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FAMOUS PAINTINGS
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These stories of children of long ago are written for children of today so they can learn how children lived in a different era. They can also come to appreciate the blessings they enjoy today. During the 1800's some children were treated very well and pampered by their parents, but some children had a very hard life.
Many children had to work from the time they were very young and did not have opportunities for schooling. Children had to work hard and there were no laws to protect them from abuse. Often parents died young because of the lack of medical knowledge during the time, and children became orphans and had to care for themselves or be placed in difficult circumstances.
The prints featured are from a book, Famous Paintings of the World published in 1894 by Fine Art Publishing Company. Many pictures in the collection were exhibited at the
World's Columbian Exposition; the Chicago Fair in 1893.
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The Brothers by Franz Defregger 
