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Equestrian portrait of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762 - 1806) by Olivier Pichat.
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was a French general of the revolutionary period. His military career and experiences would later help inspire some of the novels written by his son, Alexandre Dumas.
Sumo-wrestling toads, a color woodblock print by Ohara Koson, c. 1930.
The phenomenon of older siblings giving choking hazard food to the baby while mom isn't looking is apparently perennial.
Sketch of a mother with a baby, followed by a child offering cherries to the baby, by Harmen ter Borch, 1649.
Madonna of the Lilies by Alphonse Mucha, 1905. An unused preliminary painting for a church mural in Jerusalem, I don't know why this painting of a girl in Slavic dress offering a wreath to the Virgin Mary was rejected.
Walpurgis Night by Bela Čikoš Sesija, c. early 1900s. Celebrated in Europe, the night of April 30 into May 1st is marked by the lighting of bonfires to banish evil spirits. According to pious legend, St. Walpurga banished witchcraft from the lands where she was a missionary.
Illustration for Christina Rosetti's "The Goblin Market" by Hilda Hechle, 1914.