Caption

Hugues Merle (1822 to 1881), French painter: The Scarlet Letter (1861), The painting shows Hester Prynne, who is publicly humiliated in 17th century Puritan Boston and has to wear the scarlet letter A as a punishment for adultery, Painting, Reproduction of the painting, Work of art, Historical, A woman holds an infant in her arms and looks serious. A field landscape is visible in the background

Date

Feb 18, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26B56_303

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

33.1Mb (1.8Mb) / 10.2in x 12.6in / 3058 x 3780 (300dpi)

Keywords

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