The Spirit of Christmas mb-code IOM_MNH_1963_0174 'Portrait of Baartje Martens-Doomer'

'Portrait of Baartje Martens-Doomer'

Both are scruffily dressed and are using walking sticks

or Abraham in the Land of Promise

The scene is a country church

whilst his portly companion leers stupidly in background

The Spirit of Christmas mb-code IOM_MNH_1963_0174 'Portrait of Baartje Martens-Doomer''The Spirit of Christmas', 1886. Charity sweeps aside the unfeeling Beadle in her determination to relieve the terrible suffering of a poor family. The plight of the poor was regularly highlighted in the press and there were many charities endeavouring to help poor families. It was all too easy for a man to be put out of work, either through accident or sickness, and the consequences of even a short lay off could plunge a family into destitution. From