Adoption Collection

Portraits of the artist's father, wife, son and foster son, 1830s. Creator: Emil Baerentzen
Portraits of the artist's father, wife, son and foster son, 1830s

L'Adoption - Ah ça! Robert, mon ami... 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Adoption - Ah ca! Robert, mon ami... 1841. Ah ca! Robert, mon ami, tu tombes dans le pastoral, tu te livres a l'adoption?...tu vas bientot couronner des rosieres!

Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, c.1615-c.1630. Creator: Guilliam Dujardin
Pharaoh's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, c.1615-c.1630

The discovery of Moses, 1744-1781. Creator: Jean Baptiste Le Prince
The discovery of Moses, 1744-1781

Pharoah's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, 1660-1663. Creator: Ferdinand Bol
Pharoah's Daughter Discovers Moses in the Rush Basket, 1660-1663

Foster-Brothers, 1894. Creator: Olof Sager-Nelson
Foster-Brothers, 1894

Rich Children, Poor Parents, 1599. Creator: Aert Pietersz
Rich Children, Poor Parents, 1599

Redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence. Baptized in Brooklyn….by Henry Ward...1863. Creator: Renowden
Redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence. Baptized in Brooklyn....by Henry Ward Beecher, May, 1863. Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence, a Redeemed Slave Child, 5 years of age

The Foster-Child, 1867, (1965). Creator: Nikolay Nevryov
The Foster-Child, 1867, (1965). People gathered around a carpet-covered table, in an air of tension. Painting, also known as A Ward, in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Margaret Giggs, 1526-1527 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Margaret Giggs, 1526-1527 (1945). Margaret Clement or Clements (1508-1570), nee Giggs, was one of the most learned women of the Tudor era and the foster daughter of Sir Thomas More

Dr Barnardos Homes, 1937. From The Sphere - Coronation Record Number. [The Sphere, London, 1937]

Between two mothers, 1902. The adopted and the biological mother. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd November 1902

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by Fitzroys expedition, in 1834 (1839). During 1833 when Jemmy was living with the expedition, he was dressed in European clothes and his hair was cut short

Jemmy Button, the Fuegian adopted by the Fitzroy expedition, as he appeared in 1833 (1839). In 1834, after his return to his tribe, all trace of European influence disappeared

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