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Marriage Register Collection (#4)

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Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Jesuss Parables: The Wedding Garment (colour litho)

Jesuss Parables: The Wedding Garment (colour litho)
7193091 Jesuss Parables: The Wedding Garment (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wedding Garment)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, The Wedding Portrait, 10 March 1863 (engraving)

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, The Wedding Portrait, 10 March 1863 (engraving)
7188278 His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, The Wedding Portrait, 10 March 1863 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Groom; Pferdewarter (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Groom; Pferdewarter (engraving)
7196279 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Groom; Pferdewarter (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Groom; Pferdewarter)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Berkshire legend of a masked woman who told the man of her fancy that he must fight or marry her

Berkshire legend of a masked woman who told the man of her fancy that he must fight or marry her (colour litho)
7200525 Berkshire legend of a masked woman who told the man of her fancy that he must fight or marry her (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Blessing of the marriage bed by a bishop (woodcut)

Blessing of the marriage bed by a bishop (woodcut)
7201589 Blessing of the marriage bed by a bishop (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blessing of the marriage bed by a bishop)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Calendar of love (copper engraving)

Calendar of love (copper engraving)
7201573 Calendar of love (copper engraving) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calendar of love)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Impudent young housewife, scene from Petrarchs De remediis utriusque fortunae (colour litho)

Impudent young housewife, scene from Petrarchs De remediis utriusque fortunae (colour litho)
7201550 Impudent young housewife, scene from Petrarchs De remediis utriusque fortunae (colour litho) by Weiditz, Hans (c.1500-c.1536); Private Collection; (add.info.: Impudent young housewife)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Nadezhda Krupskaya, Bolshevik revolutionary politician, wife of Lenin (b / w photo)

Nadezhda Krupskaya, Bolshevik revolutionary politician, wife of Lenin (b / w photo)
7200808 Nadezhda Krupskaya, Bolshevik revolutionary politician, wife of Lenin (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nadezhda Krupskaya (1869-1939)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Uncle John and Jemmy the 'groom'(engraving)

Uncle John and Jemmy the "groom"(engraving)
7192847 Uncle John and Jemmy the " groom" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Anne, Lady Fairfax, wife of Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary commander-in-chief in the English Civil

Anne, Lady Fairfax, wife of Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary commander-in-chief in the English Civil War (engraving)
7185473 Anne, Lady Fairfax, wife of Thomas Fairfax, Parliamentary commander-in-chief in the English Civil War (engraving) by Soest, Gilbert (c.1605-1681); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anne)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: The Realm of Hades (engraving)

The Realm of Hades (engraving)
7193915 The Realm of Hades (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Realm of Hades)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bride; Bridle; Zaum (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bride; Bridle; Zaum (engraving)
7195041 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Bride; Bridle; Zaum (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bride; Bridle; Zaum)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: The wife of Prussian general Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld asking Napoleon to spare her husbands life

The wife of Prussian general Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld asking Napoleon to spare her husbands life (litho)
7184940 The wife of Prussian general Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld asking Napoleon to spare her husbands life (litho) by French School

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: After the divorce (litho)

After the divorce (litho)
7201769 After the divorce (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the divorce. Illustration from The King (George Newnes, Limited, London)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Elegant Company, Out of Doors with the Arrival of the Bridal Couple (oil)

Elegant Company, Out of Doors with the Arrival of the Bridal Couple (oil)
7076662 Elegant Company, Out of Doors with the Arrival of the Bridal Couple (oil) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721))

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, The Wedding Portrait, 10 March 1863 (engraving)

Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, The Wedding Portrait, 10 March 1863 (engraving)
7188276 Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, The Wedding Portrait, 10 March 1863 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Mahadeva and Parvati (engraving)

Mahadeva and Parvati (engraving)
7182601 Mahadeva and Parvati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mahadeva and Parvati)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Marriage of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, 1486 (engraving)

Marriage of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, 1486 (engraving)
7149400 Marriage of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, 1486 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Man failing to recognise his own wife (woodcut)

