Illustration til "Mellemriget og opløsningstilstanden" 1853

This 1853 illustration, by an anonymous artist, depicts a scene of a woman offering bread to a knight on horseback. The woman, holding a loaf of bread, appears to be in a state of desperation while the knight, wearing a helmet and holding a sword, seems indifferent to her plea. The scene is a depiction of the medieval period and a powerful symbol of social inequality in the 19th century. It is held in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark.