Grand Parents Collection

Robin Hoods Bay
A boy runs ahead of his grandparents to the beach at Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire, a charming old town from whence, legend has it, Robin Hood escaped by sea

Lighting the gas lamps for a dinner party, 1800s
Guests awaiting the return of gas-light during a Christmas dinner-party, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Earl and Countess Spencer
Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (23 May 1892 9 June 1975), known formally as The Hon Albert Spencer until 1910 and from then until 1922 as Viscount Althorp

Very Great Secret
A small girl whispers a very big secret to her conspiratorial grandmother

Grandfather's Birthday (engraving)
8631725 Grandfather's Birthday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandfather's Birthday)

Maud stood by her Grandmamma's side (colour litho)
8641355 Maud stood by her Grandmamma's side (colour litho) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maud stood by her Grandmamma's side)

Fireside joys (engraving)
8635197 Fireside joys (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fireside joys; family sitting by the fire)

Letter H: History
DUV4217045 Letter H: History; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon.

Greetings from the whole Dam family (colour litho)
8656689 Greetings from the whole Dam family (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greetings from the whole Dam family)

Portrait of the family, Eileen Gray, 1878 (b/w photo)
7294278 Portrait of the family, Eileen Gray, 1878 (b/w photo); National Museum of Contemporary Art, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: 1878, Eileen Gray, born on 9th August in Enniscorthy, Ireland)

Letter W like the Whist game. A grandmother and a child playing cards. Doll's alphabet
DUV4201868 Letter W like the Whist game. A grandmother and a child playing cards. Doll's alphabet. Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson by Louis Vagne

Family sitting on a giant chamber pot (colour litho)
8656627 Family sitting on a giant chamber pot (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Family sitting on a giant chamber pot)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643339 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Story told by the grandmother
DUV4217176 Story told by the grandmother; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet

Letter F: Fete
DUV4217061 Letter F: Fete; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon.

Presentation of Jesus at the temple, 1342, (tempera on wood)
7146380 Presentation of Jesus at the temple, 1342, (tempera on wood by Lorenzetti, Ambrogio (1285-c.1348); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Winter, 1721-1727, (oil on canvas)
7128847 Winter, 1721-1727, (oil on canvas) by Gambarini, Giuseppe (1680-1725); 47x70 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Winter, 1721-1727, Giuseppe Gambarini, oil on canvas)

Holy family with St Joachim and Anne (painting)
7129348 Holy family with St Joachim and Anne (painting) by Garofalo, Benvenuto Tisi da (1481-1559); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Holy family with St Joachim and Anne, Garofalo)

At the Grandmother's (oil on canvas)
3712855 At the Grandmother's (oil on canvas) by Zampighi, Eugenio (1859-1944); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna

Painter making a picture of the grandmother in her farmhouse parlour, 1880
7279095 Painter making a picture of the grandmother in her farmhouse parlour, 1880 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Washington and His Family, 1865 (engraving)
7298482 Washington and His Family, 1865 (engraving) by Sartain, William (1843-1924); 34.9 x 49 cm; American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institute

The Daisy Chain (engraving)
7188307 The Daisy Chain (engraving) by Tarrant, Percy (1855-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Daisy Chain. Illustration for Home Words (1892).); © Look and Learn

Elderly couple receiving a visit from their children and grandchildren (litho)
7172635 Elderly couple receiving a visit from their children and grandchildren (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Our Great-Great Grandparents (engraving)
7182226 Our Great-Great Grandparents (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Great-Great Grandparents)

Hero-Worship (engraving)
1047593 Hero-Worship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hero-Worship. Illustration for The Graphic)

Grandmothers Birthday (engraving)
1621097 Grandmothers Birthday (engraving) by Salentin, Hubert (1822-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandmothers Birthday. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 December 1873)

Under the Mistletoe (engraving)
1102961 Under the Mistletoe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Under the Mistletoe)

Historic image in black and white of a three generation family gathered in a living room, grandmother viewing slides with a stereoscope

