Courtship Collection (#5)

Fancies! But - (colour litho)
8656666 Fancies! But - (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fancies! But - Male suitors for a woman's hand and their failings)

And would you love me just as much if I were poor, George? (colour litho)
8656591 And would you love me just as much if I were poor, George? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oh, what wonderful things one little girlie can do! (colour litho)
8656463 Oh, what wonderful things one little girlie can do! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oh, what wonderful things one little girlie can do)

Soldier embracing his lover (coloured photo)
8656226 Soldier embracing his lover (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hard luck! Too late (colour litho)
8656891 Hard luck! Too late (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hard luck! Too late)

One on each finger (colour litho)
8656784 One on each finger (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One on each finger. A woman's hands with a man's head on each finger)

A Soldier's Conquests, (oil on canvas)
989395 A Soldier's Conquests, (oil on canvas) by Waite, James Clarke (fl.1863-85); 92.1x114.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Soldier's Conquests. James Clarke Waite (1832-1920)

R for Romance, 1908 (photo)
8713227 R for Romance, 1908 (photo); 31, 5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Love is blind (litho)
8655894 Love is blind (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love is blind. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Trysting-time (rendezvous), refers to a story with the same title
MMM5484767 Trysting-time (rendezvous), refers to a story with the same title by Rolls, Charles (1799-1885); National Maritime Museum, London

Win the Gloves, relating to the story of the same title edited by William Henry Harrison in 1838
MMM5484720 Win the Gloves, relating to the story of the same title edited by William Henry Harrison in 1838. Engraving by Henry James Richter; R Staines, ca

The Abandoned, relating to the story of the same title, edited by William Henry Harrison
MMM5484681 The Abandoned, relating to the story of the same title, edited by William Henry Harrison; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The Abandoned)

Illustration depicting the history of British courtship, 1890 (engraving)
5616417 Illustration depicting the history of British courtship, 1890 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Couple europeen, ca. 1780 - European couple from the 1780s. Antique hand-colored print from Germany
NWI4957260 Couple europeen, ca. 1780 - European couple from the 1780s. Antique hand-colored print from Germany; (add.info.: Couple europeen, ca. 1780 - European couple from the 1780s)

Humorous drawing of an elegant 19th century
LSE4112483 Humorous drawing of an elegant 19th century.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous drawing of an elegant 19th century.); Photo © Leonard de Selva

A scene from, To Please His Wife, by Thomas Hardy (engraving)
8631325 A scene from, To Please His Wife, by Thomas Hardy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A scene from, To Please His Wife, by Thomas Hardy)

Yes sir, that's my baby (colour litho)
8672528 Yes sir, that's my baby (colour litho) by Richardson, Agnes (1854-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Yes sir, that's my baby." Cute couple)

Civil service (colour litho)
8635603 Civil service (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Civil service. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Kissing couple (chromolitho)
8635600 Kissing couple (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kissing couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Love verse (colour litho)
8635513 Love verse (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love verse. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Oh, I believe he's going to propose (colour litho)
8635607 Oh, I believe he's going to propose (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oh, I believe he's going to propose)

Advice to the lovelorn (colour litho)
8635579 Advice to the lovelorn (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advice to the lovelorn. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Valentine's Day card (colour litho)
8635404 Valentine's Day card (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valentine's Day card. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A Tally-Ho idyll: the meet (colour litho)
8635363 A Tally-Ho idyll: the meet (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tally-Ho idyll: the meet)

Woodman, spare that tree! (litho)
8655911 Woodman, spare that tree! (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodman, spare that tree! Lovers mourning their special tree as it is felled by a woodman)

Some folks would say that Froggie was in search of trouble (colour litho)
8655893 Some folks would say that Froggie was in search of trouble (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Kissing Edwardian couple (colour litho)
8656680 Kissing Edwardian couple (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kissing Edwardian couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Introduction (colour litho)
8656668 Introduction (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Introduction. Edwardian man and woman sitting on a bench)

The male flirt (colour litho)
8656656 The male flirt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The male flirt. Postcard, early 20th century. Copyrighted: 1905 R Hill.); © Look and Learn

Edwardian man kissng a woman's hand (colour litho)
8655793 Edwardian man kissng a woman's hand (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edwardian man kissng a woman's hand)

Leap year courtship (colour litho)
8656597 Leap year courtship (colour litho) by Hutaf, August (1879-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leap year courtship)

This town is most invigorating (colour litho)
8656560 This town is most invigorating (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "This town is most invigorating and em-bracing, I like it immensely)

