Parent Collection (page 7)

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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8625817

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)

8626878

8626802

The Tiger-Cub (colour litho)
8673848 The Tiger-Cub (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tiger-Cub. Illustration for A.L.O.E.'s Picture Story Book (T Nelson)

The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child (engraving)
8669320 The Fables of La Fontaine: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wolf, the Mother, and the Child)

Advertising card for Royal Vinolia talcum powder (chromolitho)
8677629 Advertising card for Royal Vinolia talcum powder (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sunday, the day that is blest with heavenly peace and rest (chromolitho)
8677372 Sunday, the day that is blest with heavenly peace and rest (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday)

Going to the Fair (colour litho)
8674316 Going to the Fair (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to the Fair)

Imam Shamil, ruler of Chechnya and Dagestan, and his son, Ghazi Mohammed (engraving)
8677020 Imam Shamil, ruler of Chechnya and Dagestan, and his son, Ghazi Mohammed (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Imam Shamil)

Tragic Moments, When your mother shows your best girl the door (litho)
8670268 Tragic Moments, When your mother shows your best girl the door (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragic Moments)

Illustration for Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664313 Illustration for Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barnaby and his mother)

Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens: No Thoroughfare (litho)
8664355 Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens: No Thoroughfare (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nurse and Mother. No Thoroughfare)

The Bicycle Ride (engraving)
8665229 The Bicycle Ride (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bicycle Ride. Illustration for The Children's Treasury of Pictures and Stories)

Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho)
8666606 Illustration for Homer's Odyssey (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Telemachus recognizes his father)

At home with Booboo and Jubilee, chimpanzees at London Zoo (b/w photo)
8664238 At home with Booboo and Jubilee, chimpanzees at London Zoo (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At home with Booboo and Jubilee)

War postcard 1914-1918. A child offering a flower sheaf has his father in battle
JAB5034315 War postcard 1914-1918. A child offering a flower sheaf has his father in battle.; (add.info.: War postcard 1914-1918)

Baby bath: a young father teaches his son swimming. Chromolithography of the late 19th century
JAB5037037 Baby bath: a young father teaches his son swimming. Chromolithography of the late 19th century; (add.info.: Baby bath: a young father teaches his son swimming)

Tale (The Guardian Angel), 1868 (engraving)
DUV4217380 Tale (The Guardian Angel), 1868 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) in " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full alphabet illustrative by

Y: a child in the cradle (Ynfans or Infans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221955 Y: a child in the cradle (Ynfans or Infans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Mother and daughter, 1900 (photo)
PCT4257077 Mother and daughter, 1900 (photo); (add.info.: Woman and child 1900 ; fancy postcard: the little girl in a nightgown kisses her mother before going to sleep.); © Patrice Cartier

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_7_30: Dance, Adultere, Paternite - Illustration by H
ICA4937731 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_7_30: Dance, Adultere, Paternite - Illustration by H

Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France, A young woman and her dwarf little daughter, 1884
LUX4733241 Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France, A young woman and her dwarf little daughter, 1884; (add.info.: Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France

William Pinkerton, 1850
3507339 William Pinkerton, 1850; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of William Pinkerton (1846-1923) son of Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) a Scottish American detective

A grieving father, 1850
3478267 A grieving father, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a grieving father looking a picture of his recently deceased son. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A mother and father spending time with their children, 1850
3478222 A mother and father spending time with their children, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a young and wealthy mother and father spending time with their children)

A Chinese family in a bedroom, 1850
3478194 A Chinese family in a bedroom, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Chinese mother with her children sat together in a bedroom in China. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A mother with her brood, 1850
3478193 A mother with her brood, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother with her brood preparing to leave for the day. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A father and daughter talking inside their family home, 1850
3478167 A father and daughter talking inside their family home, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father and daughter talking inside their family home)

A father grieving the loss of his child, 1850
3478341 A father grieving the loss of his child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father grieving the loss of his child. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A domestic interior scene, 1850
3478308 A domestic interior scene, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a domestic interior scene. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A destitute mother, 1850
3478382 A destitute mother, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a destitute mother begging for herself and her baby. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Proud Parents, 1850
3478139 Proud Parents, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled Proud Parents depicting a mother and father admiring their young child. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850
3478137 A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widower comforting his children)

A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850
3478136 A widower comforting his two daughters, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widower comforting his two daughters)

An angelic figure donating bread to the less fortunate, 1850
3478242 An angelic figure donating bread to the less fortunate, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an angelic figure donating bread to the less fortunate)

A nursemaid with her charges in their mother's dressing room, 1850
3478043 A nursemaid with her charges in their mother's dressing room, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a nursemaid with her charges in their mother's dressing room)

Family tensions at the Christmas table, 1892
3478771 Family tensions at the Christmas table, 1892; (add.info.: Family tensions at the Christmas table, England, 1892.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Miss Delicacy, 1850
3478735 Miss Delicacy, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Miss Delicacy, the daughter of the Riches quarrelling with her husband who had been her father's servant)

Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892
3479117 Grandmother using a treadle sewing machine, 1892; (add.info.: Grandmother is shown seated at a table using a treadle sewing machine, while the mother is looking after her 3 children)

A young boy and his mother with the owner of the toy store, 1850 (engraving)
3330639 A young boy and his mother with the owner of the toy store, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young boy and his mother with the owner of the toy store)

A mother teaching her young daughter how to pray, 1850
3330636 A mother teaching her young daughter how to pray, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a mother teaching her young daughter how to pray. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A mother teaching her young daughter how to pray, 1850
3330635 A mother teaching her young daughter how to pray, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a mother teaching her young daughter how to pray. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Italian Family picks nuts in their apartment, NY, 1911 (b/w photo)
684864 Italian Family picks nuts in their apartment, NY, 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Mrs. Lucy Libertine and family: Johnnie, 4 years old; Mary, 6 years; Millie, 9 [)

Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas)
8766577 Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 50.8x76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

At the mountain pasture, 1882 (painting)
8833217 At the mountain pasture, 1882 (painting) by Askevold, Anders (1834-1900); 82x118 cm; Lillehammer Art Museum, Lillehammer

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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.