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  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna rests in bed while the child is looked at in wonder. Line engraving by R. van Audenaerd after A. Carracci.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, the midwife hands the baby Mary (in swaddling clothes) to her mother Anne. Coloured pen drawing after a painting by B. Vivarini, 1473.
  • A grotesque accouchement. Oil painting.
  • A grotesque accouchement. Oil painting.
  • A grotesque accouchement. Oil painting.
  • Tamar giving birth to Pharez and Zarah aided by a midwife and many assistants. Engraving by H. Muller after M. van Heemskerck.
  • Childbirth, midwifery and care of the new born infant. Lithograph by G. Lopéz (?) after Fray B. de Sahagún.
  • Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna rests in bed while Mary is looked at in wonderment. Engraving by B. Eredi after G. Perraccini after A. Carracci.
  • Tamar giving birth to Pharez and Zarah aided by a midwife and many assistants. Engraving by H. Muller after M. van Heemskerck.
  • (Left) a celebration of the birth of a child, (right) the child's first bath. Etching by B. Picart after himself, 1726.
  • Alcmene giving birth to Hercules: Juno, jealous of the child, attempts to delay the childbirth. Line engraving.
  • Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: diorama of a sixteenth-century lying-in room. Photograph from a negative of 1927.
  • A seated Greek woman on an obstetrical stool being held in position by her husband while giving birth aided by a midwife, another attendant dresses the first baby. Line engraving by A. Tardieu after N. Maréchal.
  • A seated Greek woman on an obstetrical stool being held in position by her husband while giving birth aided by a midwife, another attendant dresses the first baby. Line engraving by A. Tardieu after N. Maréchal.
  • A male-midwife suggestively examines an attractive pregnant woman, her disgruntled husband is led out of the room by a servant. Line engraving, 1773.
  • A male-midwife suggestively examines an attractive pregnant woman, her disgruntled husband is led out of the room by a servant. Line engraving, 1773.
  • Nursing mirror.
  • A midwife wrapping the Virgin Mary in swaddling clothes after receiving her first bath, Anna is recuperating in bed. Engraving by P. de Surugue after Pietro da Cortona.
  • A midwife wrapping the Virgin Mary in swaddling clothes after receiving her first bath, Anna is recuperating in bed. Engraving by P. de Surugue after Pietro da Cortona.
  • A woman doctor, perhaps a midwife, diagnosing pregnancy in a young woman: her dismayed parents are in the background. Mezzotint, 1778.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, she is seated on Anna's knee and surrounded by Joachim and adoring attendants. Engraving after E. Grazini the younger.
  • A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving by H. Wierix.
  • A midwife handing the Virgin Mary to Joachim after her first bath, Anna is in bed recovering. Line engraving.
  • The birth of the Virgin. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after F. Giani after F. Albani.
  • notes on lying-in institutions
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary. Engraving by R. Van Audenaerd after A. Carracci.
  • A Spanish nobleman congratulating his wife on the birth of a child, the court are also in attendance. Etching by A. Lataurze(?) after F. Gonzalez Tavé.
  • A wealthy Dutch man comforting his wife after giving birth, the child is being fed by a nursemaid. Engraving by P. Tanje, 1757, after C. Troost.
  • A wealthy Dutch man comforting his wife after giving birth, the child is being fed by a nursemaid. Engraving by P. Tanje, 1757, after C. Troost.