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A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.

A small boy places his grandfather's wig and hat on his younger sister; the grandfather looks on with amusement. Coloured lithograph by L. Boilly, 1824.

Two young children hide as two adults come into the room where the children have been playing with their precious antiques. Engraving by T.A. Dean after J. Jenkins.

Anatomical figures (top); a physician takes the pulse of a sick man while the next two generations attend (bottom left); surgeons perform operations on a child and a woman. Etching by D. Berger, 1774, after D. Chodowiecki.

A grandmother hands a copy of the Bible to her granddaughter. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer after H.P. Briggs.

Max Neuburger and "Jackie"(grandson). Photograph by Neuburger, 1948.

A woman breast feeding her child in front of the fire, other members of the family gather around. Etching by I.J. de Claussin, 1807, after Rembrandt van Rijn.

A girl kneels in front of an old lady who has a book on her lap. Etching by P.A. Rajon after G. Paul Chalmers.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

A young couple joyously celebrating their new baby with the new grandmother. Lithograph by T. Fairland, 1842, after N.J. Crowley.

Jacob (Israel) blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, watched by Joseph. Engraving by G. Presbury after J. Franklin.

Grandma's tea eggs : a 5-step recipe / by Caroline Zijing.

Displacement / by Lucy Knisley.

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Grandparent and child

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Images about Grandparent and child

Works from the collections

Jacob (Israel) blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, watched by Joseph. Engraving by G. Presbury after J. Franklin.

Grandma's tea eggs : a 5-step recipe / by Caroline Zijing.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

Displacement / by Lucy Knisley.

A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.

Grandparent and child

Images from the collections

Images about Grandparent and child

Works from the collections

Jacob (Israel) blesses Ephraim and Manasseh, watched by Joseph. Engraving by G. Presbury after J. Franklin.

Grandma's tea eggs : a 5-step recipe / by Caroline Zijing.

A young woman sits on the floor at the feet of her grandmother who has been reading from the Bible on the table nearby. Colour woodcut by Edmund Evans after J.E. Millais.

Displacement / by Lucy Knisley.

A girl stands in front of her grandmother who is holding a letter which she is questioning the girl about. Engraving by F. Bacon after E.C. Wood.

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