Fathers Collection

The first Thanksgiving 1621. Pilgrims and Natives gather to share meal. Date c1932

Lion - male roaring, with cub biting rump
YAB-1254-C Lion - male roaring, with cub biting rump Yann Arthus-bertrand Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bullfinch - male & female pair at nest with young
JAB-578 Bullfinch - male & female pair at nest with young Pyrrhula pyrrhula Jack Bailey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Emperor Penguin - father staring down at egg as the chick makes its first break in the shell - Antarctica OLI00012
AUS-1932 Emperor Penguin - father staring down at egg as the chick makes its first break in the shell Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri Fred Olivier / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that

Lion and lioness with prey Male chasing the cubs away South Africa, Entabeni game reserve
VG-974 Lion and lioness with prey - Male chasing the cubs away South Africa, Entabeni game reserve Panthera leo Paul Van Gaalen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Lion - male with cub
YAB-192 LION - single male playing with cub Panthera leo Yann Arthus-bertrand Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

African Lion - Single male roaring with cub biting rump
YAB-1254 LION - single male roaring with cub biting rump Panthera leo Yann Arthus-bertrand Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pilgrim Fathers Depart
102 Protestants (24 of them women) leave Plymouth for America in the Mayflower. Only 35 were Puritans. The phrase Pilgrim Fathers was first used in 1799

Pilgrim Fathers First Christmas 1621
A man fills a tankard of beer from a small keg, as various men sit or stand around drinking. Date: 1621

Pregnant Seahorse - male
PM-6993 Pregnant Seahorse - male Hippocampus abdominatus Hippocampus abdominalis Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Goldfinch - pair with young in nest, May. West Sussex, UK
MAW-46 BIRD - Pair of Goldfinches with young in nest in May West Sussex, UK Carduelis carduelis Maurice Walker Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Digital Manipulation
Golden Retriever Dog driving car, adult with puppies Date: 30-Jun-15

Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, New England, 1620
The Pilgrim Fathers arriving at Plymouth, New England in 1620. Date: 1918

Great Crested Grebe - pair feeding young - Suffolk UK 12077
BB-2312 Great Crested Grebe - pair feeding young Suffolk UK Podiceps cristatus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Grey Wagtail - pair at nest with young
LBO-573 Grey Wagtail - pair at nest with young Motacilla cinerea Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pheasant-tailed Jacana / Lotus Bird / Lily Trotter - male at nest - Sri Lanka
JVG-901 Pheasant-tailed Jacana / Lotus Bird / Lily Trotter - male at nest Sri Lanka. Hydrophasianus chirurgua Joanna Van Gruisen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Seahorse - Weedy Sea Dragon Adult male. With egg cases ontail
AU-8-BS WEEDY SEA DRAGON / SEAHORSE - Adult male with egg cases on tail Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Lion - & cub Kalahari, Africa
CH-4278 Lion - & cub Kalahari, Africa. Panthera leo Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pilgrim Fathers landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Pilgrim Fathers landing at what would later be Plymouth, Massachusetts

The perils of our forefathers

Picture No. 11772211
Dog Rough Collies puppy on lead, adult holding it Date:

Winslow / Massasoit Meet
Mr Edward Winslow visits Massasoit, chief of the Pokanokets, to explain their reasons for settling upon his lands

Dog. Cockerpoo puppies (7 weeks old) with parents
JD-20555 Dog. Cockerpoo puppies (7 weeks old) with parents John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blue Tit - parents feeding 16 day old chicks
UB-75 BLUE TIT - Feeding 16 day old chicks Parus caeruleus Uno Berggren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black Woodpecker - male bird at nest entrance with offspring Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-2634 Black Woodpecker - male bird at nest entrance with offspring Lower Saxony, Germany Dryocopus martius Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cassowary - male & chicks
HB-1499 Double-wattled / Southern CASSOWARY - male with chicks Australia Casuarius casuarius Hans & Judy Beste Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Poland / Warsaw Church
Warsaw: Church of the Piarist Fathers in the snow

The First Sunday
The Pilgrim Fathers celebrate the first Sunday at New Haven

Pilgrim Fathers Arrive
The first boat-load of Pilgrims lands on the New England coast : John Alden and Mary Chilton are the first to set foot on American soil

The kick off (colour litho)
8656903 The kick off (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The kick off. Man being kicked out of the door by his girl's father)

