Flirting Collection (#3)

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)

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

Fashionable salon in the era of King Louis XVI, France. Women playing cards, reading books, chatting, flirting, etc
FLO4657020 Fashionable salon in the era of King Louis XVI, France. Women playing cards, reading books, chatting, flirting, etc

Taro, Colocasia esculenta, and dragon tree, Astragalus tragacantha. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical
FLO4668962 Taro, Colocasia esculenta, and dragon tree, Astragalus tragacantha. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney, the Workhouse matron
2604849 Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney, the Workhouse matron, ; (add.info.: Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney, the Workhouse matron, taking a flirtatious cup of tea)

A Tete A Tete (litho)
2800633 A Tete A Tete (litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tete A Tete. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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)

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)

Love will find a way (colour litho)
8656501 Love will find a way (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love will find a way. Fat man embracing a woman)

Here's to the light that lies in a woman's eyes (colour litho)
8656459 Here's to the light that lies in a woman's eyes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Love in the countryside (colour litho)
8656085 Love in the countryside (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love in the countryside. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

We can squeeze in almost anywhere (colour litho)
8656827 We can squeeze in almost anywhere (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

If you look at me like that I'll make you prove it! (colour litho)
8656804 If you look at me like that I'll make you prove it! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Nobody loves a fat man! (colour litho)
8656803 Nobody loves a fat man! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H---! Nobody loves a fat man! Sad little chubby boy)

A Happy Birthday (colour litho)
8656699 A Happy Birthday (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "A Happy Birthday)

She was only a landlady's daughter and she sure landed me (colour litho)
8656693 She was only a landlady's daughter and she sure landed me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Popping the question - rustic style (colour litho)
8656662 Popping the question - rustic style (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Popping the question - rustic style)

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"Flirting: A Timeless Art of Seduction" In the roaring 1920s, amidst the Kayser Bondor Nylons advertisement and the enchanting pages of "The It Girl" by George Whitelaw, flirting became an exquisite dance of charm and wit. Picture a smoky bar where a dapper gentleman from Polo - Its Social Aspect by Higgins catches the eye of a vivacious flapper in her shimmering gown. Just like Jeeves guiding Wooster through life's escapades in Wodehouse's tales, tenderly flirting was an art mastered by few but admired by all. As illustrated in Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, it was a delicate balance between coy glances and playful banter that set hearts ablaze. Fred and Adele Astaire were no strangers to this captivating game as they mesmerized audiences with their electrifying chemistry in Stop Flirting. Their graceful moves on stage mirrored the intricate steps taken when two souls intertwine. Even Hollywood embraced flirtation's allure as Diana Dors and Bonar Colleano sizzled on screen in Maurice Elveys' Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? Love bloomed under bright lights, leaving audiences yearning for more. Yet, long before these modern romances unfolded, William Holman Hunt captured the essence of courtship in his masterpiece The Hireling Shepherd. Amidst lush landscapes, lovers whispered sweet nothings while adorned in traditional Burmese attire or Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg reveled with her family. Flirting transcends time; it is an age-old language spoken across generations. From London to Myanmar, its power remains undeniable. So next time you find yourself caught up in its tantalizing embrace remember: flirting is not just about words or gestures—it is about creating moments that ignite passion and leave lasting imprints on our hearts.