Fathers Collection (#10)

In the Vicariate of Nan-Yang-Fu, in the center of China, institutes, churches, hospitals and orphanages
2777979 In the Vicariate of Nan-Yang-Fu, in the center of China, institutes, churches, hospitals and orphanages... (colour litho) by Beltrame

In the arcade of a farmhouse in Parabiago (Milan) three children lit, for fun... (colour litho)
2777951 In the arcade of a farmhouse in Parabiago (Milan) three children lit, for fun... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Under the fury of the devastating cyclone (Colour Litho)
2777744 Under the fury of the devastating cyclone (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Under the fury of the devastating cyclone)

A very strange case in Teverola (Caserta) (colour litho)
2777697 A very strange case in Teverola (Caserta) (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A very strange case in Teverola (Caserta)

Maria Gabriella, the new Princess of the House of Savoy, among the august parents, Princes of Piedmont (colour litho)
2783986 Maria Gabriella, the new Princess of the House of Savoy, among the august parents, Princes of Piedmont (colour litho) by Beltrame

Carlo Buonaparte (engraving)
726051 Carlo Buonaparte (engraving) by Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne Louis (1767-1824) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carlo Buonaparte, Corisican lawyer and politician)

French Peasants Finding their Stolen Child, 1859 (oil on canvas)
695496 French Peasants Finding their Stolen Child, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Calderon, Philip Hermogenes (1833-98); 112.5x87 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Fatherly Advice (photo)
724570 Fatherly Advice (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fatherly Advice.); © Look and Learn

The Church Militant and Triumphant, detail of the secular authorities with Santa Maria
BAT309486 The Church Militant and Triumphant, detail of the secular authorities with Santa Maria del Fiore in the background, from the Spanish Chapel

Julia T (Dent) Grant (1826-1902); Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-85), Union Army General
AQS336823 Julia T (Dent) Grant (1826-1902); Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-85), Union Army General, 18th President of the USA; Colonel Frederick Dent Grant (1850-1912) (albumen photo) by Taber

Old Italian and daughter, sketched in a London street (engraving)
585459 Old Italian and daughter, sketched in a London street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Italian and daughter, sketched in a London street)

Martydom of St. Ignatius of Antioch (oil on canvas)
954747 Martydom of St. Ignatius of Antioch (oil on canvas) by Crespi, Giovanni Battista (Il Cerano) (1567-1633); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Ignatius of Antioch ((c)

Giuseppe Garibaldi (b / w photo)
820978 Giuseppe Garibaldi (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882)

George Washington at Princeton, 1779 (oil on canvas)
870070 George Washington at Princeton, 1779 (oil on canvas) by Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827); 243.8x156.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S)

Abrahams Sacrifice, 1585 (punch engraving)
880467 Abrahams Sacrifice, 1585 (punch engraving) by Silber, Jonas (fl.1572-90); 13.7x13.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Murdoch Stuarts son kills his fathers falcon, 1920s (litho)
832982 Murdoch Stuarts son kills his fathers falcon, 1920s (litho) by Payne, Henry A. (Harry) (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation)

Double twins (colour litho)
3641776 Double twins (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Double twins. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Old Salts (coloured photo)
3643091 Old Salts (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Salts. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Hosea Ballou (litho)
2823133 Hosea Ballou (litho) by American School, (19th century); Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA, USA; (add.info.: Hosea Ballou (April 30, 1771 - June 7)

The demonstrations in Naples for the birth of Princess Maria Pia (colour litho)
2778294 The demonstrations in Naples for the birth of Princess Maria Pia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A vineyard owner in Somma Vesuviana was having dinner with his family... (colour litho)
2778094 A vineyard owner in Somma Vesuviana was having dinner with his family... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A hiker, his brother and his little daughter, stopped to rest during a hike on the... (colour litho)
2778052 A hiker, his brother and his little daughter, stopped to rest during a hike on the... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tripper)

A kind episode (colour litho)
2783668 A kind episode (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A kind episode. Vicere Graziani, traveling in the land of the Galla-Sidamo)

The Prodigal Son (engraving)
725874 The Prodigal Son (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Father, I have sinned against heaven)

An Acrobat Ox (Colour Litho)
2783496 An Acrobat Ox (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An acrobatic ox. He managed to pass from the stable to the house of his masters butcher)

The Sovereigns of Italy and the Princesses in Rhodes, where they received delirious receptions from the population
2783495 The Sovereigns of Italy and the Princesses in Rhodes, where they received delirious receptions from the population (colour litho) by Beltrame

New Years Eve (colour litho)
2808758 New Years Eve (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Year. without Austrians in the redeemed land)

