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The Nun Ensign

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Watercolor drawing by F.F. Lull after portrait by Lt. Colonel J.L. de Villar in Madrid Army Museum. The image depicts Basque soldier Antonio de Erauso, a former nun who lived as a man and fought in the Arauco War, Spain's colonial war against the Mapuche.

Item Information:

Identifier
mc87pq726
Collection
Art Works
Institution
Brown University Library
Creator(s)
Lull, Francisco Ferrer
Contributor(s)
de Villar, J.L.
Date Created
1970
Genre
Drawings
Subject(s)
Antonio de Erauso
Topic(s)
LGBTQ+ people in the military
Nuns
Transmasculine people
Resource Type
Still Image
Language
English
Rights
In copyright
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