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Enfant Collection (#6)

"Enfant: A Journey Through Art and Time" Step into the world of "enfants" as depicted in various artworks throughout history

Background imageEnfant Collection: I J K: Nurses, Joy and Khaki

I J K: Nurses, Joy and Khaki
6346260 I J K: Nurses, Joy and Khaki by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

Background imageEnfant Collection: A: American

A: American
6346248 A: American by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

Background imageEnfant Collection: S: Sarabande

S: Sarabande
6346525 S: Sarabande by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Q: Querelle

Q: Querelle
6346522 Q: Querelle by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Page 27: Late

Page 27: Late
6346517 Page 27: Late by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Page 20: Polka

Page 20: Polka
6346510 Page 20: Polka by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Page 15: The lake

Page 15: The lake
6346505 Page 15: The lake by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: L: The lake

L: The lake
6346484 L: The lake by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: H: Chafer

H: Chafer
6346480 H: Chafer by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Blind beggar with walking stick attended by a young boy, frequently seen at Finsbury Square

Blind beggar with walking stick attended by a young boy, frequently seen at Finsbury Square and Bunhill Row, London
FLO5000772 Blind beggar with walking stick attended by a young boy, frequently seen at Finsbury Square and Bunhill Row, London

Background imageEnfant Collection: Conversavione of Ladies, 1848. Satirical print of ladies in a salon discussing fashion, children

Conversavione of Ladies, 1848. Satirical print of ladies in a salon discussing fashion, children
FLO4995403 Conversavione of Ladies, 1848. Satirical print of ladies in a salon discussing fashion, children, dogs and man servants

Background imageEnfant Collection: Education. The poor orphan. Orphanage. Illustration, Germany, c.1900 (postcard)

Education. The poor orphan. Orphanage. Illustration, Germany, c.1900 (postcard)
3434227 Education. The poor orphan. Orphanage. Illustration, Germany, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Education. Coll. Part. Education. The poor orphan. Orphanage)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops

Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather
FLO4722621 Chukchi (Chukchi) man in armour made of wood, whale bone, iron hoops and seal sinews covered with leather. (Chukotka region, Russia). His wife and son beside him

Background imageEnfant Collection: Title page of Book 3, volume 2 of the series of Robert Spalart. The title is written in German

Title page of Book 3, volume 2 of the series of Robert Spalart. The title is written in German
FLO4707249 Title page of Book 3, volume 2 of the series of Robert Spalart. The title is written in German and the page is decorated with a vignette depicting a naked boy with a helmet and an epee

Background imageEnfant Collection: Performance of a Roman sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's '

Performance of a Roman sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4703836 Performance of a Roman sacrifice. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Background imageEnfant Collection: Paris. Gardens of Royal Palace. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

Paris. Gardens of Royal Palace. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4873936 Paris. Gardens of Royal Palace. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Paris. Gardens of Royal Palace)

Background imageEnfant Collection: FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1814)

FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1814)
CUL4872412 FERDINAND VII of Spain (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Spain (1814). " La valiente, fiel y constant Espana" (The brave, loyal and steadfast Spain)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Parisian fashions, reign of Louis XVI (French revolution), 1792

Parisian fashions, reign of Louis XVI (French revolution), 1792. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after
FLO4974710 Parisian fashions, reign of Louis XVI (French revolution), 1792. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after Philibert-Louis Debucourt from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et

Background imageEnfant Collection: Representation of the Farnese family, some of which were dukes of Parma. Anonymous painting

Representation of the Farnese family, some of which were dukes of Parma. Anonymous painting. Galleria Nazionale, Parma
VEN5034131 Representation of the Farnese family, some of which were dukes of Parma. Anonymous painting. Galleria Nazionale, Parma.; Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma

Background imageEnfant Collection: Pala Bertoni: ' Madonna has the child' Painting on wood by the master of Pala Bertoni

