in the French army

Both paintings

Margaret Morris (Mannings and Postle

The figure probably derives from Marcantonio Raimondi's engravings after Raphael

The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy 17th Century daughter of the Earl ofThis painting seemingly depicts a crowded genre scene in a Dutch village, but there is more to it than meets the eye. The various groups of figures composing the scene symbolically illustrate the seven corporal acts of mercy: to feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to clothe the naked, to give shelter to travellers, to visit the sick, to visit the imprisoned, and to bury the dead. This composition is known in several versions.