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Author	Wellcome Library, London
Copyright holder	Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Image title	L0036025 Lying-in scene after childbirth, German, c. 1731 Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Etching illustrating the uncleanliness of the mother after giving birth, according to Jewish law. The Bible, Leviticus, XII, 2-5: the text states that a mother should be considered unclean for 40 days after giving birth to a boy and for 80 days after giving birth to a girl. The scene shows a mother in bed eating a meal, surrounded by women and children. Her baby is rocked in a crib. In the foreground, three children ladle water from a jar. In the background is a tented community. Etching 1731 By: Philipp Gottfried Harderafter: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer and Philipp Gottfried HarderPublished: [ca. 1731/1733] Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Short title	L0036025 Lying-in scene after childbirth, German, c. 1731
Headline	L0036025 Lying-in scene after childbirth, German, c. 1731