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Joseph Grimaldi ClownJOSEPH GRIMALDI 1778 - 1837 As a clown in the pantomime of Mother Goose. " Sir, I ll just trouble you with a line"
Postcard from Tom Mudd, RMS TitanicA handwritten postcard from Tom (Thomas Charles) Mudd to his mother in Halesworth, Suffolk, to let her know that he has arrived safely at Southampton for the departure of the Titanic on her maiden
Mary SeacoleMary Jane Seacole (1805-1881), Jamaican born British Crimean War nurse, portrait. Also known as Mother Seacole
Duchess of York (Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother) De LaszloPortrait by Philip de Laszlo of the Duchess of York (1900-2002), formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Holy Infant of PragueThe miraculous Holy Infant of Prague was revealed by his mother Mary to Saint Cyril of the Mother of God, a barefoot Carmelite monk, at Prague, in the 9th century
Twins by Louis WainA proud feline mother holds her two naughty twin kittens
The Queens CrownThe crown made for Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on the coronation of King George VI when she was Queen Consort. The crown was made by Messrs. Garrard, and mounted in platinum
Waves at PorthcawlA young boy defies the waves at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales. His mother and her friend look across with some concern at another boy on the railings in the distance
Health Visitor / 1950SA health visitor visits a mother and her baby on their farm (near Colchester) Date: 1950s
Silver Cross advertisementAdvertisement for Silver Cross prams (or baby coaches), featuring an immaculately turned out young 1950s mother wearing an off the shoulder pink dress with pearls, heels and long yellow gloves
Anne BoleynANNE BOLEYN second wife of Henry VIII and mother of queen Elizabeth. (from a portrait by Holbein)
Mary / Czestochowadepicted as OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA, Poland
Pencil sketch of mother with childrenPencil sketch of a mother with two children. Date: 1920s
The Mother (1909). Lavery, Sir John 1856-1941. Date: 1909
Christ on the cross, the Three Marys on mourning by JohnPier Francesco Sacchi, called Il Pavese (1485-1528). Italian Renaissance painter. Christ on the cross, the Three Marys on mourning by John and the Donor or Patron, 1514. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin
Poster advertising Royal Mail Asturias Summer CruisesPoster advertising Royal Mail Summer Cruises on the Asturias cruise liner. 1935
VE Day - royal family and Churchill on balconyKing George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) together with their daughters, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) in ATS uniform and Princess Margaret Rose, and Prime Minister
Persephone & DemeterPersephone (Proserpina) is reunited for the Spring and Summer with her mother Demeter (Ceres) until each Autumn and Winter, when she must return to her husband Pluto (Hades)
Mary WollstonecraftMARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN writer, wife of William Godwin, mother of Mary Shelley
Queen Boudicca inciting the Britons to revoltQueen Boudicca of the Iceni tribe inciting the Britons to revolt against Roman domination. circa 60 AD
Illustration by Marygold -- Woman and baby in a garden at night. circa 1920s
Anna-Maria TaigiANNA-MARIA TAIGI, Sianese wife and mother who made impressive prophecies about the Catholic Church Date: 1769 - 1837
Paula Rego and her three childrenThe Portuguese visual artist Paula Rego (b. 1935) with the three children she had from the marriage with the English painter Victor Willing. Date: 1966
Mrs Congreve, wife of a VC and mother of a VCMrs Congreve, wife of General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, VC and mother of Major Congreve. The latter was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at at Longueval, France
Tatler front cover - Mrs La Touche Congreve and baby daughteMrs William La Touche Congreve, wife of Major William ( Billy ) La Touche Congreve V.C. pictured with her baby daughter, Mary Gloria Congreve, born 21 March 1917
Judy Garland with Liza MinnelliJudy Garland (1922-1969), American actress and singer with her daughter, Liza Minnelli (b. 1946)
Child Offered to SatanAt the sabbat, a mother presents her child to Satan, dedicating it to his service, watched by other demons and witches
Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922
Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant AlcyoneusPergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants
Advert for Pears soap 1887A child steps into a bath tub of hot water helped by her mother 1887
The Duke and Duchess of York - Glamis Railway StationThe Duke and Duchess of York (before they became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) taking a walk along the platform; with their Labrador ‘Glen
Battenberg childrenThe four children of Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven and Princess Victoria of Hesse. Clockwise from left: Princess Louise, later Lady Louise Mountbatten (1889-1965)
Duke of York - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Engagement PhotoJanuary 1923 -The official Engagement photograph of the Duke of York (later King George VI 1895-1952) and his fiancee Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother - 1900-2002)
Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California. Photograph shows Florence Thompson with three of her children in a photograph known as Migrant
Coronation 1953, the royal box at AscotA scene of excitement in the royal box at Royal Ascot when the Queens colt, Choir Boy, won the Royal Hunt Cup on 17 June 1953, a fortnight after the Coronation
Gas proof pram, 1938. A resident of Hextable in Kent, invented a gas proof pram in which a baby could be kept safe during an air raid
Tatler front cover: Duchess of York and Princess ElizabethThe Tatler front cover featuring a photograph of the Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) with Princess Elizabeth of York (later Queen Elizabeth II) taken in July 1927
St Anne Teaches MarySaint Anne teaches Mary, the future mother of Jesus, to read from a book of a type which will not come into use until the 2nd century AD
Mother of God (Glykophilousa). Crete, 15th-16th century. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic
A little girl asleep on her mothers lap circa 1890
Llandudno DonkeysA mother and her children enjoy riding on the donkeys at Llandudno beach, Wales. Date: early 1960s
The Queen with a Land-Rover at Badminton Horse TrialsThe Queen and other members of the Royal Family stand by a Land-Rover, with their host, the Duke of Beautfort, at the Badminton Three-day Horse Trials. Date: 1956
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon marries Albert, Duke of YorkLady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (then the Queen Mother) pictured together on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923
George VI Weds ElizabethThe wedding day of George VI (when Duke of York) and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, with the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, and George V and Queen Mary. Date: 26 April 1923
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
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) on a visit to St Columb, Cornwall
Young woman washing clothes at a sinkA young woman at a kitchen sink washing clothes using a washboard. There is a stack of four dinner plates waiting to be washed up, a kettle, and a tin of One-O-One which cleans without scratching
A 1950s Family Living RoomA classic nuclear family in their living room, the children playing with a train set, the Father reading his book or magazine in a comfy chair