The quarrelsome European nursery
Subject(s): Angels, Children, Hand-to-hand fighting, International relations, John Bull (Symbolic character), Kings and rulers, Nurseries, Peace
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A large group of children in a nursery are fighting amongst themselves. They are labeled “England” and “Russia,” “Austria” and “Italy,” “Greece” and “Turkey,” “France” and “Germany” fighting over a child or doll labeled “Alsace Lorraine,” “Roumania” and “Servia,” and in the background on the left, “Denmark” and “Sweden,” and “China” and Japan. The mother of the house, an angel labeled “Peace,” looks tired and exasperated. There is a dead bird in a birdcage hanging on the left. Caption: Madam Peace–Goodness, gracious! – were there ever such troublesome children? They are always promising to be good, and yet they are always squabbling!
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1897-03-17
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The quarrelsome European nursery. [March 17, 1897]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289194. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. The quarrelsome European nursery. [17 Mar. 1897]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289194.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1897, March 17]. The quarrelsome European nursery.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289194.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
