The massacre of the innocents. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.

The massacre of the innocents. Chiaroscuro woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1745, after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

The massacre of the innocents. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Reni.

The killing of the Egyptian firstborn by God. Coloured mezzotint by J. Martin, 1836, after himself.

1 drawing : pencil ; border 28.1 x 20.8 cm.

On the handicapping of the first-born : being a lecture delivered at the Galton laboratory, University College, London, March 17, 1914 / by Karl Pearson.

The birth of a first child : towards an understanding of femininity / Dana Breen.

1 print : etching ; platemark 24.7 x 27.2 cm

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First-born children

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The massacre of the innocents. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Reni.

On the handicapping of the first-born : being a lecture delivered at the Galton laboratory, University College, London, March 17, 1914 / by Karl Pearson.

The birth of a first child : towards an understanding of femininity / Dana Breen.

The massacre of the innocents. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.

The massacre of the innocents. Chiaroscuro woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1745, after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

First-born children

Images from the collections

Images referencing First-born children

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The massacre of the innocents. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Reni.

On the handicapping of the first-born : being a lecture delivered at the Galton laboratory, University College, London, March 17, 1914 / by Karl Pearson.

The birth of a first child : towards an understanding of femininity / Dana Breen.

The massacre of the innocents. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.

The massacre of the innocents. Chiaroscuro woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1745, after J. Robusti, il Tintoretto.

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