Man failing to recognise his own wife (woodcut)
7201588 Man failing to recognise his own wife (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man failing to recognise his own wife)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Satire on the ineffective husband (woodcut)

Satire on the ineffective husband (woodcut)
7201585 Satire on the ineffective husband (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satire on an ineffective husband)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Satirical depiction of an adulterous woman and a cuckold (copper engraving)

Satirical depiction of an adulterous woman and a cuckold (copper engraving)
7201532 Satirical depiction of an adulterous woman and a cuckold (copper engraving) by French School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Legend of St Catherines Church where spinster women come to pray for matrimony, Dorset

Legend of St Catherines Church where spinster women come to pray for matrimony, Dorset, England (colour litho)
7200526 Legend of St Catherines Church where spinster women come to pray for matrimony, Dorset, England (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Penelopes faithfulness to her husband Odysseus (colour litho)

Penelopes faithfulness to her husband Odysseus (colour litho)
7201985 Penelopes faithfulness to her husband Odysseus (colour litho) by Bonamy, Armand Joseph (fl.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penelopes faithfulness to her husband Odysseus)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Portrait of Sabina, 130 - 140 AD (sculpture)

Portrait of Sabina, 130 - 140 AD (sculpture)
7216101 Portrait of Sabina, 130 - 140 AD (sculpture) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Sabina. 130 - 140 AD. Hadrians spouse)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Why girls get married (chromolitho)

Why girls get married (chromolitho)
7157469 Why girls get married (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why girls get married. Postcard, early 20th Century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Christiana and the pilgrims meet a shepherd boy in the Valley of Humiliation

Christiana and the pilgrims meet a shepherd boy in the Valley of Humiliation
7153569 Christiana and the pilgrims meet a shepherd boy in the Valley of Humiliation, an illustration from from The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Some English Brasses (engraving)

Some English Brasses (engraving)
7164163 Some English Brasses (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some English Brasses. Illustration for The Builder, 14 January 1888.); © Look and Learn

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Henry the Fowler, son of Otto I, Duke of Saxony, wooing Matilda of Ringelheim, 909 (engraving)

Henry the Fowler, son of Otto I, Duke of Saxony, wooing Matilda of Ringelheim, 909 (engraving)
7147856 Henry the Fowler, son of Otto I, Duke of Saxony, wooing Matilda of Ringelheim, 909 (engraving) by Leeke, Ferdinand (1859-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry the Fowler)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Married couple at the breakfast table (litho)

Married couple at the breakfast table (litho)
7172638 Married couple at the breakfast table (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Married couple at the breakfast table)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: A Political Union (engraving)

A Political Union (engraving)
7178048 A Political Union (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Political Union)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: A Dissenters Marriage (engraving)

A Dissenters Marriage (engraving)
7177850 A Dissenters Marriage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dissenters Marriage)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Two women in a museum, amused by the figure of an African warrior with a ring through his nose

Two women in a museum, amused by the figure of an African warrior with a ring through his nose (litho)
7172191 Two women in a museum, amused by the figure of an African warrior with a ring through his nose (litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women in a museum)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: A Roman Lady wearing the Palla (engraving)

A Roman Lady wearing the Palla (engraving)
7193888 A Roman Lady wearing the Palla (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Roman Lady wearing the Palla)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Lancelot and Guinevere (engraving)

Lancelot and Guinevere (engraving)
7185741 Lancelot and Guinevere (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lancelot and Guinevere)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Arundel (engraving)

Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Arundel (engraving)
7185398 Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Arundel (engraving) by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Arundel, wife of Henry Howard)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel (engraving)

Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel (engraving)
7185397 Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel (engraving) by Hollar, Wenceslaus (1607-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alethea Howard, Countess of Arundel (1585-1654)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Taken prisoner in Marienburg, the future Catherine I of Russia is ceded to Princess Menshikov

Taken prisoner in Marienburg, the future Catherine I of Russia is ceded to Princess Menshikov (litho)
7184928 Taken prisoner in Marienburg, the future Catherine I of Russia is ceded to Princess Menshikov (litho) by European School

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Second visit of Peter the Great of Russia to the Netherlands, 1716-1717 (litho)