Weather permitting (colour litho)
8656434 Weather permitting (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weather permitting. Couple sitting under an umbrella in the rain)

Love, courtship, marriage (colour litho)
8656792 Love, courtship, marriage (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love, courtship, marriage. Dangerous. Dangerous beyond this)

Head of a Woman, c.1739 (oil on canvas)
XOS5871888 Head of a Woman, c.1739 (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Giovanni Antonio (1699-1760); 62.5x53.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Antonio Guardi)

Couple drinking champagne, c.1900 (illustration)
8698392 Couple drinking champagne, c.1900 (illustration); (add.info.: Society. Lifestyle. Couple drinking champagne. Illustration, Hungary, ca 1900.); © Archives Charmet

Guess which is me? (colour litho)
8656633 Guess which is me? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Guess which is me?" Legs of men and women flirting at the seaside)

The feast of monks violating monastic rules, 18th century (Engraving)
6437876 The feast of monks violating monastic rules, 18th century (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion. The feast of monks violating monastic rules)

The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving)
6437874 The feast of monks violating monastic rules. They drink wine, court the maids. 18th century (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Catholic religion)

Representation of the four ages of life: childhood, youth, adulthood or age of manhood
BEN5478768 Representation of the four ages of life: childhood, youth, adulthood or age of manhood and old age 19th century engraving Civica raccolta delle stampe Bertarelli, Milan by Unknown Artist

The rivals, a cartoon featuring Royal Navy sailors offering to help a young girl who has just tipped over her basket
MMM5481856 The rivals, a cartoon featuring Royal Navy sailors offering to help a young girl who has just tipped over her basket; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The rivals)

Elise DE VERE, c.1901 (photo)
JAB4119071 Elise DE VERE, c.1901 (photo); (add.info.: Elise DE VERE (1879-apres 1918) - French actress at the Theatre Marigny and at the Opera, English origin

Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and writer, with one of his conquests from " Memoires de
ELD4835832 Giovanni Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and writer, with one of his conquests from " Memoires de Jacques Casanova de Seingalt" 19th century (engraving)

Music. Open air concert. Picnic in spring. Illustration by H.G. Jentzsch, Germany, c.1900 (postcard)
3434020 Music. Open air concert. Picnic in spring. Illustration by H.G. Jentzsch, Germany, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Concert champetre. Coll. Part. Music. Open air concert. Picnic in spring)

An elf courting a fairy on a leaf is interrupted by another elf. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an
FLO4614973 An elf courting a fairy on a leaf is interrupted by another elf. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland

The gardener and his lord - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4214334 The gardener and his lord - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by JJ Granville (1803-1847)

Nymphs and Satyr (chromolitho)
8677562 Nymphs and Satyr (chromolitho) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nymphs and Satyr.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Just arrived (colour litho)
8672525 Just arrived (colour litho) by Richardson, Agnes (1854-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Just arrived." Cute couple sitting on a suitcase)

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Courtship is a beautiful dance of love and attraction that transcends species boundaries. From the enchanting sight of a little owl pair perched on a branch, engaging in courtship behavior in Spain, to the mesmerizing blue-footed booby courting pair on the South coast of Santa Cruz Island, courtship displays are truly captivating. Even in remote places like Albatross Island in South Georgia, Antarctica, wandering albatrosses perform elaborate courtship displays that leave us awestruck. And who can resist the heartwarming image of red-crowned cranes with their necks intertwined, displaying their affectionate bond amidst snowy landscapes in Hokkaido, Japan? On Skomer Island in Wales, Atlantic puffins engage in bill rubbing as part of their courtship rituals. The gentle touch between two Northern gannets beak-to-beak greets each other on Heligoland island off Schleswig-Holstein's coast in Germany. In Bavaria's winter wonderland, an alpha male European wolf shows his affection towards the pack leader - the alpha female - reminding us that even wild creatures understand love and devotion. Meanwhile, brown hares engage in playful boxing matches during February mornings in Oxfordshire. The ancient Caledonian pine forests of Scotland witness capercaillie males and hens displaying their vibrant plumage and intricate dances during leks – nature's grandest stage for courtship. Whether it's witnessing red-crowned cranes performing elegant courtship displays at Kushiro Shitsugen National Park or simply admiring mute swans engaged in romantic behaviors against a backdrop of misty waters at dawn near Cleveland UK; these moments remind us that courtship is not just reserved for humans but is an integral part of life across our diverse planet.