Toddlers Collection (#8)

Progres. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101396 Progres. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Progres)

A Renaissance Interior with figures : The Birth of St John, c. 1600-49 (oil on copper)
7240837 A Renaissance Interior with figures : The Birth of St John, c.1600-49 (oil on copper) by Steenwyck, Hendrik the Younger (c.1580-1649); 12.5x17.8 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

The foster mother: young woman feeding orphaned bird chicks in a nest (colour litho)
7157304 The foster mother: young woman feeding orphaned bird chicks in a nest (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The foster mother)

Hen, chicks, pigeons and doves (colour litho)
7185925 Hen, chicks, pigeons and doves (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hen, chicks, pigeons and doves)

Baby in a cabbage (colour photo)
3096164 Baby in a cabbage (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baby in a cabbage. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Marie Stuart Devant le Berceau de Son Fils (engraving)
7194566 Marie Stuart Devant le Berceau de Son Fils (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Stuart Devant le Berceau de Son Fils)

Two girls picking flowers (oil on canvas)
3822516 Two girls picking flowers (oil on canvas) by Zernichow, Cathrine (1864-1942); 68x95 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Birds feeding their young in a nest (colour litho)
7157303 Birds feeding their young in a nest (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds feeding their young in a nest)

Grandmother, mother and baby (litho)
7201255 Grandmother, mother and baby (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandmother, mother and baby)

Hen and chicks (colour litho)
7185932 Hen and chicks (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hen and chicks. Illustration from Animal Pictures (Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London)

"Shake Hands!"(chromolitho)
7173463 " Shake Hands!" (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Shake Hands)

Fledgling brood of birds (colour litho)
7157302 Fledgling brood of birds (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fledgling brood of birds)

Two women, one dressed as man, with female child (b / w photo)
5987040 Two women, one dressed as man, with female child (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women, one dressed as man, with female child)

Sharpener sharpening a knife on his grinding wheel, with his clients (1819)
FLO4666934 Sharpener sharpening a knife on his grinding wheel, with his clients (1819). Wood engraving, based on a painting by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

The skeleton of Death appears in the living room of a large family to take a child or newborn baby
FLO4690299 The skeleton of Death appears in the living room of a large family to take a child or newborn baby. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

The skeleton of Death rocks the cradle of a baby while the nanny sleeps and the distraught mother arrives home
FLO4690277 The skeleton of Death rocks the cradle of a baby while the nanny sleeps and the distraught mother arrives home

Man and woman of Issinia, Guinea, West Africa, 1818
6338249 Man and woman of Issinia, Guinea, West Africa, 1818 by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Man and woman of Issinia, Guinea, West Africa, 1818)

Portrait of Mary Isabella Bloxam, niece to Sir Thomas Lawrence. In bonnet with ribbon
5912846 Portrait of Mary Isabella Bloxam, niece to Sir Thomas Lawrence. In bonnet with ribbon. Hand-tinted engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis after an illustration by Sir Thomas Lawrence

The deserted baby was found by a shepherd (colour litho)
3651978 The deserted baby was found by a shepherd (colour litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The deserted baby was found by a shepherd)

Silhouettes, children (engraving)
5227145 Silhouettes, children (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silhouettes, children)

The birth of Jesus (colour litho)
5226708 The birth of Jesus (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The birth of Jesus)

Madonna and Child of the Monument to Carlo Marsuppini (marble)
3529669 Madonna and Child of the Monument to Carlo Marsuppini (marble) by Desiderio da Settignano (1428-64); Santa Croce, Florence

Vue interieure de la creche de Saint-Pierre du Gros-Caillou, a Paris (engraving)
3645996 Vue interieure de la creche de Saint-Pierre du Gros-Caillou, a Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Princess and the Bishop (colour litho)
3621875 The Princess and the Bishop (colour litho) by Emmerson, Henry Hetherington (1831-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Princess and the Bishop)

A Promising Student (engraving)
3627741 A Promising Student (engraving) by Looscher, Hans (1859-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Promising Student. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893)

Variations of Human Stature (engraving)
3627621 Variations of Human Stature (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Variations of Human Stature)

The First Step (engraving)
3627616 The First Step (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Step. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1893)

Mary, Queen of Scots with her infant son, the future King James VI of Scotland and I of England (engraving)
3656209 Mary, Queen of Scots with her infant son, the future King James VI of Scotland and I of England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary)

