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.

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Merle de Beauchamp, Anne Marie, 1723-1792

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Images by Merle de Beauchamp, Anne Marie, 1723-1792

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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.