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  • Lamentation over the dead Christ on the mount of Golgotha. Woodcut by J.B. Jackson, 1738, after Rembrandt.

    • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.
    Date
    1738
    Reference
    23215i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Christ on the way of the cross; the two Maries sorrow with the swooning Virgin. Engraving.

    Reference
    23024i
    • Pictures
  • A mother who has brought her two sons to have their chests examined by a physician to find out if they have tuberculosis. Colour lithograph after L. Raemakers, 19--.

    • Raemaekers, Louis, 1869-1956.
    Date
    [between 1900 and 1999]
    Reference
    580229i
    • Pictures
  • Christ is laid into a tomb. Lithograph by M. Fanoli after E.R. Wehnert, 1849.

    • Wehnert, Edward Henry, 1813-1868.
    Date
    1 June 1849
    Reference
    23239i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • The risen Christ appears to the Virgin Mary. Line engraving by R. Strange, 1773, after himself, 1764, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

    • Guercino, 1591-1666.
    Date
    1773
    Reference
    24734i
    • Pictures
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  • Christ is wrapped in a linen sheet and prepared for entombment. Mezzotint by C.H. Hodges, 1788, after F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

    • Parmigianino, 1503-1540.
    Date
    Jany. 1st. 1788
    Reference
    23258i
    • Pictures
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; lamenting followers stand watching. Line engraving by C.J. Visscher after A. Dürer.

    • Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528.
    Reference
    23220i
    • Pictures
  • The Virgin and Saint Mary Magdalene lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by L. Kilian after H. von Aachen.

    • Aachen, Hans von, 1552-1615.
    Reference
    23231i
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  • The crucifixion of Christ; Saint John and the four women lament. Engraving by Wierix after A. Dürer, 1509.

    • Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528.
    Date
    1508
    Reference
    23035i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • My amiable mamma : the biography of Mrs. Catherine Gordon Byron the mother of the poet George Gordon, 6th Lord Byron / by Megan Boyes.

    • Boyes, Megan, 1923-
    Date
    [1991], ©1991
    • Books
  • A school slate, on which is a drawing of a mother looking at her son's throat; representing diagnosis of diphtheria. Colour lithograph by G.C. Schulz, ca. 1946.

    • Schulz, Gerhard C., 1911-
    Date
    1.10.46 [i.e. 1 October 1946]
    Reference
    2000531i
    • Pictures
  • Saint Augustine and Saint Jerome kneeling before the crowned Virgin. Engraving by E. Baudet after G. Lanfranco.

    • Lanfranco, Giovanni, 1582-1647.
    Date
    [between 1700 and 1799]
    Reference
    21412i
    • Pictures
  • The Virgin laments over the dead Christ. Engraving by R. Sadeler after A. Figino.

    • Figino, Giovanni Ambrogio, 1552 or 1553-1608.
    Reference
    23233i
    • Pictures
  • The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving after Annibale Carracci.

    • Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.
    Reference
    23217i
    • Pictures
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  • The adoration by the magi of Christ, shown as young and old. Etching by J. Basire the elder, 1794, after J. Carter, after a bas-relief in Long Melford church, Suffolk.

    • Basire, James, 1730-1802
    Date
    1794
    Reference
    22193i
    • Pictures
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  • The risen Christ appears to the Virgin Mary. Line engraving by R. Strange, 1773, after himself, 1764, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

    • Guercino, 1591-1666.
    Date
    1773
    Reference
    23300i
    • Pictures
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  • Queen Charlotte, and George Prince of Wales as an infant seated on her lap. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. Pile (Pyle) , ca. 1765.

    • Pyle, Robert, active 1760-1768
    Date
    1765
    Reference
    570388i
    • Pictures
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  • The Virgin with four saints: the archangel Michael, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Apollonia and Saint John the Evangelist. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after P. Vannucci, il Perugino.

    • Perugino, approximately 1450-1523.
    Reference
    25584i
    Part of
    La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Christ's body is carried to its tomb; Mary faints in grief. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1585, after R. Motta da Reggio.

    • Raffaellino, da Reggio, 1550-1578.
    Date
    1585
    Reference
    24608i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • The Virgin embracing the body of Christ after the Crucifixion: Saint John the Evangelist and the three Maries look on, and Joseph of Arimethea holds a jar of embalming fluid. Gouache.

    • Netherne Hospital.
    Date
    [19--]
    Reference
    3025745i
    Part of
    Adamson Collection
    • Pictures
  • The crucifixion of Christ; the three Maries lament. Etching by P. B.

    • B. P.
    Reference
    23193i
    • Pictures
  • A mother's tale / Phillip Lopate.

    • Lopate, Phillip, 1943-
    Date
    [2017]
    • Books
  • A woman with a boy and a dog. Engraving by F. Forster after G. Anastasi after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

    • Veronese, 1528-1588.
    Date
    [1853?]
    Reference
    2475470i
    • Pictures
  • Christ's body is taken down from the cross; he is laid into a tomb. Engraving after M. de Vos.

    • Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603.
    Reference
    23230i
    • Pictures
  • Happy : a memoir / Alex Lemon.

    • Lemon, Alex.
    Date
    2010
    • Books
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