Flirtation Collection (#11)

The Lute Player, 1661 (oil on panel)
FIA5330651 The Lute Player, 1661 (oil on panel) by Sorgh, Hendrik Martensz (1611-70); 52.5 x 38.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Beach Scene, (oil on panel)
1767326 Beach Scene, (oil on panel) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); 31.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Beach Scene. Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927). Oil on panel

Flirtation (oil on panel)
615839 Flirtation (oil on panel) by Lesur, Henri-Victor (1863-1937); 38.1x46.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Flirtation, (oil on canvas)
1197593 Flirtation, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 73.6x81.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

A Breton Girl, 1889 (oil on canvas)
659157 A Breton Girl, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 61x46.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Breton Girl. Willam Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). Oil on canvas

The Cavalier Approach, 1867 (oil on panel)
659046 The Cavalier Approach, 1867 (oil on panel) by Lingeman, Lambertus (1829-94); 63.5x97.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

A Visit from the Chieftain, (oil on canvas)
658854 A Visit from the Chieftain, (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 54x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit from the Chieftain)

Betrayed, 1875 (oil on canvas)
1769812 Betrayed, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Meyer, Johann Georg (1813-80); 63.5x48.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Betrayed. Johann Georg Meyer (1813-1886). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1875

The Swing (oil)
CH8156 The Swing (oil) by Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (1695-1736); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Loquebantur Omnes (Everyone was talking), 1740 (pastel, gouache on paper on canvas)
5864162 Loquebantur Omnes (Everyone was talking), 1740 (pastel, gouache on paper on canvas) by Troost, Cornelis (1697-1750); 58.2x74.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

A Guardroom Interior with Soldiers Eating and Drinking in Female Company
BAL39591 A Guardroom Interior with Soldiers Eating and Drinking in Female Company, 1639 (oil on panel) by Lamen, Christoffel Jacobsz van der (1606-51); 54x76.2 cm; Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London

The Old Maid
LLM461376 The Old Maid by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Maid. Illustration for People I have Met by E C Grenville-Murray (Vizetelly)

Intrigue, plate 10 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion
STC192033 Intrigue, plate 10 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion, published 1823 (hand coloured aquatint) by Egerton

The Graceful Rest, c. 1713 (oil on canvas)
AMO100870 The Graceful Rest, c.1713 (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); 20x13 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

The Ace of Hearts (oil on canvas)
BON207960 The Ace of Hearts (oil on canvas) by Buchner, Hans (1856-1941); 57.5x72.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; German, out of copyright

Two Lovers in a Garden (oil on panel)
RAF228100 Two Lovers in a Garden (oil on panel) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); 17.8x14 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

The Flirt, engraved by Augrand, c. 1816 (coloured engraving)
STC428341 The Flirt, engraved by Augrand, c.1816 (coloured engraving) by Augrand, Parfait (b.1782); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Coquetterie; ); The Stapleton Collection; French

An attachment he discovered to my daughter, illustration from
617058 An attachment he discovered to my daughter, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, c.1910 (colour litho) by Jameson

The Trysting-Place (engraving)
2773024 The Trysting-Place (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trysting-Place)

Paying the Hostess, c. 1670 (oil on canvas)
3492998 Paying the Hostess, c.1670 (oil on canvas) by Hooch, Pieter de (1629-84); 94.6x111.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Symptoms of a flirtation still (colour litho)
3633868 Symptoms of a flirtation still (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Symptoms of a flirtation still)

A Momentous Opportunity (colour photogravure)
3657098 A Momentous Opportunity (colour photogravure) by Gelli, Odoardo or Edoardo (1852-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Momentous Opportunity)

Girl in nighty (colour litho)
3641636 Girl in nighty (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl in nighty. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

New Years card with a girl and a snowman (colour litho)
3104320 New Years card with a girl and a snowman (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years card with a girl and a snowman)

Lodgings to Let, pub. 1814 (hand coloured engraving)
2489142 Lodgings to Let, pub. 1814 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Flirtation (chromolitho)
1604389 Flirtation (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flirtation. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1893)

Mr Carlyons Christmas (chromolitho)
1054812 Mr Carlyons Christmas (chromolitho) by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Carlyons Christmas)

In the Drawing Room, 1897 (pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour on card)
658383 In the Drawing Room, 1897 (pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour on card) by Marold, Ludek or Ludwig (1865-98) (after); 65x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Chat at the Fountain, Seville, (oil on canvas)
659737 A Chat at the Fountain, Seville, (oil on canvas) by Pelham, Thomas Kent (c.1831-1907); 71.7x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Chat at the Fountain, Seville)

A Spanish Beauty, (oil on canvas)
658301 A Spanish Beauty, (oil on canvas) by Jopling, Louise, nee Goode (1843-1933); 60.5x50.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Spanish Beauty. Louise Jopling (1843-1933). Oil on canvas

