A sailor on a quay side with one arm in a sling holds out his other hand as if to push away the small beggar boy who is asking for help. Engraving by W. Chevalier, ca. 1840, after H. Brooke.

A dispensary in the East End of London: crowds of local children are being vaccinated. Wood engraving by E. Buckman, 1871.

A man with one foot moves with crutches accompanied by a little girl wearing a hat and her arm in a sling. Engraving with etching by P. Quast.

A poor Savoyard woman surrounded by her children, one of whom she is breast-feeding. Engraving by N. de Larmessin III, 1746, after J.B.M. Pierre.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.

A woman breastfeeding her baby and looking after two small children in a rural setting. Engraving.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

A one-legged man in rags moving with the aid of crutches is accompanied by a child with a bandaged arm. Gouache on vellum.

A farmer is watching a poor girl who is picking up small ears of corn; in the background is an expensive country house. Engraving by J.M. Delatre, 1788, after J.H. Ramberg.

A veiled woman, kneeling, begs a young man for alms; her three sick children at her feet. Etching by B. Pinelli, 1809.

Shaftesbury Society (Ragged Union School) ... : season 1922 / Arthur Black, general secretary.

1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 29.6 x 21.3 xm.

1 print : line engraving with etching ; platemark 40.9 x 27.9 cm

Parents and children in the inner city / Harriett Wilson and G. W. Herbert ; with a contribution on incomes by John Veit Wilson.

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Poor children

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Images referencing Poor children

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Shaftesbury Society (Ragged Union School) ... : season 1922 / Arthur Black, general secretary.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.

A poor Savoyard woman surrounded by her children, one of whom she is breast-feeding. Engraving by N. de Larmessin III, 1746, after J.B.M. Pierre.

Parents and children in the inner city / Harriett Wilson and G. W. Herbert ; with a contribution on incomes by John Veit Wilson.

Poor children

Images from the collections

Images referencing Poor children

Works from the collections

Shaftesbury Society (Ragged Union School) ... : season 1922 / Arthur Black, general secretary.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

A poor family praying before eating their simple evening meal. Mezzotint by W. Baillie, 1784, after A. Ostade.

A poor Savoyard woman surrounded by her children, one of whom she is breast-feeding. Engraving by N. de Larmessin III, 1746, after J.B.M. Pierre.

Parents and children in the inner city / Harriett Wilson and G. W. Herbert ; with a contribution on incomes by John Veit Wilson.

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