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.

An infant who has been living with a wet-nurse being taken away from its foster-parents by its natural mother. Etching by R. De Launay (Delaunay), 1780, after E. Aubry.

1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 43.8 x 50.3 cm

1 print : engraving ; image 48.9 x 62.8 cm

1 print : engraving, with etching and aquatint ; image and border 27 x 30.3 cm

A family at home: the mother suckles an infant, the father looks on, a grandmother reads. Engraving by N. De Launay (Delaunay), 1778, after J.-B. Le Prince.

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Véri, Joseph Alphonse de, 1724-1799 Art collections.

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An infant who has been living with a wet-nurse being taken away from its foster-parents by its natural mother. Etching by R. De Launay (Delaunay), 1780, after E. Aubry.

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.

A family at home: the mother suckles an infant, the father looks on, a grandmother reads. Engraving by N. De Launay (Delaunay), 1778, after J.-B. Le Prince.