Moses is discovered in the reeds, Exodus
3764060 Moses is discovered in the reeds, Exodus by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872); (add.info.: Moses is discovered in the reeds)

Man feeding triplets (colour litho)
3641809 Man feeding triplets (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man feeding triplets. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Are we downhearted? (colour litho)
3641634 Are we downhearted? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Are we downhearted? Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Rabbits (colour litho)
3630340 Rabbits (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rabbits. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

Christening of HRH Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (b / w photo)
3643052 Christening of HRH Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christening of HRH Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary)

A Havasupai Indian squaw and papoose (colour litho)
3639509 A Havasupai Indian squaw and papoose (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Havasupai Indian squaw and papoose)

A Mohave Indian squaw and papoose (colour litho)
3639504 A Mohave Indian squaw and papoose (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mohave Indian squaw and papoose)

An afternoon on the Pfaueninsel in Potsdam (colour litho)
3621034 An afternoon on the Pfaueninsel in Potsdam (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An afternoon on the Pfaueninsel in Potsdam)

The judgement of Solomon - Bible
3780040 The judgement of Solomon - Bible by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: The judgement of Solomon. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883). I kings 3 : 26-27

Creche of Sister Rosalie
3779474 Creche of Sister Rosalie by Crane, Thomas (1808-59); (add.info.: Creche of Sister Rosalie / Soeur Rosalie in Rouen France. Nursery school run by nuns for working mothers)

The Cradle, engraved by R A Artlett from the sculpture by Mrs Thornycroft (engraving)
5199090 The Cradle, engraved by R A Artlett from the sculpture by Mrs Thornycroft (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cradle)

A Highland Cottage, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving)
5199193 A Highland Cottage, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Highland Cottage)

Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple (engraving)
5198845 Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple)

On Strike (litho)
5227339 On Strike (litho) by Herkomer, Hubert von (1849-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Strike. Illustration for Bibbys Annual, 1913.); © Look and Learn

Mother and baby (colour litho)
5224190 Mother and baby (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and baby)

Birds (colour litho)
5235471 Birds (colour litho) by Giacomelli, Hector (1822-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds. Illustration for Blossom Time (Raphael Tuck)

Countess of Montignoso (wife of the future King Frederick Augustus III) and her daughter. (b / w photo)
5235055 Countess of Montignoso (wife of the future King Frederick Augustus III) and her daughter. (b/w photo) by German Photographer

Shakespeare, The Infant (engraving)
5229061 Shakespeare, The Infant (engraving) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Infant)

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"Capturing the Innocence: A Glimpse into the World of Toddlers" In Muriel Dawson's enchanting garden, two little girls giggle and explore, their curiosity boundless like a blooming flower. Meanwhile, the Dionne Quintuplets splash joyfully in a bath, their laughter echoing through the room. On Varna Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, children chase each other with carefree abandon. Their energy contagious as they embark on an adventure together. At Cleevedon Toddlers Home in South England, tiny feet march to a children's exercise drill – fostering health and vitality from an early age. Gin Lane engraving portrays a stark reality; amidst bustling streets filled with hardship and despair, toddlers cling to hope against all odds. Susan Beatrice Pearse paints "The Land of Nod, " where sleepy-eyed cherubs drift off into dreamland under a starlit sky. Muriel Dawson's "The Balloon Baby" captures pure delight as toddlers marvel at colorful balloons floating above them. Victorian printed scraps bring whimsy to life - snippets of imagination that spark joy within young hearts. A cottage built out of hard stone stands strong on Kinver Edge in West Midlands - symbolizing resilience passed down from one generation to another. In contrast, a young Berber woman tenderly breastfeeds her baby - nurturing love flowing through every drop. As we delve into history's pages, we witness King Solomon dedicating Jerusalem's Temple - reminding us that even great leaders were once innocent toddlers exploring their world. And when the Duke of Edinburgh visits Edlington village, wide-eyed onlookers catch glimpses of greatness yet untold. In these snapshots across time and space lies the essence of toddlerhood – innocence unburdened by worldly cares; boundless energy seeking adventure; love nurtured through simple acts; dreams woven beneath starry skies; resilience forged amid challenges; and the potential for greatness in every child's eyes.