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Print of two curly-haired children at a table by a curtain, one holding up a bubble pipe while the other blows bubbles from a

Les Enfants physiciens

Gilles Demarteau

Engraving of two nude putti on clouds with a central cartouche bearing the title Second Livre de Groupes d'Enfans by F. Bouch

Frontispiece

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Etching of two winged putti on clouds, one carrying a basket of flowers while the other reaches toward it.

Two Children, One Holding a Basket with Flowers

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Etching of three winged putti among clouds, holding a garland of grapes and fruit, with drapery trailing across the scene.

Three Children with a Fruit Plate

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Etching of two winged putti on clouds, one holding a sword and the other lifting a plumed helmet.

Two Children, One With A Sword, Another With A Helmet

Gabriel Huquier

Etching of three winged putti among clouds, one holding a palm frond and another flying with drapery.

Three Children Among Clouds Near a Palm Leaf

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Etching of three winged putti floating among clouds, one holding a billowing drapery, with fine hatched lines.

Three Children Among Clouds Carrying a Drapery

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Engraved print of a woodland picnic with figures at a table, a man reading near a cart, and a dog on the grass.

Gipseying Party

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1830

Drawing of a haloed saint giving alms to beggars and a child near a Gothic church, with a city bridge behind.

Saint Johannes Nepomuk Distributing Alms

Leopold Kupelwieser, 1828

Etching of a shepherd family resting under a tree with sheep, a dog, children and bagpipes on the ground.

Bagpipes

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, mid to late 18th century

Etching of a crowded domestic interior with a woman tending an infant in a basket, children, a cat, and a birdcage.

The Small Household

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, mid to late 18th century

Etching of peasant women and children with bundled sticks and sheep in an open landscape under clouds.

The Caravan

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, mid to late 18th century

Etching of a barefoot young woman with a birdcage on her back, holding a basket, beside two seated boys near a wall and trees

Girl with a Bird

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, mid to late 18th century

Etching of two children on a country path, one carrying a basket and pointing ahead, beside a tree and clouds.

The Traveling Children

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, mid to late 18th century

Engraved studio scene of a painter at an easel with a landscape, assisted by women and a child in a rustic room.

Painting - Marie Madeleine Igonet, 1752

Marie Madeleine Igonet, 1752

Etching of a shepherd girl weaving flowers beside a sheep under a large tree in a wooded landscape.

The Amusement of a Shepherd Girl

Marie Madeleine Igonet

Etching of a woman and child seated in a wooded landscape beside a bird cage, with birds flying in the sky.

Children Catching Birds

Marie Madeleine Igonet

Etching of a ragged boy in a wide hat standing, with a bent figure sweeping near a stone doorway behind him.

Sweeping from Top to Bottom

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas

Engraving of a woman and man carrying firewood across a windy winter landscape with village houses in the background.

The Late Provision

Philippe Trière, 1771

Etching of several winged putti carrying garlands and baskets of fruit, some flying and some resting on clouds.

Groups of Children

François Boucher

Etching of three children playing with a parrot on a hoop beside a flower-filled urn and a wooden bench.

Chinese Children Playing with a Parrot

Louis Antoine Crozat, Baron de Thiers, Paris

Etching of two children in a garden, one playing a drum beside a flower-filled urn, a cat and chairs nearby.

Two Children, One Playing the Drum

Louis Antoine Crozat, Baron de Thiers, Paris

Engraving of Diana and nymphs bathing by a forest stream while a young hunter, Actaeon, peers from the trees.

Diana and Acteon

Pierre François Tardieu

Etching of a shepherd with a birdcage beside a seated woman and child, with sheep, a dog and a stone bridge in a landscape.

A Kind Shepherd

Engraving of a seated shepherd girl with a sheep by a stream, a shepherd boy and flock in an alpine landscape.

Shepherd Girl of the Alps

Philippe Trière

Sepia print of a woman reading to children in a vaulted room, with a cat, a loaf of bread, and a framed portrait on the wall.

Two Women with Children

Richard de Saint-Non, 1766

Etching of a stone arch bridge over water with wooden pilings, a ruined building, and small figures on the bridge and below.

View From a Bridge

William Wynne Ryland

Engraving of a rustic cottage with thatched roof, a woman and children resting by a tub, and birds in a cloudy sky.

Rest in the Country

William Wynne Ryland

Engraving of a seated woman playing a board game while a young boy watches, with a large vase and palm fronds behind them.

The Game of Chinese Chess

John Ingram, 1741-63

Engraving of a woman and a boy playing hanging bells under a fringed parasol beside a pagoda-style pavilion.

Chinese Bell Music

John Ingram, 1741-63