Pala Bertoni: " Madonna has the child" Painting on wood by the master of Pala Bertoni
VEN5034120 Pala Bertoni: " Madonna has the child" Painting on wood by the master of Pala Bertoni. The altarpiece was sponsored by the lord of Faenza Galeotto Manfredi (1440-1488)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Two mothers in a parlor with their sons, 19th century. She says

Two mothers in a parlor with their sons, 19th century. She says, My little Charles isn't in the best of health
FLO4691382 Two mothers in a parlor with their sons, 19th century. She says, My little Charles isn't in the best of health. She thinks, Nor so common and clumsy

Background imageEnfant Collection: A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat

A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt
FLO4678329 A knight of the Montford family, 1286. He wears a chainmail hauberk with armorial surcoat, sword in scabbard on belt, and carries a mace and shield with coat of arms

Background imageEnfant Collection: Fashionable dandies, soldiers and ladies strolling in the Tuileries Garden

Fashionable dandies, soldiers and ladies strolling in the Tuileries Garden
FLO4686758 Fashionable dandies, soldiers and ladies strolling in the Tuileries Garden. Dick Wildfire and the Captain promenading in the Garden of the Thuilleries

Background imageEnfant Collection: Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands

Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands
FLO4677639 Woman balancing on a candlestick on a table, while a child walks on its hands. Later, Madame Herculanus fixes two anchors in curling papers to her hair

Background imageEnfant Collection: Teacher flogging a child with birch twigs in a Regency school. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Teacher flogging a child with birch twigs in a Regency school. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4679234 Teacher flogging a child with birch twigs in a Regency school. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life

Background imageEnfant Collection: The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child

The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity
FLO4675881 The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity

Background imageEnfant Collection: The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives

The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives
FLO4675821 The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives and takes away the youngest of her children

Background imageEnfant Collection: Family of brickmakers in a shed shaping clay in molds, boy bringing more clay

Family of brickmakers in a shed shaping clay in molds, boy bringing more clay
FLO4688702 Family of brickmakers in a shed shaping clay in molds, boy bringing more clay, and another boy arranging bricks on a barrow

Background imageEnfant Collection: Woman and child of the San people (Bushman), South Africa, 19th century, in fur cloak and dress

Woman and child of the San people (Bushman), South Africa, 19th century, in fur cloak and dress
FLO4688382 Woman and child of the San people (Bushman), South Africa, 19th century, in fur cloak and dress, smoking a tobacco pipe. Handcoloured lithograph by J

Background imageEnfant Collection: A Galla boy of Abyssinia, nine years of age. Handcoloured lithograph by J

A Galla boy of Abyssinia, nine years of age. Handcoloured lithograph by J
FLO4688358 A Galla boy of Abyssinia, nine years of age. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Bull after a portrait by d'Abbadie from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London

Background imageEnfant Collection: NETHERLANDS. The Hague. Departure of emigrants to America from harbour in The Hague; after an oil

NETHERLANDS. The Hague. Departure of emigrants to America from harbour in The Hague; after an oil by Albert Pierre
CUL4863109 NETHERLANDS. The Hague. Departure of emigrants to America from harbour in The Hague; after an oil by Albert Pierre Darwant. Engraving.; (add.info.: NETHERLANDS. The Hague)

Background imageEnfant Collection: C for Corvee, 1908 (photo)

C for Corvee, 1908 (photo)
8713188 C for Corvee, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageEnfant Collection: A as Artist, 1908 (photo)

A as Artist, 1908 (photo)
8713186 A as Artist, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageEnfant Collection: W for Wagon, 1908 (photo)

W for Wagon, 1908 (photo)
8713238 W for Wagon, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageEnfant Collection: The words Union, Victory, Wagon and Xavier, 1908 (photo)

The words Union, Victory, Wagon and Xavier, 1908 (photo)
8713235 The words Union, Victory, Wagon and Xavier, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven)

Background imageEnfant Collection: S for Surprise, 1908 (photo)

