Newsnote: Vincentiana Purchase of the Week. Rare 18th century images of Daughters of Charity

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The Vincentiana Collections of the Archives and Special Collections Department of DePaul University’s Richardson Library has recently acquired four very rare pre-revolutionary (18th century) hand-colored images depicting Daughters of Charity.  These images are small (approx. 2 by 3 inches).  The style of the sisters’ habits, the printing font, and type of paper all suggest this dating.

Left: “The Daughters of Charity cleaning their rooms.” Right: “The Daughters of Charity visiting and consoling prisoners.”
Left: “The Daughters of Charity visiting and consoling prisoners.” Right: “The Daughters of Charity making soup for the sick.”