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English gentleman marrying his bride in a stately home before family and staff. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from William Combes The Dance of Life
Family offering a candle at the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain. A man holds a baby, while a woman in veil kneels in prayer with a rosary. Monastery of Santa Maria of Guadalupe
Hermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Isle of ElbaHermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Porto Azzurro, Isle of Elba. Hermit in his cell with books, religious icons, rodents, 18th century. Eremita di Monserrato
Portrait of Henry Bloxam, nephew to Sir Thomas Lawrence. Boy in dress with blue ribbon. Hand-tinted engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis after an illustration by Sir Thomas Lawrence from P.G
Dog rose and sweet-briar roseDog rose, Rosa canina, Rosier des chiens 1, and small-leaved sweet-briar, Rosa sepium, Rosa agrestis, Rosier des haies 2. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Gabriel after Pancrace Bessa
Le Salon Royal - Lyon Exposition Internationale (Belgian Section). The Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon was the 1914 Worlds Fair in the French city of Lyon
Mrs. Frederick Benson, wife of the famous banker and racing driver, photographed by Speaight with her baby daughter and featured in The Tatler. Date: 1921
Notes in the Chinese Court - various artefacts and scenes from Chinese life on exhibition. 1884
Spectacular Goat-Powered Childrens CoachA quite spectacular goat-powered miniature childrens Royal coach, with ornate decorations and mouldings. Unfortunately, the location is unknown
A young Mother with her two young children, the baby in a pushchair Date: circa 1940s
VE Day - children celebratingVE Day. A little girl patriotically dressed in a Union Jack dress, helps a chubby baby wave a flag. Date: 1945
VE Day - patriotic babyVE Day. A baby sits proudly in a pram festooned with a Union Jack flag on VE day. Date: 1945
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Lady Weymouth (formerly Daphne Vivian) with her son, Alexander George Thynne who would become the 7th Marquess of Bath
The Jungman sisters at the Ballerina premiereMrs Arthur James (Zita Jungman) and her sister, Miss Theresa Baby Jungman, members of the Bright Young People, seen at the premiere of Ballerina in 1933. Date: 1933
HMS Pinafore, Little Buttercup mixes up the childrenHMS Pinafore. Little Buttercup explains that when she was baby-farming (nursing babies while their Papas and Mamas were travelling), she mixed up baby Captain Corcoran and baby Ralph Rackstraw
Proud Father sitting in bed with his young babyProud Father wearing a string vest sitting in bed with his young baby. Date: 1953
Mother and her young baby playing out in the garden. Date: 1953
A young baby in a fine pram. Date: 1953
A young baby in a fine perambulator. Date: 1953
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill
Birthday card, Many Happy Returns, rabbits with cake. 20th century
Babs the tiger cub at the London HippodromeBabs, a male tiger cub bred by Herr Richard Sawade, who was exhibiting his troupe of performing wild animals at the London Hippodrome
Queen Alexandra with tiger cub at the London HippodromeQueen Alexandra, during a visit to the London Hippodrome on 22 November 1905 with her brother, King George I of Greece, and Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece
Advert for Luvisca pyjamas by Lawson Wood 1931Delightful advertisement by Lawson Wood for Luvisca pyjamas, showing a Scottish father playing the bagpipes in order to rock a concerned looking baby to sleep. Date: 1931
Group of people, possibly family members, including a man of restricted growth (dwarfism), 1920s. Date: 1920s
Advert, James Smith & Sons, Baby CarriagesAdvert, James Smith & Sons, the largest, best, and cheapest makers of Bassinette Baby Carriages, Mail Carts and Invalid Chairs in Bristol and the West of England. 1893
101st Airborne Division Memorial, Veghel, HollandThe Memorial is in the form of a kangeroo with a baby in her pouch ( a symbol of the Allied Forces leaping over Dutch rivers) on a huge stone block which weighs 1, 200 kgs
Advert for Chilprufe childrens wear 1934Chilprufe underwear for children. Date: 1934
Baby lying down with gas mask on, September 1939Baby lying in their specialised baby gas mask as someone operates the pumping valve in the background. The image was drawn after a special demonstration of the respirator
The Months Welcoming the Young Year. 1860
The Butterfly Series - Would You Like to See Our Baby?
Henry VI the Baby King. 1421
Mother holding baby and specialised gas mask, Sept 1939An East end mother smiling as she holds her baby and baby gas mask in each hand. Meanwhile, the Sphere comments on the " non-committal" skepticism with which the child stares at the device
Two women with infants and new baby gas masks, Sept 1939Two East end mothers wheeling their children and new baby gas masks through a London street. Accompanied by a caption reminding the reader to always carry a gas mask
New mother evacuated from hospital 1939A nurse giving a few words of encouragement to a new mother and her baby as she lies on a stretcher, waiting to be evacuated by ambulance from Westminster hospital
This land of By and By, by Minnie AspreyIts a place that Mother tells us of, This land of By and By, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918
Comic Postcard Orphan AsylumA comic postcard shows a couple standing at the desk of a childrens home asking what they need to do to get a baby. Date: Date unknown
Norah Blaney as a babyMiss Norah Blaney (1893 - 1983), later a music hall performer) at the age of eleven months. Date: 1894
The Holy Family, by Sir Joshua ReynoldsThe Holy Family with the Infant St John, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in the National Gallery, London. Date: 1788-9
Correggio, Italian artist, detail of Madonna and ChildAntonio Allegri da Correggio (1489 - 1534), Italian artist, detail of a painting of the Madonna and Child. Date: early 16th century
Il Garofalo, Italian artist, with figures from St AugustineIl Garofalo (Benvenuto Tisi, 1481-1559), Italian Late Renaissance-Mannerist artist, with figures from his painting The Vision of Saint Augustine (now in the National Gallery, London). Date: circa 1518
Women and children, Rome, Italy. Date: early 19th century
Greetings card, To Welcome the New Baby. 20th century
Birthday card, Two Years Old. 20th century
New baby card, To You and Your New Baby. 20th century
Telegram congratulations, new baby. 1949
Birthday card, Sweet Little One Today! (front cover, 1 of 2) 20th century
Congratulations card, New BabyCongratulations card, To Mother and Baby. 20th century