Winter painted by Pauline BaynesA boy and girl in the Victorian era pictured skating on a frozen pond. In the background is a fine slope for sledging and a dog cart, a popular form of conveyance
Peter Pan statue in Kensington GardensIllustration showing the statue of Peter Pan, sculpted by Sir George Frampton and erected in Kensington Gardens, London, on 1 May 1912. Date: c.1920
Homeward by Muriel DawsonBack view of two children, arms around each other, making their way home laden with buttercups picked in the fields
Half Way Home by Muriel DawsonTwo children with baskets filled with wild flowers pause for a moment and sit on a gate during a walk home
Tatler front cover featuring Princess Elizabeth & Margaret oFront cover of The Tatler featuring the fourteenth birthday picture of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) together with her sister, Princess Margaret Rose
The Days Work by Muriel DawsonA little boy in dungarees or overalls and with a wide brimmed hat stands on the end of a jetty fishing with a makeshift rod and line. Swans fly overhead
Spring Flowers by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a blue smock dress carries a bunch of daffodils and a twig of spring blossom
Play the Game Football book coverFront cover of a book depicting a young boy kicking a football on the front cover. Date: c.1941
Mothers Gardener by Muriel DawsonCharming illustration of a small girl in a white dress and pink sun hat carefully watering a lovely border of flowers in a garden. c.1925
The Callers by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a summer dress and sun bonnet knocks at a door and waits, with her doll in a toy pram, for it to be answered
Little Miss Natty Fingers by Muriel DawsonA little girl concentrates on a garment she is sewing, presumably for the doll which sits next to her. An interesting basket full of sewing paraphenalia spills over beside her
Rat Tat Tat by Muriel DawsonA sweet and engaging little girl in a red dress and wide-brimmed sun hat, opens a door using an old-fashioned latch
Dandelion Clock by Muriel DawsonCharming illustration of a small child, probably a little boy in blue smock and shorts seated on a small tuffet of grass and blowing a dandelion clock while clutching a favourite doll in his other
Wild Flowers by Muriel DawsonTwo little girls walk together through a field of wild flowers
Two Little Lambs by Muriel DawsonCharming back view of a little girl in a checked dress and green hat, her small stature accentuated by the size of the lamb she stands next to
MURILLO, Bartolom項steban (1617-1682). The GuardianMURILLO, Bartolom項 steban (1617-1682). The Guardian Angel. c. 1665. SPAIN. Sevilla. Cathedral. Baroque art. Oil on canvas
The Fat Boy of Peckham and his fatherJohn Trundley, or sometimes, Trunley (1898 - 1944), known as the Fat Boy of Peckham appearing with his father on the front cover of The Tatler magazine in 1903 when he was aged five
Piano playingA small boy sits at a piano and practises his scales conscientiously
The Scout magazine, Special Hobbies and Model-Making NumberFront cover of The Scout magazine, " The Only Weekly Official Organ of the Boy Scouts". As this particular issue is the Special Hobbies and Model-Making number
SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). After the BathSOROLLA, Joaqu� (1863-1923). After the Bath. 1915. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Sorolla Museum
SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). White Horse. 1909SOROLLA, Joaqu´┐¢(1863-1923). White Horse. 1909. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Sorolla Museum
Peter Pan statue arrives in Kensington GardensPhotograph from the ILN announcing the arrival of the statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by Sir George Frampton, which appeared magically one morning (1 May 1912) with no formal unveiling
Princess Elizabeth and corgisPrincess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured at her childhood home of 145 Piccadilly playing with the familys corgis. Date: 1936
Princess Elizabeth at the Bath ClubPrincess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) pictured in a swimming costume at the Bath Club. Date: c.1938
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-LyonLady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002), later Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth and then Queen Mother (to Queen Elizabeth II). Wife of King George VI. Pictured at the age of seven
Annie Oakley in London, Born in Darke County, Ohio, August 13th 1860, she died in Greenville Ohio, November 3rd, 1926 and buried at Brock. Ohio cemetery, near her childhood home
Strictly Confiential by Muriel DawsonA little boy and girl sit together on a bench, the boys arm around the girl as they discuss secrets
Wind Blown by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a coat and hat picks nuts from the branches of a tree which is rapidly losing its leaves in the autumnal breeze
Sand Pies by Muriel DawsonA small blonde girl in a sunsuit and sun bonnet studiously mixes sand in a bucket
Small girl in a pedal carA little girl grins for the camera as she poses in a sleek and speedy looking pedal sports car somewhere close to the sea, as evidenced by the deckchairs in the background, lining the promenade
Boy Jesus in TempleTaken to the Temple, the boy Jesus astonishes the priests by his knowledge of the scriptures
Flight to EgyptJoseph, Mary and the infant Jesus flee to Egypt to escape the jealousy of Herod
The Rules of Life by H. M. BatemanA baby in a highchair is presented with a long list of rules for life by a queue of influential people including his nurse, his parents, teacher, police officer, judge and vicar. Date: 1930
Battledore & shuttlecock by Susan Beatrice PearseTwo little girls play battledore and shuttlecock, or badminton on a fine summers day
Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonInfants (girls and boys together) at play at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A young Charlie Chaplin was briefly a resident of the Schools in 1898
The Choristers by Muriel DawsonTwo sweet little girls stand together and sing from song books, accompanied by chirping birds on a tree branch behind them
Off to Fairyland by Muriel DawsonA small child engrossed in a huge book of fairy tales
The Butterfly by Muriel DawsonA little girl, knee deep in a field of wild flowers, picks some to make a charming bunch on which a Red Admiral butterfly lingers
One o Clock, Two o Clock by Muriel DawsonA little girl sits in a field accompanied by her pet dog and blows a dandelion clock
Boy and toy aeroplane by David WrightPortrait of a young boy contemplating a toy aeroplane by David Wright, best known as Britains foremost pin-up artist during World War II. Date: 1944
Jesus Learns CarpentryJoseph shows the boy Jesus the trade of carpentry
Jesus Presented to GodThe infant Jesus is presented in the temple; Simeon, a righteous man, and Anna, a prophetess, praise God
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1927Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, born 10th June 1921, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess Alice of Battenburg. Consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Pictured wearing a sailor suit in 1927
Princess Elizabeth and Margaret in the Welsh CottageCharming photograph of Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and her younger sister, Princess Margaret posing at the windows of y Bwthyn bach to Gwellt (the Welsh Cottage)
Britannia and Eve front cover, December 1952Front cover of Britannia and Eve featuring an illustration showing a group of children, from the late 18th or early 19th century, gazing in awe at a festive arrangement of greenery, candles
Hesse - Princess Alice and her childrenPrincess Alice of Great Britain, third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1843 -1878), pictured with her husband, Ludwig (Louis) IV
Lesson Time by Muriel DawsonA sweet child in an embroidered smock dress studiously writes upon a slate
Jesus as a CarpenterJesus helps his father in the carpentry business