S for Surprise, 1908 (photo)
8713228s for Surprise, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageEnfant Collection: H for Hymen, 1908 (photo)

H for Hymen, 1908 (photo)
8713199 H for Hymen, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Jeanne, young shepherdess hears the voice of Saint-Michel, c1900-1920 (illustration)

Jeanne, young shepherdess hears the voice of Saint-Michel, c1900-1920 (illustration)
8723995 Jeanne, young shepherdess hears the voice of Saint-Michel, c1900-1920 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Jeanne as a child)

Background imageEnfant Collection: The daycare center of the Social House in Popincourt, Paris, 1903 (photo)

The daycare center of the Social House in Popincourt, Paris, 1903 (photo)
8672357 The daycare center of the Social House in Popincourt, Paris, 1903 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The daycare center at the Maison Sociale in the working-class neighborhood of)

Background imageEnfant Collection: An Indian baby Osage swaddles and installs in a beaded bead, circa 1900 (photo)

An Indian baby Osage swaddles and installs in a beaded bead, circa 1900 (photo)
1719611 An Indian baby Osage swaddles and installs in a beaded bead, circa 1900 (photo); (add.info.: An Osage infant, wrapped up c. 1900)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Page 09: Facherie

Page 09: Facherie
6346499 Page 09: Facherie by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: Page 07: Despair

Page 07: Despair
6346497 Page 07: Despair by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: E: Emile

E: Emile
6346477 E: Emile by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: A: Alphabet

A: Alphabet
6346473 A: Alphabet by Pinchon, Joseph Porphyre (1871-1953); 31.5x22.5 cm; (add.info.: in "Becassine mistress of school. Editions Gautier-Languereau, Paris, 1929)

Background imageEnfant Collection: P: Presidents

P: Presidents
6346270 P: Presidents by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

Background imageEnfant Collection: K: Khaki

K: Khaki
6346263 K: Khaki by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

Background imageEnfant Collection: I: Nurses

I: Nurses
6346261 I: Nurses by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)

Background imageEnfant Collection: E: United States

E: United States
6346255 E: United States by Neziere, Raymond de La (1865-1953) & Neziere, Solange de La (1896-1940); 30.5x24 cm; (add.info.: in "Franco-American Alphabet)




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"Enfant: A Journey Through Art and Time" Step into the world of "enfants" as depicted in various artworks throughout history. From the bustling railway station to intimate moments captured on canvas, these glimpses into childhood evoke a range of emotions. In 1873, the gare Saint Lazare became a subject for an oil painting. The artist skillfully portrayed the energy and movement of this busy hub, where children scurried alongside adults, their innocence contrasting with the chaotic surroundings. Another masterpiece from that era is "The Dance Class. " Painted between 1873-1876, it showcases young ballerinas perfecting their craft. Their grace and determination are evident as they follow their instructor's lead, embodying both discipline and joy. Traveling back further in time to 1511, we encounter Madonna Feeding the Christ Child. This tender portrayal captures a mother's love as she nourishes her infant son. The bond between parent and child transcends centuries through this timeless artwork. Moving away from paintings but still exploring childhood themes, we find "Une Enfant Qui Sait Compter, " a sculpture created in bronze during 1593. This playful marmouset fountain figure adds whimsy to Toulouse's Place Saint-Etienne while reminding us of youthful curiosity and imagination. Continuing our journey through art forms inspired by youth, we stumble upon Paris-Montmartre-Garcons—a vibrant representation of street life capturing carefree boys playing games amidst urban landscapes. It serves as a testament to resilience despite challenging circumstances. Shifting gears towards historical context, Morocco-History-French Colonisation reflects on colonialism's impact on children's lives during that period—an exploration of power dynamics intertwined with innocence lost too soon. "The Governess, " painted in 1863, presents another perspective on childhood—the relationship between caregiver and child outside familial bonds. This poignant image highlights trust-building and the role of education in shaping young minds.