Second visit of Peter the Great of Russia to the Netherlands, 1716-1717 (litho)
7184926 Second visit of Peter the Great of Russia to the Netherlands, 1716-1717 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Her Weight in Gold, c. 1921 (oil on canvas)

Her Weight in Gold, c. 1921 (oil on canvas)
5984014 Her Weight in Gold, c.1921 (oil on canvas) by Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Ferris)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Le mariage romantique. Peinture de Jose Gutierrez De La Vega (1791-1865). Madrid. Musee romantique

Le mariage romantique. Peinture de Jose Gutierrez De La Vega (1791-1865). Madrid. Musee romantique
AIS5374037 Le mariage romantique. Peinture de Jose Gutierrez De La Vega (1791-1865). Madrid. Musee romantique. by Gutierrez de la Vega, Jose (1791-1865); © Iberfoto

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Lady Godiva (photogravure)

Lady Godiva (photogravure)
7178998 Lady Godiva (photogravure) by Leighton, Edmund Blair (1853-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Godiva)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Mediaval courtly wedding feast (engraving)

Mediaval courtly wedding feast (engraving)
7148023 Mediaval courtly wedding feast (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediaval courtly wedding feast)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Ossian and Niamh of the Golden Hair (colour litho)

Ossian and Niamh of the Golden Hair (colour litho)
7149250 Ossian and Niamh of the Golden Hair (colour litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ossian and Niamh of the Golden Hair)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Pavement Pictures, The Street Artist (colour litho)

Pavement Pictures, The Street Artist (colour litho)
7181966 Pavement Pictures, The Street Artist (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pavement Pictures, The Street Artist)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: 'I wish you a happy new ear!'(engraving)

"I wish you a happy new ear!"(engraving)
7178068 " I wish you a happy new ear!" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I wish you a happy new ear)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Young woman delaying marriage to care for her invalid mother (litho)

Young woman delaying marriage to care for her invalid mother (litho)
7172645 Young woman delaying marriage to care for her invalid mother (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Celebrations of the wedding of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stephanie of Belgium

Celebrations of the wedding of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Vienna
7157362 Celebrations of the wedding of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Vienna, 1881 (engraving) by European School

Background imageMarriage Register Collection: Couple eating and bathing together (woodcut)

Couple eating and bathing together (woodcut)
7201599 Couple eating and bathing together (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple eating and bathing together)




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"Capturing the Spectrum of Marriage: A Journey Through Time and Culture" Step into a world where love, commitment, and tradition intertwine. In this captivating marriage register, we embark on a visual odyssey that spans centuries and continents. From tender moments to tumultuous scenes, each artwork tells a unique story of matrimonial bonds. We begin with "Sir Hugo as a three-year old held by Groom in a Stable, " an endearing oil painting that showcases the innocence and purity of young love. The Bride Josine's portrait on cardboard exudes grace and elegance, reminding us of the beauty that accompanies union. Traveling further back in time, "El Cids Daughters" takes us to medieval Spain through vibrant brushstrokes. This masterpiece from Romance XLIV of the Tesoro de Romanceros captures familial ties within the context of matrimony. In contrast to these idyllic depictions, "There I Was Waiting At The Church" presents an intriguing twist with its colorful photo. It invites contemplation about missed connections or perhaps unexpected turns in marital journeys. Le Bas Bleu offers a glimpse into 19th-century society through its vivid lithograph. This artistic portrayal challenges societal norms surrounding women's intellectual pursuits within wedlock. The engraving titled "A wife taking a stick to her drunken husband" delves into darker aspects of marriage dynamics prevalent during the 19th century—a reminder that not all unions were harmonious or idealized. Moving forward in history brings us face-to-face with Anne Boleyn's tragic fate at the Tower of London—an unsettling chromolithograph capturing one woman's untimely demise amidst political intrigue tied to her marriage vows. From Europe to Southeast Asia comes "Malay Bride and Bridesmaids, " offering insight into cultural traditions surrounding nuptials beyond Western customs—celebrating diversity while highlighting shared human experiences.