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Monochrome drawing of an older girl hugging a younger child in a white bonnet, seated against a dark background.

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A charcoal or graphite drawing shows an older girl with tousled hair embracing a younger child who wears a white bonnet and a pinafore-style dress. The older girl gazes down with a tender expression while the two sit close together against a dark interior.

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1862

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain

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