The Religious Ceremony At The Inauguration Of The Monument To The Redeemer On Vesuvius (colour litho)
2798324 The Religious Ceremony At The Inauguration Of The Monument To The Redeemer On Vesuvius (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Fire Of The Crib In The House Of The Salesian Fathers In Rome, On January 2 (colour litho)
2798266 The Fire Of The Crib In The House Of The Salesian Fathers In Rome, On January 2 (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Like our dear fathers, our hearts filled with hope, we want to go and defend our France (colour photo)
3102329 Like our dear fathers, our hearts filled with hope, we want to go and defend our France (colour photo) by French Photographer

Filial Piety (engraving)
604784 Filial Piety (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Filial Piety, depicting an elderly man with his daughter)

Family from Nijni, Novgorod, c. 1875 (albumen print)
STC254573 Family from Nijni, Novgorod, c.1875 (albumen print) by Raoult, Juan (fl.1870s); 23x18 cm; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

The Reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo
CH249879 The Reconciliation of the Montagues and the Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet (oil on canvas) by Leighton

The Coronation of an African Chief at Bullom in West Africa the King listens to the Treaty of his Fathers (engraving)
1038367 The Coronation of an African Chief at Bullom in West Africa the King listens to the Treaty of his Fathers (engraving) by English School

The arrival of a baby (colour photo)
3091271 The arrival of a baby (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The arrival of a baby. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Little boy outside the monkey enclosure at the zoo (colour litho)
3094676 Little boy outside the monkey enclosure at the zoo (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little boy outside the monkey enclosure at the zoo)

Frank P. Hassler and Mary Hassler in the basement, Glen Ellyn, c. 1912 (b / w photo)
1078845 Frank P. Hassler and Mary Hassler in the basement, Glen Ellyn, c.1912 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Large family in a bed (colour litho)
3096377 Large family in a bed (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Large family in a bed. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Chimes - Toby Veck and His Daughter (engraving)
2563225 The Chimes - Toby Veck and His Daughter (engraving) by American School, (19th century); 15x10.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Published by Gebbie & Husson Co. Ltd)

Fathers reaction to the birth of a daughter and then a son (coloured photo)
6031751 Fathers reaction to the birth of a daughter and then a son (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hush-A-Bye, Baby! (engraving)
1611812 Hush-A-Bye, Baby! (engraving) by Gysis, Nicolas (1842-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hush-A-Bye, Baby! Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 29 May 1875)

Persuading Papa (engraving)
1103971 Persuading Papa (engraving) by Pettie, John (1839-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Persuading Papa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Home comforts (colour litho)
3095899 Home comforts (colour litho) by Ludovici, Albert Jnr. (1852-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home comforts. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Couple rocking a cradle (colour photo)
3095474 Couple rocking a cradle (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple rocking a cradle. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Mothers Ill (engraving)
1049492 Mothers Ill (engraving) by Chierici, Gaetano (1838-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mothers Ill. Illustration for The Graphic)

Giuseppe Garibaldi (b / w photo)
820979 Giuseppe Garibaldi (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882)

Jons Jacob Berzelius (litho)
815811 Jons Jacob Berzelius (litho) by Swedish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848)

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 1777 (w / c on ivory)
3499994 Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 1777 (w/c on ivory) by Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827); 3.8x2.54 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Alexander Hamilton (January 11)

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"Fathers: A Legacy of Strength, Protection, and Sacrifice" As we reflect on the first Thanksgiving in 1621, we are reminded of the importance of fathers. Just like a male lion roaring with pride while his cub playfully bites his rump, fathers exude power and love simultaneously. In nature's realm, a bullfinch male and female pair tirelessly tend to their nest filled with young ones. Their dedication mirrors that of human fathers who provide unwavering support for their families. Traveling all the way to Antarctica, an emperor penguin father gazes down at his precious egg as it starts breaking through its shell. This tender moment symbolizes the incredible bond between fathers and their children. Even among lions in South Africa's Entabeni game reserve, we witness a male chasing away cubs after hunting alongside his lioness partner, and is a reminder that sometimes fathers must make tough decisions to ensure the survival and growth of their offspring. Another majestic image captures an African lion single-handedly roaring while its cub mischievously bites its rump. This scene showcases both strength and playfulness—a balance every father strives to achieve. Taking us back in time, we remember the Pilgrim Fathers departing on their historic journey towards new beginnings. These brave men laid foundations upon which future generations would thrive—fathers paving paths for brighter futures. Nature surprises us once again with pregnant seahorses where males bear life within them—an extraordinary example of paternal care found even underwater. Closer to home in West Sussex, UK, goldfinch parents diligently nurture their young ones nestled safely within a nest—a testament to how fathers create nurturing environments for growth. Reflecting on history's pages brings us face-to-face with the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England back in 1620. Their courage shaped nations—fathers leading by example amidst uncertainty and adversity.