A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.

"Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Coloured engraving.

A group of children playing at being doctors and pharmacists, mother and grandmother approach through a door. Photogravure after F. Hardy.

A grandmother hands a copy of the Bible to her granddaughter. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer after H.P. Briggs.

"Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Stipple engraving.

Children playing at being doctors and pharmacists, mother and grandmother approach through a door. Mezzotint by W.J. Edwards after F.D. Hardy.

A group of children playing at being doctors and pharmacists, mother and grandmother approach through a door. Photogravure after F.D. Hardy.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

Becoming a grandmother : a life transition / Sheila Kitzinger.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours ; image 11.8 x 13.9 cm

1 print : engraving ; image 10.7 x 8.1 cm

1 print : stipple engraving ; border 14.6 x 11.1 cm

1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; border 12.5 x 8.2 cm

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Grandmothers

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Images referencing Grandmothers

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Becoming a grandmother : a life transition / Sheila Kitzinger.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.

"Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Stipple engraving.

"Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Coloured engraving.

Grandmothers

Images from the collections

Images referencing Grandmothers

Works from the collections

Becoming a grandmother : a life transition / Sheila Kitzinger.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.

"Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Stipple engraving.

"Blind Granny" holding a tankard of beer. Coloured engraving.

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