Flirtation (oil on canvas)
615843 Flirtation (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Flirtation, (oil on panel)
651300 Flirtation, (oil on panel) by Lazerges, Jean Raymond Hippolyte (1817-87); 61x42.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flirtation. Jean Raymond Hippolyte Lazerges (1817-1887). Oil on panel

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn observed by Queen Katherine, 1870 (oil on canvas)
CH401474 Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn observed by Queen Katherine, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Stone, Marcus (1840-1921); 121.9x182.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The First of April, "Theres No Fool Like an Old Fool"(engraving)
1604154 The First of April, " Theres No Fool Like an Old Fool" (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-1896) (attr)

Fishing for Jack (engraving)
1603326 Fishing for Jack (engraving) by Downing, Delapoer (fl.1885-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing for Jack. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 July 1892)

Theres No Fool Like An Old Fool (engraving)
1592149 Theres No Fool Like An Old Fool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theres No Fool Like An Old Fool)

Two young couples practising palmistry
3734087 Two young couples practising palmistry. by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Illustration depicting two young couples practising palmistry used as cover for an afternoon of)

Bid both stand up to see which was tallest, illustration from
617071 Bid both stand up to see which was tallest, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, c.1910 (colour litho) by Jameson

Dutch Courtship, c. 1661 (oil on panel)
450130 Dutch Courtship, c.1661 (oil on panel) by Sorgh, Hendrik Martensz (1611-70); 29.8x25.4 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Showing a Preference, 1860 (oil on canvas)
VFS109715 Showing a Preference, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Horsley, John Callcott (1817-1903); 67.5x52.7 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

At the inn. Painting by Ricardo Canals Y Llambi (1876-1931), 1891-1931
AIS5389164 At the inn. Painting by Ricardo Canals Y Llambi (1876-1931), 1891-1931. by Canals y Llambi, Ricardo (1876-1931); Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; Spanish

Advertisement for the 1st Carnaval masked ball at the Theatre National de l Opera
1770055 Advertisement for the 1st Carnaval masked ball at the Theatre National de l Opera, in 1892, 1892 (colour lithograph) by Cheret

The Preparations (oil on panel)
1769801 The Preparations (oil on panel) by Vibert, Jean or Jehan Georges (1840-1902); 63.5x81.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Preparations; Les Apprets. Jehan Georges Vibert (1840-1902)

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) flirts with President Felix Faure (1841-99
CHT211357 Queen Victoria (1819-1901) flirts with President Felix Faure (1841-99) while on her holiday in Nice, cover of Le Rire magazine, 23rd April 1898 (colour litho) by Leandre

Dr Syntax with the dairy maid
3781157 Dr Syntax with the dairy maid by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Dr Syntax with the dairy maid, illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Doctor Syntaxs Tour in Search of)

Arras Tapestry, Offering of the Heart (tapestry)
BAL1118 Arras Tapestry, Offering of the Heart (tapestry) by French School, (15th century); Musee National du Moyen Age et des Thermes de Cluny, Paris; French, out of copyright

The Doctor Called Up or the False Alarm, pub. 1786 (hand coloured engraving)
2962510 The Doctor Called Up or the False Alarm, pub. 1786 (hand coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

On the Balcony, 1889 (oil on canvas)
989544 On the Balcony, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931); 106.4x65.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Balcony. Eugen von Bls (1843-1931). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1889

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"Flirtation: A Delicate Dance of Seduction and Charm" In the realm of social interactions, it has long been regarded as a captivating art form. Just like the intricate patterns on a polo shirt, it weaves together subtle hints and playful gestures to create an enchanting atmosphere. As depicted in Alphonse Mucha's French lithograph advertisement for Biscuits Lefevre-Utile they can be as sweet and enticing as a delicious biscuit. The elegant figures portrayed in this artwork exude grace and allure, leaving viewers yearning for more. Charles Dana Gibson's pen and ink drawing titled "The Latest Nobleman" captures the essence with its depiction of a dashing gentleman charming his way into a lady's heart. This timeless image reminds us that chivalry is not lost but rather an essential element in the delicate dance between two individuals. Just like traditional costumes worn in Burma (Myanmar), flirtation embraces cultural nuances while adding an air of mystery. It celebrates diversity by incorporating different customs into its repertoire, making each encounter unique and exciting. Charmingly portrayed in William Barribal's painting "The Farce, " flirtation often involves humor and lightheartedness. Laughter becomes the secret language shared between two souls engaged in this delightful game, transcending barriers that words alone cannot overcome. Edgar Selden's comedic play "McKennas Flirtation" highlights how even comedians understand the power of flirting to captivate audiences. Like actors on stage, those who engage in flirtatious banter become masters at capturing attention through their wit and charisma. A door adorned with drawings by A. Rinder serves as a reminder that sometimes even simple acts can carry profound meanings when it comes to flirtation. Each stroke represents anticipation, curiosity, or perhaps even vulnerability - all ingredients necessary for this tantalizing dance to commence.