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Moses is retrieved from the Nile by Egyptian women. Engraving by S. Smith, 1786, after G. Robertson after F. Zuccarelli.

The Virgin Mary adoring Christ as an infant. Line engraving by G.D. Picchianti after F. Petrucci after Titian.

The Virgin Mary feeding Christ as a baby, angels and putti flutter around preparing and serving dishes. Etching.

The mother of Moses sadly abandons her child by the river Nile. Etching by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall after N. Poussin, 1654.

Two women tending a child in a messy domestic interior. Aquatint after C. Bega, 1654.

A group of female travellers washing and taking care of a new born baby while the mother recovers in a tent. Coloured aquatint by C. Rugendas after G. Rugendas I, 1702.

A communal house, the men sit drinking around a table while the women look after the children, weave hay and the older children cook. Engraving by C. Bouzonnet Stella after J. Stella.

The infant Moses is brought before Pharaoh's daughter. Coloured lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

Elkanah and Hannah discuss the weaning of Samuel. Mezzotint by G. Graham, 1815.

Scenes from the life of Moses before the Exodus. Etching, 1799.

A happy baby, advertising Fenning's Children's Powder. Colour lithograph.

Trust mother nature to care for you and your baby.

Baby's first month : hints to fathers and mothers / by F. Truby King.

The Glaxo baby book.

Mothercraft / by Mary Truby King.

Hygiène de la première enfance / par Jules Rouvier.

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Infants - Care

Images from the collections

Images about Infants - Care

Works from the collections

Trust mother nature to care for you and your baby.

Baby's first month : hints to fathers and mothers / by F. Truby King.

The Glaxo baby book.

Mothercraft / by Mary Truby King.

Hygiène de la première enfance / par Jules Rouvier.

Infants - Care

Images from the collections

Images about Infants - Care

Works from the collections

Trust mother nature to care for you and your baby.

Baby's first month : hints to fathers and mothers / by F. Truby King.

The Glaxo baby book.

Mothercraft / by Mary Truby King.

Hygiène de la première enfance / par Jules Rouvier.

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