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A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

Mom has cancer and she is dying.

For Freddie : a mother's final gift to her son / Rachael Bland.

A daughter hides her thoughts from her ailing father as to his condition. Coloured lithograph by [J.S.].

No longer alone / Joseph Coelho ; illustrated by Robyn Wilson-Owen.

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Mom has cancer and she is dying.

For Freddie : a mother's final gift to her son / Rachael Bland.

A daughter hides her thoughts from her ailing father as to his condition. Coloured lithograph by [J.S.].

A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

No longer alone / Joseph Coelho ; illustrated by Robyn Wilson-Owen.