Pleasure Collection (#25)

A Musical Company, 1632. Creator: Palamedesz, Anthonie (1601-1673)
A Musical Company, 1632. Found in the Collection of Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo, Helsinki

Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)
Fountain scene in front of a palace, 1731-1734. Found in the Collection of Skokloster Castle

Venus in the Grotto III, 1916. Creator: Moser, Koloman (1868-1918)
Venus in the Grotto III, 1916. Found in the Collection of Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz

Resting Venus with cupid, ca 1624. Creator: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Resting Venus with cupid, ca 1624. Found in the Collection of Dresden State Art Collections

Vulcan forging the arrows for Cupid, c. 1645. Creator: Stella, Jacques (1596-1657)
Vulcan forging the arrows for Cupid, c. 1645. Found in the Collection of Collection Motais de Narbonne

Il Piacere (The Pleasure). L enigma umano (The Human Enigma) Triptych, 1900. Private Collection

The Rest in the Michael Park. Artist: Sudeykin, Sergei Yurievich (1882-1946)
The Rest in the Michael Park. Found in the collection of State B. Kustodiev Art Gallery, Astrakhan

Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Artist: Titian (1488-1576)
Venus and Adonis, c. 1560. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Triumph of the Marine Venus, c. 1713. Artist: Ricci, Sebastiano (1659-1734)
Triumph of the Marine Venus, c. 1713. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Bedford, Bedfordshire - The River seen from the Boat Yard
Bedford, Bedfordshire - The River Great Ouse seen from the Boat Yard. Date: 1908

Venus and Amor. Found in the Collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The Visit of Venus to Vulcan (Summer), 1616-1617. Found in the Collection of Galleria Borghese, Rome

Bathers in a Park (oil on canvas)
3106530 Bathers in a Park (oil on canvas) by Pater, Jean-Baptiste Joseph (1695-1736); 49x59 cm; Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Pater was apprenticed to Watteau); French

Richmond Hill and Bridge, Surrey, c. 1828-9 (watercolour)
3086788 Richmond Hill and Bridge, Surrey, c.1828-9 (watercolour) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); British Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Dance before a Fountain, c. 1724 (oil on canvas)
3077177 Dance before a Fountain, c.1724 (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 97.8x130.8 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; French, out of copyright

The Bird Catchers, 1748 (oil on canvas)
3077129 The Bird Catchers, 1748 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 294.6x337.8 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The Pitfalls of Life (oil on canvas)
898958 The Pitfalls of Life (oil on canvas) by Glaize, Auguste Barthelemy (1807-93); 126x250 cm; Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; (add.info.: Les Ecueils de la vie. ); French, out of copyright

The Arbour, or The Conflict, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
WLT206781 The Arbour, or The Conflict, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by La Touche, Gaston de (1854-1913); 180x201 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; French, out of copyright

Steam Pleasure Cruise on the Monarch out of Bournemouth - a host of enthusiastic holidaymakers smiling dutifully before departure - 25th August 1925. Date: 1925

Detroit, Michigan, USA - Tashmoo Pleasure Steamer Date: 1907

Detroit, Michigan, USA - Belle Isle - The Pavilion Date: 1907

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - The Narrows, Lake Minnetonka Date: 1939

A Ships Band on deck - preparing to launch into a merry tune for the passengers. Sadly, the location, name of the group and setlist are lost to history... Date: circa 1909

Heading off on a Motor Boat ride - Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Date: 1914

Beach Yacht - Hastings, East Sussex. Date: circa 1910s

Riccoine, Italy - The Green Pearl of the Adriatic Coast. Date: circa 1930s

Boats on Lake Balaton - Hungary - evening light. Date: 1913

Venus and Amor, Second half of the16th cen Creator: De Heere, Lucas (1534-1584)
Venus and Amor, Second half of the16th cen.. Found in the Collection of Muse e Dobre e

Victorian satirical cartoon, on Pleasure and Woe
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satire on Pleasure and Woe, 19th Century. Pleasure and Woe, Together they go, Hand in hand, like sister and brother, We never have one without having the other

The Birth of Venus, 1862. Found in the Collection of Muse e des Beaux-Arts, Lille

Assembly in a Park, ca 1717. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

The return to Cythera, ca 1896. Private Collection

The Visit of Venus to Vulcan. Found in the Collection of Villa Margherita, Bordighera

Venus and Amor, ca 1578. Found in the Collection of Muse e Fabre, Montpellier

The Woodmans Daughter, 1851. Artist: John Everett Millais
The Woodmans Daughter, 1851

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1745
Scene showing Mademoiselle Catherina in the centre apparently providing entertainment due to her small size for a gathering of fashionably dressed figures

Building houses with cards, c1745. Artist: Benjamin Cole
Building houses with cards ; interior scene showing a group of men, women and children playing with cards, taken from an original painting from Vauxhall Gardens, c1745

Playing the game at quadrille, c1745
Playing the game at quadrille ; interior scene showing a group of men and woman playing a game of cards, taken from an original painting from Vauxhall Gardens, c1745

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1850
Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1820; open every evening except Saturday; American Wonders, Ella and Leon, Herr Sommers Band, French Equestrian Troupe

The Humorous Diversion of the Country Play at Blindmans Buff, Vauxhall Gardens, London, c1745
The Humorous Diversion of the Country Play at Blindmans Buff, Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1745; showing five figures playing with a blindfolded young man

The Exercise of See Saw, Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1745; showing a young man and woman on a see-saw. As the woman loses her balance she is thrown into the arms of another man standing

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1751
View of Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1751; showing the Grand Walk at the entrance and the orchestra

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752. Artist: Edward Rooker
View of the Grand Walk in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752; with figures in the foreground

Stock Exchange, London, 1720. Artist: James Cole
The Bubblers bubbl d, or the Devil take the hindmost, 1720; showing the interior of the Stock Exchange, with many figures showing pleasure or dismay

Tom Burnham with a pint at The Bell, Codicote, Hertfordshire, December 1986. Artist
Tom Burnham with a pint at The Bell, Codicote, Hertfordshire, December 1986

Central Park, The Drive, Currier & Ives, pub. 1862 (Colour Lithograph)

Scene from Hans Christian Andersens fairy tale, The Snow Queen, 1872. The old witch combing Gerdas hair with a golden comb to cause her to forget her friend

Children on a fairground ride, 2005

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