King Paul of Greece
PAUL I OLDENBURG, Third from the left, at the Royal Christening of his daughter Princess Irene, in Cape Town. Field-Marshal Smuts, holding the baby, was godfather

DAF Variomatic card
Promotional card for the DAF Motor Company showing a jolly Dutch family in their smart new Daf motorcar - a Variomatic, a stepless, fully automatic transmission car. Date: circa 1939

Visiting Grandmother
Two sisters visit their grandmother. Date: 1901

Wedding Group
Fathers, uncles and grandparents have their picture taken for posterity with the bride and groom at this English wedding. Date: 1890s

Peasant Family - Kashmir - India
A beautiful very early photographic postcard showing a peasant Family in Kashmir, Northern India. There are three simple spinning wheels in the foreground

Princess Elizabeth goes to church
Accompanied by her grandmother, Queen Mary, and grandfather, King George V, Princess Elizabeth travels by carriage to a service at Crathie Church during a stay at Balmoral. 1932

When we went out with grandmamma - Mamma said, for a treat - oh dear, how stiff we had to walk as we went down the street ! 1885

Visiting Grandparents
The younger generations arrive to visit grandmama and grandpapa Date: 1856

Immigrants to America asking directions
Northern European immigrants asking the way to the American Midwest, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Family group of thirteen, Mid Wales
A family group of thirteen, covering three generations, with the grandparents in the middle -- three men, three women, three boys, two girls, and two toddlers

Proud grandparents with two children, Mid Wales
Proud grandparents sitting in the doorway of their home, with two children, a baby and a young boy

Family group on a sofa on a verandah
A family group of two children, mother, father and grandparents, all sitting on a sofa on a verandah. The grandmother is perching on the arm of the sofa

Large family group having a picnic
A large family group of eight people, adults and children, sitting against a wall, having a picnic

Family and car in the desert, Middle East
A mother and her two children, together with grandparents, perch at the side of their car in the desert, somewhere in the Middle East

Grandfather & Grandkids
An old man sits with two young girls and two young boys. One imagines he is the childrens Grandfather. The setting appears to be a grand old ivy-covered house

Grandmother / Flowers 1890
A little girl has brought a basket of pink roses for her grandmother

Grandmother / 3 Children
A grandmother dressed in black talks to her three grandchildren with a book open on her lap

Grandfather & Grandsons
A happy domestic scene: Grandfather reads a copy of Life magazine while his two well-behaved grandsons play a game of cards together

Grandma & Daughter / G way
A naughty Victorian girl is discovered by her grandmother

French Family Mid 18C
A family scene - the son of the family recites his New Year piece to his grandparents on New Years Day

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"Unveiling the Treasures of Time: A Glimpse into Grandparents' Tales" Step back in time to Robin Hood's Bay, where gas lamps illuminated a grand dinner party in the 1800s. Earl and Countess Spencer hosted this enchanting affair, shrouded in an air of mystery - a very great secret whispered among guests. Amidst the flickering light, grandparents took center stage, weaving fairy tales that transported young hearts to distant lands. Their words painted vivid pictures akin to "Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, " a captivating tempera on wood masterpiece from 1342. Winter nights were filled with warmth as oil on canvas captured scenes reminiscent of family gatherings. The Holy Family with St Joachim and Anne embraced love and tradition, just like our own cherished memories shared at grandmother's house. In her farmhouse parlour, a painter diligently crafted a portrait capturing every line etched upon his grandmother's face. This tender moment frozen in time epitomized the bond between generations during the year 1880. Reflecting upon history's pages, we find Washington and His Family immortalized through an intricate engraving from 1865. It serves as a reminder that even great leaders had grandparents who shaped their character and values. As delicate as "The Daisy Chain" depicted in another exquisite engraving, these intergenerational connections formed links that bound families together throughout centuries past. Grandparents hold within them stories untold; they are gatekeepers to ancestral wisdom passed down through ages. Let us celebrate their presence today for they are living treasures embodying love, resilience, and timeless tales waiting to be shared anew.