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Head of John the Baptist as a youth. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

The child Samuel tells the priest Eli of the fate God has in store for him. Engraving by H. Moses, 1829, after J.S. Copley.

Elijah restores the widow's son to his mother, who greets him with open arms. Drawing by R.T. Bone, ca. 1811.

The infant John the Baptist. Drawing, c. 1791, after Raphael.

A radiant Samuel brings word from God to Eli. Line engraving by A.W. Warren, 1816, after E. Bird.

Elkanah and Hannah discuss the weaning of Samuel. Mezzotint by G. Graham, 1815.

The foundling Moses is brought to Pharoah's daughter. Engraving by W. Hogarth and L. Sullivan, 1752, after the former, c. 1746.

The widow's son ecstatically returns to life in response to Elijah's prayer. Wood engraving.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

Elijah prays to resuscitate the widow's son. Line engraving by C. Heath, 1821, after R. Westall.

1 print edged with canvas and mounted on card : line engraving

Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.

Christ heals a dumb, mentally ill child. Woodcut.

1 print : mezzotint ; image 45.5 x 35.5 cm

<p>Bible, O.T. Exodus 2.10. "Pharoah's daughter personifies the mission of the Foundling Hospital in a figure of Charity, with her extension in the steward who is paying the wet nurse. Schematically, there are two aspects to charity, the one involving love (adoption), the other hard cash and donations. But Hogarth has complicated the situation: the wet nurse being paid is in fact Moses' real mother, and the poignancy of the scene depends on the child's clinging to his real mother while warily eyeing his adoptive and ostensible mother. Behind the throne a Nubian slave whispers the secret of Moses' origin to an attendant. In the distance are a sphinx and some pseudo-Egyptian buildings; and from under the princess's chair creeps a crocodile..." (Paulson, loc. cit.) The biblical scene (Exodus 2.5) is used to refer to charity and adoption in Hogarth's day</p>

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 42 x 52 cm

The foundling Moses is brought to Pharoah's daughter. Engraving by W. Hogarth and L. Sullivan, 1752, after W. Hogarth, c. 1746.

1 print : etching ; platemark 25 x 27.9 cm

Christ tells the apostles that to be as humble as a child makes one the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Etching by A. Pflugfelder after J.F. Overbeck, 1846.

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Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.

Christ heals a dumb, mentally ill child. Woodcut.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

The foundling Moses is brought to Pharoah's daughter. Engraving by W. Hogarth and L. Sullivan, 1752, after W. Hogarth, c. 1746.

Christ tells the apostles that to be as humble as a child makes one the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Etching by A. Pflugfelder after J.F. Overbeck, 1846.

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Children in the Bible

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Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.

Christ heals a dumb, mentally ill child. Woodcut.

Elijah prays to raise the widow's son. Mezzotint by R. Earlom, 1768, after Rembrandt.

The foundling Moses is brought to Pharoah's daughter. Engraving by W. Hogarth and L. Sullivan, 1752, after W. Hogarth, c. 1746.

Christ tells the apostles that to be as humble as a child makes one the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Etching by A. Pflugfelder after J.F. Overbeck, 1846.

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