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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This tender moment between a mother and her child is characteristic of Kate Greenaway’s idealized images of childhood. Working in the late 1800s, Greenaway depicted clothing vaguely inspired by the fashion of the early 1800s, suggesting that the image was from a moment in an idealized past when things were simpler and happier. Greenaway was one of the most successful female illustrators of her time. Her illustrations were used not only in children’s books but also in a variety of consumer products, including calendars, address books, plates, and textiles, and even influenced children’s fashion.
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Marcellin Desboutin — Le Repos de bébé
John Copley (British, 1875–1950) — Study No. 15: Vespers
Charles Maurin (French, 1856–1914) — Confidences, from A New
Charles Sims (British, 1873–1928) — Child Worship
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903) — Little Evelyn
Lorenz Frølich — Mother and Child
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903) — Mother and Ch
James McNeill Whistler — Little Evelyn, from "The Art Journa
Marcellin Desboutin — La Sortie de bébé
James McNeill Whistler — Mother and Child, No. 1
Eugène François de Block — Portret van Stéphania Maria Anna 
Félicien Rops — Little Girl
