Berceau Collection

19th-century gold mining, Australia. Artwork of Chinese workers excavating and washing gold ores at a gold mine in Australia

The Workshop of a Weaver, 1656 (oil on canvas)
IND113004 The Workshop of a Weaver, 1656 (oil on canvas) by Rombouts, Gillis (1630-78); Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands; Index Fototeca

Letter Q and R: Querelleur and Laughter. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207440 Letter Q and R: Querelleur and Laughter. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Letter B: BONTE that a noble heart translates into charity, conquers us friends; never BRUTALITE
DUV4206535 Letter B: BONTE that a noble heart translates into charity, conquers us friends; never BRUTALITE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Episode of Mary's life: the birth of Mary. Painting by Francesco Borgani (17th century)
VEN5033959 Episode of Mary's life: the birth of Mary. Painting by Francesco Borgani (17th century) Church of San Martino and Nicola, Viadana

D for Sleepy Day - E for Kids, 1920 (illustration)
8603160 D for Sleepy Day - E for Kids, 1920 (illustration) by Fricero, Catherine Josephine Marie (1878-1923) ; 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet des Petits Bretons")

C for Cider - D for Dodo - E for Kids, 1920 (illustration)
8603147 C for Cider - D for Dodo - E for Kids, 1920 (illustration) by Fricero, Catherine Josephine Marie (1878-1923) ; 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Auvergne, France - Le Berceau (Lou Bret). Date: circa 1910s

The Holy Parent. (Saint Anne, surrounded by her three successive husbands, Salome (blue tunic)
LSE4313983 The Holy Parent. (Saint Anne, surrounded by her three successive husbands, Salome (blue tunic, with pointed index finger), Cleophas (with red coat, father of Marie Cleophas) and Joachim

Pantagruel en son Berceau or Pantagruel in his Cradle
3116214 Pantagruel en son Berceau or Pantagruel in his Cradle. by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

My Mother 2, 1870 (illustration)
7309630 My Mother 2, 1870 (illustration) by Howard, J. (active c. 1870); 27, 5 x 23, 5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In "Aunt Louisa's wee wee stories": Country Alphabet, Baby)

Napoleon II asleep in his cradle with his mother Marie Louise of Austria by his side, 1811
6339943 Napoleon II asleep in his cradle with his mother Marie Louise of Austria by his side, 1811 by Legoux, D. (18th-19th century); (add.info)

Cottage Interior, 1868 (oil on canvas)
BAL11017 Cottage Interior, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); Private Collection; Roy Miles Fine Paintings

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Berceau; Cradle; Wiege (engraving)
7194908 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Berceau; Cradle; Wiege (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berceau; Cradle; Wiege)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Berceau (de feuillage); Arbour; Haube (engraving)
7194907 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Berceau (de feuillage); Arbour; Haube (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berceau (de feuillage); Arbour; Haube

The skeleton of Death rocks the cradle of a baby while the nanny sleeps and the distraught mother arrives home
FLO4690277 The skeleton of Death rocks the cradle of a baby while the nanny sleeps and the distraught mother arrives home

Walking from the creche to the Tuileries Nurses walk children with carts
JLJ4643001 Walking from the creche to the Tuileries Nurses walk children with carts. Painting by Timoleon Lobrichon (1831-1914) 19th century

Vaccination against smallpox, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
CHT184358 Vaccination against smallpox, c.1800 (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Musee Pasteur, Institut Pasteur, Paris

Portraits de Marie Antoinette (Maire-Antoinette) de Lorraine Habsbourg (1755-1793
JLJ4642811 Portraits de Marie Antoinette (Maire-Antoinette) de Lorraine Habsbourg (1755-1793) reine de France et ses enfants, 1787 (oil on canvas) by Vigee-Lebrun

The gardens of Count Althan, Vienna, from Vorstellung folgender Lustgarten ausser
STC171911 The gardens of Count Althan, Vienna, from Vorstellung folgender Lustgarten ausser der Residenz-Stadt Wien, engraved by Johann Gottfried Thelott (1711-55) (engraving) by Kleiner

Girls skipping in a park, early 19th century
Girls playing the skipping game of Walking under the Arch, boy playing hoop, while another girl watches. Scene in a Paris park

The Royal Cot of the Duke of Anjou, c. 1641 (engraving)
741278 The Royal Cot of the Duke of Anjou, c.1641 (engraving) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Rocking cradle of the King of Rome, from Saint-Cloud, 1811-15 (elm wood)
XIR242439 Rocking cradle of the King of Rome, from Saint-Cloud, 1811-15 (elm wood) by French School, (19th century); Chateau de Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne

Baby cot of the Prince Imperial, given by the City of Paris to Empress Eugenie in 1856
498765 Baby cot of the Prince Imperial, given by the City of Paris to Empress Eugenie in 1856 (b/w photo) by Baltard, Victor (1805-74); 214x159x65 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

The "Berceau, "Het Loo (colour litho)
6023978 The " Berceau, " Het Loo (colour litho) by Nixon, Mima (1861-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Berceau, " Het Loo)

Card announcing the birth of a baby, 11th January 1915 (coloured photo)
CHT215909 Card announcing the birth of a baby, 11th January 1915 (coloured photo) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Stewart Harrisons The Iceberg - The Seamstress, 1860 (w / c on paper)
BIR108320 Stewart Harrisons The Iceberg - The Seamstress, 1860 (w/c on paper) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

