Fathers Collection (page 3)

The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh (litho)
8660892 The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Recognition of Esarhaddon as King in Nineveh)

The Golden Legend: Irmingard and her father (colour litho)
8648824 The Golden Legend: Irmingard and her father (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Irmingard and her father. "... My father spake)

Tullia driving over the dead body of her father (engraving)
8639501 Tullia driving over the dead body of her father (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tullia driving over the dead body of her father)

Miss Phizz, The Control Chemist's Daughter (colour litho)
8628184 Miss Phizz, The Control Chemist's Daughter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Phizz, The Control Chemist's Daughter)

Master Canister, The Tin-Maker's Son (colour litho)
8628179 Master Canister, The Tin-Maker's Son (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master Canister, The Tin-Maker's Son)

The funniest sight you've ever seen (colour litho)
8656530 The funniest sight you've ever seen (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The funniest sight you've ever seen)

Family at the seaside in autumn (coloured engraving)
8655681 Family at the seaside in autumn (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family at the seaside in autumn)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630776 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Carthusians: First Profession of the Father, The Prior gives the Scapular to the Novice in the Chapter House (litho)
8666620 The Carthusians: First Profession of the Father, The Prior gives the Scapular to the Novice in the Chapter House (litho) by Kauffmann

Greetings from the whole Dam family (colour litho)
8656689 Greetings from the whole Dam family (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greetings from the whole Dam family)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664596 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sam Weller in the witness-box fails to recognise his father)

"Hello Daddy". 1902 (engraving)
AIS5340703 "Hello Daddy". 1902 (engraving); (add.info.: image depicting a mother carrying her child in her arms to go greet her father in the morning Engraving copy of the painting by J)

Hamilcar Barca, engraving, 19th century
AIS5334345 Hamilcar Barca, engraving, 19th century; (add.info.: Portrait of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca (or Barcas) (ca. 290-229 BC) father of Hannibal

Captain John Bentinck, 1737-1775, and his son, William Bentinck, 1764-1813, 1775 (oil on canvas)
7337840 Captain John Bentinck, 1737-1775, and his son, William Bentinck, 1764-1813, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Chamberlin, Mason (1727-87); 197x242.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A gambler and his ruined family, 1887 (engraving)
ELD4834985 A gambler and his ruined family, 1887 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A gambler, after having ruined his family, claims money from his wife)

Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1896 (b/w photo)
7338651 Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1896 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; (add.info.: Henryk Sienkiewicz with his daughter Jadwiga and son Henryk in Zakopane); Muzeum Literatury/East News

A father burning a book which his daughter borrowed from someone he dislikes, 1850
3478173 A father burning a book which his daughter borrowed from someone he dislikes, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father burning a book which his daughter borrowed from someone he)

A father in despair being comforted by his daughter, 1850
3478163 A father in despair being comforted by his daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father in despair being comforted by his daughter)

Robert Pinkerton, 1850
3507318 Robert Pinkerton, 1850; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Robert Pinkerton (1848-1907) son of Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) a Scottish American detective

A grieving mother and father, 1850
3478265 A grieving mother and father, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a grieving mother and father. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A mother and daughter receiving news of husband's/father's grave illness, 1850
3478223 A mother and daughter receiving news of husband's/father's grave illness, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother)

A father and son, 1850
3478162 A father and son, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father and son walking through the countryside. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Three generations of a family, 1850
3478146 Three generations of a family, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting three generations of a family, the grandfather, father and son. Illustrated by Frank Dadd (1851-1929)

Miss Boxem, The Packer's Daughter (colour litho)
8628188 Miss Boxem, The Packer's Daughter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Boxem, The Packer's Daughter)

Master Careful, The Mixing Foreman's Son (colour litho)
8628175 Master Careful, The Mixing Foreman's Son (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master Careful, The Mixing Foreman's Son)

Miss Careful, The Mixing Foreman's Daughter (colour litho)
8628174 Miss Careful, The Mixing Foreman's Daughter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Careful, The Mixing Foreman's Daughter)

Miss Wiseman, The Shopkeeper's Daughter (colour litho)
8628197 Miss Wiseman, The Shopkeeper's Daughter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Wiseman, The Shopkeeper's Daughter)

Master Wiseman, The Shopkeeper's Son (colour litho)
8628195 Master Wiseman, The Shopkeeper's Son (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Master Wiseman, The Shopkeeper's Son. His father sells Andrews)

Frog family (chromolitho)
8677560 Frog family (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frog family.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

David mourning for Absalom (litho)
8675941 David mourning for Absalom (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David mourning for Absalom. 2 Samuel 18:33)

The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, 1611 (chromolitho)
8672568 The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, 1611 (chromolitho) by Collier, John (1850-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, 1611)

Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho)
8635979 Ideal Victorian home life (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ideal Victorian home life)

Frog family (chromolitho)
8677690 Frog family (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frog family.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

By train (litho)
8663961 By train (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: By train. Couple travelling by train with their sleeping child)

Illustration for Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664482 Illustration for Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Father of the Marshalsea)

The Prodigal Son, St Luke, XV, 20 (coloured engraving)
8649901 The Prodigal Son, St Luke, XV, 20 (coloured engraving) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prodigal Son, St Luke, XV, 20)

Family sitting on a giant chamber pot (colour litho)
8656627 Family sitting on a giant chamber pot (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family sitting on a giant chamber pot)

The Carthusians: The Brother-Butler distributing Dinner to the Fathers in their Cells, from the Cloister (litho)
8666630 The Carthusians: The Brother-Butler distributing Dinner to the Fathers in their Cells, from the Cloister (litho) by Kauffmann

The Carthusians: The Father receiving his Dinner from the Interior of his Cell (litho)
8666637 The Carthusians: The Father receiving his Dinner from the Interior of his Cell (litho) by Kauffmann, Paul Adolphe (1849-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas)
7337983 Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas) by Owen, William (1769-1825); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Representation of the four ages of life: childhood, youth, adulthood or age of manhood
BEN5478768 Representation of the four ages of life: childhood, youth, adulthood or age of manhood and old age 19th century engraving Civica raccolta delle stampe Bertarelli, Milan by Unknown Artist

A pioneer family and their covered wagon in the Loup Valley, Nebraska. 1886 (photo)
UIG5449705 A pioneer family and their covered wagon in the Loup Valley, Nebraska. 1886 (photo); Underwood Archives/UIG

A labourer returning home from work, 1850
3478127 A labourer returning home from work, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a labourer returning home from work. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A father with his children, 1850
3478120 A father with his children, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father talking with his children before bedtime. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A country labourer, 1850
3478116 A country labourer, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a country labourer being met by his wife and family on his way home. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A dying young girl saying goodbye, 1850
3478337 A dying young girl saying goodbye, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a dying young girl saying goodbye. Present is her parents, baby sister and friend)

A wife at the deathbed of her husband, 1850
3478329 A wife at the deathbed of her husband, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a wife at the deathbed of her husband, whilst her daughter stands beside her)

Children around their father's deathbed, 1850
3478327 Children around their father's deathbed, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting children around their father's deathbed in Paris. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

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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.