The Carthusians: The Spatiamentum or Wukly Walk of the Fathers (litho)
8666638 The Carthusians: The Spatiamentum or Wukly Walk of the Fathers (litho) by Kauffmann, Paul Adolphe (1849-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spatiamentum or Wukly Walk of the Fathers)

Hamburger Burgerwehr / Hamburger Militia (colour litho)
8666245 Hamburger Burgerwehr / Hamburger Militia (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamburger Burgerwehr)

The birth of Athena (colour litho)
8626207 The birth of Athena (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The birth of Athena)

Admiral Francis Holburne (1704-1771) and his son, Sir Francis, 4th Baronet (1752-1820), 1756 (oil on canvas)
7337938 Admiral Francis Holburne (1704-1771) and his son, Sir Francis, 4th Baronet (1752-1820), 1756 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 127x101.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1900 (b/w photo)
7339065 Henryk Sienkiewicz, 1900 (b/w photo); Muzeum Literatury, Warsaw, Poland; (add.info.: Henryk Sienkiewicz with children, Zakopane); Muzeum Literatury/East News.

The National Gallery. Saint Joseph and Infant Jesus. Fortunat Bergan. 1741. Ljubljana. Slovenia
7136215 The National Gallery. Saint Joseph and Infant Jesus. Fortunat Bergan. 1741. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; Narodna Galerija, Ljubljana, Slovenia; © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Red Riding Hood's father enters in the nick of time (colour litho)
8645917 Red Riding Hood's father enters in the nick of time (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Casabianca (colour litho)
8634770 Casabianca (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casabianca. Illustration for the Children's Friend Annual for 1916.); © Look and Learn.

Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general (engraving)
8635760 Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamilcar Barca (c275-228 BC)

Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving)
8635794 Brutus condemning his sons to death (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Junius Brutus condemning his sons, Titus and Tiberius)

The sick child (engraving)
8635199 The sick child (engraving) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The sick child; parents caring for their poorly child)

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

Back to nature (colour litho)
8656717 Back to nature (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Back to nature. Family living in a houseboat on the beach)

And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone
8663967 And now I suppose you're going to tell me that the last one's gone and there isn't another until next Thursday (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40)

The Investiture of Edward the Black Prince as a Knight of the Garter, 1346 (colour litho)
8661462 The Investiture of Edward the Black Prince as a Knight of the Garter, 1346 (colour litho) by Cope, Charles West (1811-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho)
8661455 Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho) by Mytens or Meytens, Martin van (1695-1770) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Phil May sketch (colour litho)
8635937 Phil May sketch (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the set of Phil May Sketches, issued by Fry's Chocolates in c.1905.); © Look and Learn.

Scenes from the Gospels, 10th Century (colour litho)
8672844 Scenes from the Gospels, 10th Century (colour litho) by German school, (10th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from the Gospels)

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"Fathers: A Legacy of Strength, Protection, and Sacrifice" As we reflect on the first Thanksgiving in 1621, we are reminded of the importance of fathers. Just like a male lion roaring with pride while his cub playfully bites his rump, fathers exude power and love simultaneously. In nature's realm, a bullfinch male and female pair tirelessly tend to their nest filled with young ones. Their dedication mirrors that of human fathers who provide unwavering support for their families. Traveling all the way to Antarctica, an emperor penguin father gazes down at his precious egg as it starts breaking through its shell. This tender moment symbolizes the incredible bond between fathers and their children. Even among lions in South Africa's Entabeni game reserve, we witness a male chasing away cubs after hunting alongside his lioness partner, and is a reminder that sometimes fathers must make tough decisions to ensure the survival and growth of their offspring. Another majestic image captures an African lion single-handedly roaring while its cub mischievously bites its rump. This scene showcases both strength and playfulness—a balance every father strives to achieve. Taking us back in time, we remember the Pilgrim Fathers departing on their historic journey towards new beginnings. These brave men laid foundations upon which future generations would thrive—fathers paving paths for brighter futures. Nature surprises us once again with pregnant seahorses where males bear life within them—an extraordinary example of paternal care found even underwater. Closer to home in West Sussex, UK, goldfinch parents diligently nurture their young ones nestled safely within a nest—a testament to how fathers create nurturing environments for growth. Reflecting on history's pages brings us face-to-face with the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England back in 1620. Their courage shaped nations—fathers leading by example amidst uncertainty and adversity.