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Archduchess Elisabeth Marie Henriette Stephanie Gisela of Austria (2 September 1883 - 16 March 1963) (photo)
8684451 Archduchess Elisabeth Marie Henriette Stephanie Gisela of Austria (2 September 1883 - 16 March 1963) (photo) by Unknown photographer

Inside view, statue of Our Lady with Child, 1691-1700, polychromed terracotta, detail
7242337 Inside view, statue of Our Lady with Child, 1691-1700, polychromed terracotta, detail; (add.info.: Parish church (Elsegem, Parochiekerk Sint-Maurus), Interior Elsegem

The National Gallery. Madonna with Christ child blessing. 15th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia
7136206 The National Gallery. Madonna with Christ child blessing. 15th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; Narodna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Indian Mother and Baby, (oil on canvas laid on masonite)
650693 Indian Mother and Baby, (oil on canvas laid on masonite) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 61x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Mother and Baby. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and her Daughter, Christabel (1880-1958), 1908 (b/w photo)
ILN149596 Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and her Daughter, Christabel (1880-1958), 1908 (b/w photo); The Illustrated London News Picture Library, London

Charity, c.1590 (oil on wood)
XOS5882001 Charity, c.1590 (oil on wood) by Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651); 87x100 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

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Our Blessed Lord Subject to his Parents, St Luke ii, 51 (engraving)
8645984 Our Blessed Lord Subject to his Parents, St Luke ii, 51 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Blessed Lord Subject to his Parents, St Luke ii, 51)

Red Riding Hood's father enters in the nick of time (colour litho)
8645917 Red Riding Hood's father enters in the nick of time (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Commands: Put on your scarf and button your coat (colour litho)
8645078 Commands: Put on your scarf and button your coat (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Put on your scarf and button your coat)

L'Algerie / Algeria: Femme Bedouine avec son Enfant (colour photo)
8639810 L'Algerie / Algeria: Femme Bedouine avec son Enfant (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Femme Bedouine avec son Enfant)

Casabianca (colour litho)
8634770 Casabianca (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casabianca. Illustration for the Children's Friend Annual for 1916.); © Look and Learn

Matthew Stone at his mother's grave (engraving)
8636582 Matthew Stone at his mother's grave (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew Stone at his mother's grave)

Lulu and his mother (colour litho)
8652222 Lulu and his mother (colour litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lulu and his mother)

St John and the Mother of Jesus (engraving)
8651556 St John and the Mother of Jesus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St John and the Mother of Jesus)

Pu to shan, Fa yu sze, Chekiang, Filial piety, he brings rice to his parents (b/w photo)
8654072 Pu to shan, Fa yu sze, Chekiang, Filial piety, he brings rice to his parents (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pu to shan, Fa yu sze, Chekiang)

Playing the Organ (engraving)
8652796 Playing the Organ (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing the Organ)

His mother sent Gareth a beautiful horse and a suit of fine armour (litho)
8653399 His mother sent Gareth a beautiful horse and a suit of fine armour (litho) by Speed, Lancelot (1860-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prince Olaf on board the dragon ship (colour litho)
8653386 Prince Olaf on board the dragon ship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Olaf on board the dragon ship)

Don't Cry, Mamma (engraving)
8635865 Don't Cry, Mamma (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don't Cry, Mamma)

Not Quite Attentive (engraving)
8635864 Not Quite Attentive (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Not Quite Attentive)

The Return (engraving)
8635861 The Return (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Return. Illustration from The Juvenile Album, or Tales from Far and Near)

Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general (engraving)
8635760 Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamilcar Barca (c275-228 BC)

Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)
8635794 Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Junius Brutus condemning his sons, Titus and Tiberius)

"But Mum, for Months You've Said You'd Die for a Piece of Seaside Rock" (colour litho)
8656953 "But Mum, for Months You've Said You'd Die for a Piece of Seaside Rock" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "But Mum)

Darmstadt Madonna (chromolitho)
8656860 Darmstadt Madonna (chromolitho) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Darmstadt Madonna. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Vandyke instructed by his mother in the elements of drawing (engraving)
8647310 Vandyke instructed by his mother in the elements of drawing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The sick child (engraving)
8635199 The sick child (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sick child; parents caring for their poorly child)

Fireside joys (engraving)
8635197 Fireside joys (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fireside joys; family sitting by the fire)

Oedipus and Antigone in the grove of the Eumenides (engraving)
8634980 Oedipus and Antigone in the grove of the Eumenides (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oedipus and Antigone in the grove of the Eumenides)

Back to nature (colour litho)
8656717 Back to nature (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Back to nature. Family living in a houseboat on the beach)

Adoration of the Magi (chromolitho)
8656078 Adoration of the Magi (chromolitho) by Fabriano, Gentile da (c.1370-1427); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adoration of the Magi, from the Strozzi Altarpiece (1423)

The lion of Florence (colour litho)
8664102 The lion of Florence (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Odysseus visiting his father Laertes (engraving)
8664129 Odysseus visiting his father Laertes (engraving) by Preller, Friedrich the Elder (1804-78); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odysseus visiting his father Laertes after his return to Ithaca)

And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone
8663967 And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone and there isn't another until next Thursday (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40)

Polar bear and cubs (colour litho)
8663626 Polar bear and cubs (colour litho) by Friese, Richard (1854-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polar bear and cubs)

The Investiture of Edward the Black Prince as a Knight of the Garter, 1346 (colour litho)
8661462 The Investiture of Edward the Black Prince as a Knight of the Garter, 1346 (colour litho) by Cope, Charles West (1811-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho)
8661455 Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho) by Mytens or Meytens, Martin van (1695-1770) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635937 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn

Scenes from the Gospels, 10th Century (colour litho)
8672844 Scenes from the Gospels, 10th Century (colour litho) by German school, (10th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from the Gospels)

Pastimes of Our King, at international football match, Wembley (b/w photo)
8671627 Pastimes of Our King, at international football match, Wembley (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pastimes of Our King)

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Birth of a child in ancient Germany (engraving)
8626221 Birth of a child in ancient Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birth of a child in ancient Germany)

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World's Children: Spanish, Helping Mother (colour litho)
8625651 World's Children: Spanish, Helping Mother (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish, Helping Mother)

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The timeless bond of a parent's love: from Rembrandt's masterpiece to Silver Cross advertisements, the essence remains unchanged. Whether it's the tender embrace of the Grey wolf mother and her pup in June or Leon-Maxime Faivre's portrayal of 'Two Mothers' nurturing their young, the instinctual connection is undeniable. Just like Nancy Schon's iconic sculpture in Boston Public Garden reminds us to make way for ducklings, parents pave the path for their children with unwavering devotion. From Galloway cows and calf grazing peacefully on coastal pastures to Kerry Hill ewe with lambs frolicking in Lancashire, England, these domestic animals exemplify parental care at its finest. Witnessing a Herdwick ewe tending to her newborn lamb amidst Cumbria's lush pastures evokes a sense of awe and wonderment. Even in nature’s wild realm, such as Phinda private game reserve in South Africa, we witness a cheetah mother fiercely protecting her cub—a testament to maternal strength across species boundaries. And let us not forget those precious moments captured at maternity hospitals where newborn babies are welcomed into this world with open arms. Nestle’s Milk advertisement from 1915 encapsulates parenthood perfectly—two words that speak volumes about nourishment and love. Finally, there is nothing more serene than witnessing a sleeping baby—the epitome of trust and security within their parent’s embrace.