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  • While the holy family rest on the way to Egypt, an angel bends a palm tree to provide them with dates. Etching.
  • A woman breast feeding two puppies while a Mexican man and woman implore her to feed their baby, which is lying on the floor on a bed of straw. Chromolithograph after A. Utrillo Viadera.
  • Telephus (son of Hercules) being suckled by a doe in the temple of Athena where as an infant he was left to die. Colour photogravure after a mural at Herculaneum.
  • A baby holding a rattle: promoting breastfeeding in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Unicef, ca. 1997.
  • A woman sitting outside with a friend breast-feeding her child, a goat accompanies them. Etching by D. Deuchar.
  • Yasoda breast-feeding the baby Krishna. Gouache.
  • Joseph reads from the Bible while the Virgin Mary breast feeds Jesus. Etching by S. della Bella.
  • The Virgin Mary breast feeding Christ while John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth gaze at him in wonder. Engraving by J. Witdoeck after P.P. Rubens.
  • A woman breastfeeding her child among her family. Etching by D. Deuchar, 1784, after A. van Ostade, 1641.
  • Pero breast-feeding her father Cimon in prison. Line engraving by J.P. le Bas after N.N. Coypel.
  • Advice to mothers on feeding infants. Colour lithograph by O. Gri︠u︡n, 1922.
  • A fashionable mother wearing a dress with slits across the breasts in order to feed her baby before she dashes off to the carriage waiting outside. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.
  • Woman suckling an infant. Chromolithograph.
  • The Virgin Mary prays to the infant Jesus, who is being carried by four kneeling angels; they all stand in a circle around the sun drawn on the ground. Aquatint with etching by C.M. Metz after D. Ghirlandaio.
  • A woman holding her child while a servant holds a bowl of food to feed her. Engraving by A. Nargeot after himself after J. Verkolje the elder, 1675.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Engraving by A. Scultori, il Mantovano, after G.B. Scultori.
  • The birth of Christ; female angels swoon through the air; Joseph looks on. Aquatint by T. Piroli, 1796, after W. Y. Ottley.
  • A contented family of five: family planning in Nigeria. Colour lithograph by Borno State Ministry of Health, ca. 1990.
  • Telephus (son of Hercules) being suckled by a doe in the temple of Athena where as an infant he was left to die. Colour photogravure after a mural at Herculaneum.
  • The son of the Duke of Burgundy about to be breast fed by his mother Mary Adelaide of Savoy, 1707. Engraving.
  • A woman holding three children one of whom is breast-feeding from her; representing charity. Line engraving by T. Verkruis after C. Sacconi after G. Reni.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist. Line engraving after F. Barocci.
  • Elkanah and Hannah discuss the weaning of Samuel. Mezzotint by G. Graham, 1815.
  • The City of London Lying-in Hospital in the background, with a mother breastfeeding and two children at her feet, a man in rustic garb and a horn of plenty on the left. Engraving.
  • A woman sitting next to her husband and breast feeding her child. Etching by F. Bartolozzi after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
  • A paralysed old man being comforted and nursed by his children. Mezzotint by S. De Wilde after J.J. Flipart after J.B. Greuze.
  • A high ranking man sitting in front of a couple preparing chappatis (bread) and the woman nursing her baby. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A man sits and paints a picture of the exiled Adam and Eve; his wife suckles a baby; representing the thirtieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--.
  • Hercules: as an infant he sucks at the breast of Juno. Engraving by J.L. Delignon, 1786, after A. Borel after Giulio Romano.
  • A woman breast feeding a child and plucking a fruit from an abundant tree, two of her other children are also with her. Engraving by J. Frey, 1732, after F. Albani.