La poupee de Pauline. In "Alphabet des petits filles"Imagerie d
DUV4218312 La poupee de Pauline. In " Alphabet des petits filles" Imagerie d Epinal -Pellerin & Cie, imprimeurs-editeurs, Epinal, fin 19e siecle. Gravures sur bois coloriees au pochoir

Young mother from Arles (oil on canvas)
PCT164313 Young mother from Arles (oil on canvas) by Bouchet-Doumeng, Henri (19th century); Musee Petiet, Limoux, France; French, out of copyright

Mothers Pride (oil on panel)
OWG199939 Mothers Pride (oil on panel) by Caille, Leon (1836-1907); 24x18.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eOdon Wagner Gallery, Toronto, Canada; French, out of copyright

The cradle Representation of the artists sister, Edma
JLJ4567863 The cradle Representation of the artists sister, Edma, watching over her daughters sleep, Blanche - Painting by Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) 1872. Dim

Les crceaux, creche de l assistance publique Painting by Julie Delance Feurgard
JLJ4602140 Les crceaux, creche de l assistance publique Painting by Julie Delance Feurgard (1859-1892) 1888 Brest, Musee des Beaux Arts - The Cradles, nursing home, Public Assistance

Interior Bas-Breton or Le Nouveau Ne Breton Family in an interior
JLJ4570975 Interior Bas-Breton or Le Nouveau Ne Breton Family in an interior. Painting by Eugene Leroux (1807-1863) 19th century Rennes, Musee des Beaux Arts by Leroux

The good mother A young mother surrounded by her children in a garden
JLJ4643185 The good mother A young mother surrounded by her children in a garden. Painting by Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806), 18th century Private collection - The good mother

Rest during the flight to Egypt The holy family resting during the journey
JLJ4643204 Rest during the flight to Egypt The holy family resting during the journey. Painting by Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) 18th century Private collection by Fragonard

Mother and Child
BAL57437 Mother and Child by Zwaan, Cornelis C. (19th century); Josef Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany; out of copyright

The Young Mother (oil on canvas)
XIR53790 The Young Mother (oil on canvas) by Hamelin, Jacques Gustave (b.1809); Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux, Le Havre, France; French, out of copyright

The Gossips, 1887 (oil on canvas)
BAL39352 The Gossips, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Epp, Rudolf (1834-1910); Josef Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany; German, out of copyright

Undressing the Baby, 1880 (oil on canvas)
BAL32443 Undressing the Baby, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Meyer von Bremen, Johann Georg (1813-86); Josef Mensing Gallery, Hamm-Rhynern, Germany; German, out of copyright

The New Born Child, after a 15th century miniature in Histoire de la Belle Helaine
KW260523 The New Born Child, after a 15th century miniature in Histoire de la Belle Helaine, from Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance by Paul Lacroix (1806-84) published 1847 (litho) by French School

First Born, 1863 (oil on panel)
BAL239826 First Born, 1863 (oil on panel) by Jonghe, Gustave Leonard de (1829-93); 52.7x66 cm; Private Collection; Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway; Belgian, out of copyright

Sweet Dreams, 1892 (oil on canvas)
BAL190560 Sweet Dreams, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Harris, Edwin (1855-1906); 104.1x121.9 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Bedroom Interior with Mother and New-Born Child (oil on panel)
BAL178008 Bedroom Interior with Mother and New-Born Child (oil on panel) by Vrel or Frel, Jacobus (fl.1654-62); 71x58.5 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd. London; Dutch, out of copyright

The Sick Child (oil on canvas)
XKH235522 The Sick Child (oil on canvas) by Franquelin, Jean Augustin (1798-1839); 64x54 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; French, out of copyright

The Cradle, 1872 (oil on canvas)
XIR16119 The Cradle, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); 56x46 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

View of the Sterrenbos in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

Berceau in the garden of House ter Meer in Maarssen, The Netherlands, Hendrik de Leth, c. 1740

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"Berceau: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into the world of "berceau, " a word that encompasses various meanings and evokes diverse images. From 19th-century gold mining in Australia to the picturesque landscapes of Auvergne, France, berceau takes us on a captivating journey. In Australia, berceau whispers tales of adventure and dreams as it relates to the gold rush era. The glimmering promise of wealth drew countless prospectors seeking their fortune amidst rugged terrains and untamed nature. Venturing across continents, we find ourselves in Auvergne, France - Le Berceau (Lou Bret). Here, berceau reveals its connection to art and spirituality. It unfolds before our eyes as an exquisite depiction of Saint Anne surrounded by her three successive husbands. Salome points with conviction while Cleophas stands proudly as the father of Marie Cleophas. Joachim rests his head on his fist, symbolizing his role as the father of the Virgin Mary. But berceau doesn't stop there; it extends its reach into literature and imagination. Pantagruel en son Berceau or Pantagruel in his Cradle transports us to whimsical realms where stories come alive within cradles. Artistic expressions continue to capture our attention through iconic works such as "My Mother 2" from 1870 or "The Workshop of a Weaver" painted in 1656. These masterpieces showcase how berceau has been immortalized throughout history – whether through tender maternal love or scenes depicting everyday life. Even royalty finds solace within this humble object; Napoleon II peacefully slumbers in his cradle while Marie Louise of Austria watches over him attentively during their time together in 1811. Berceau's versatility is further revealed through language itself. Its illustrated vocabulary expands beyond borders with translations like "Cradle" or "Wiege, " reminding us of the universal significance this word holds.