Proposal Collection (#3)

Barn Proposal, 1904 (oil on canvas)
741748 Barn Proposal, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Astrup, Nikolai (1880-1928); Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Proposal messenger from Harald Harfagre to Gyda, 1860
6370666 Proposal messenger from Harald Harfagre to Gyda, 1860 by Bergslien, Nils (1853-1928); 60x50 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A proposal (bodycolour on paper)
5906503 A proposal (bodycolour on paper) by Bergslien, Nils (1853-1928); 38x56 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Et frieri); Photo © O. Vaering

Powder Box, c. 1936. Creator: Thomas Holloway
Powder Box, c. 1936

Taking Advantage of Leap Year, 1860 / 1901. Creator: Anthony & Company
Taking Advantage of Leap Year, 1860/1901. [Women were traditionally allowed to propose marriage every 4 years when February contained 29 days instead of 28]. Albumen print, stereocard, no

The Rose, 1788. Creator: Philibert Louis Debucourt
The Rose, 1788

A Scene from Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaffe, Act 1, Scene 2
652189 A Scene from Love in a Village by Isaac Bickerstaffe, Act 1, Scene 2, with Edward Shuter as Justice Woodcock, John Beard as Hawthorn, and John Dunstall as Hodge, (oil on canvas) by Zoffany

A Proposal of Marriage, (oil on canvas)
827315 A Proposal of Marriage, (oil on canvas) by Worms, Jules (1832-1914); 71.4x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Proposal of Marriage. Jules Worms (1832-1914). Oil on canvas

Marriage Proposal of the Pedant (engraving)
3648130 Marriage Proposal of the Pedant (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage Proposal of the Pedant)

Marriage Proposal of the Peasant (engraving)
3648125 Marriage Proposal of the Peasant (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage Proposal of the Peasant)

Marriage Proposal of the Sick Man (engraving)
3648123 Marriage Proposal of the Sick Man (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marriage Proposal of the Sick Man)

May good fortune smile on you this Christmas! (colour litho)
3641799 May good fortune smile on you this Christmas! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May good fortune smile on you this Christmas)

I have no money but I love you (colour litho)
3642960 I have no money but I love you (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I have no money but I love you)

Two Obstacles (colour litho)
6001241 Two Obstacles (colour litho) by Granville-Smith, Walter (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Obstacles)

Illustration depicting the acceptance of a proposal for marriage, 1873 (engraving)
5616422 Illustration depicting the acceptance of a proposal for marriage, 1873 (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931); Universal History Archive/UIG; Scottish, out of copyright

The acceptation of a proposal for marriage, 1873 (engraving)
5616398 The acceptation of a proposal for marriage, 1873 (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931); Universal History Archive/UIG; Scottish, out of copyright

Woman encountering the man she refused in marriage who swore he would never marry (colour litho)
6031832 Woman encountering the man she refused in marriage who swore he would never marry (colour litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Heart against gold (chromolitho)
671898 Heart against gold (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heart against gold.); © Look and Learn

An Undecided Parsons Courtship (chromolitho)
1047850 An Undecided Parsons Courtship (chromolitho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Undecided Parsons Courtship)

All on a Breezy Morn (chromolitho)
1063659 All on a Breezy Morn (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All on a Breezy Morn)

Wallace rejects the English proposals, 1297, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485
984755 Wallace rejects the English proposals, 1297, from A Chronicle of England BC 55 to AD 1485, pub. London, 1863 (colour litho) by Doyle

"Shall I marry you, my pretty maid?"
908622 " Shall I marry you, my pretty maid?" by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book published by Frederick Warne circa 1920 s)

Hallidies Parent Cable Tramway System worked without horses or locomotives (engraving)
560267 Hallidies Parent Cable Tramway System worked without horses or locomotives (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Building proposed to be erected in the Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill (engraving)
729271 Building proposed to be erected in the Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young lady in electric blue and purple gown with her young suitor, engraved by Dupin
STC427826 Young lady in electric blue and purple gown with her young suitor, engraved by Dupin, plate no.206 from Galeries des Modes et Costumes Francais, c.1778-87 (coloured engraving) by Watteau

Red Book for Sheringham Hall, c. 1812 (w / c on paper)
STC437690 Red Book for Sheringham Hall, c.1812 (w/c on paper) by Repton, Humphry (1752-1818); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the East of the house)

Propos Galants (colour litho)
2818396 Propos Galants (colour litho) by Roybet, Ferdinand (1840-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Propos Galants. Painting by Ferdinand Roybet. Propos galants)

Comic postcard, Marriage proposal from commercial traveller Date: 20th century

Man proposing (colour litho)
3096469 Man proposing (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man proposing. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Man and his prospective father-in-law (colour photo)
3093786 Man and his prospective father-in-law (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and his prospective father-in-law)

Two English gentlemen evaluating a horse in a paddock, 19th century. A jockey sits on Hercules, a groom Leather holds the horses head

The Engagement Party (colour litho)
CHT293652 The Engagement Party (colour litho) by Stella, Jacques (1596-1657); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info)

Rejected Addresses, 1853 (oil on canvas)
AFR97141 Rejected Addresses, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Nicol, Erskine (1825-1904); South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa; eSouth African National Gallery; Scottish, out of copyright

Lord Buckingham (1592-1628) and Queen Anne of Austria (1601-66), c. 1886 (oil on canvas)
AGR213776 Lord Buckingham (1592-1628) and Queen Anne of Austria (1601-66), c.1886 (oil on canvas) by Bakalowicz, Wladyslaw (1833-1907); 49x57.5 cm; Private Collection; Agra Art, Warsaw

New College Oxford: Proposed New Buildings, 1870-79 (ink on paper)
NCO232969 New College Oxford: Proposed New Buildings, 1870-79 (ink on paper) by Scott, George Gilbert (1811-1878); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English, out of copyright

Ms 372 fol. 141 An Engagement, from Decrets de Gratien (vellum)
XIR216956 Ms 372 fol.141 An Engagement, from Decrets de Gratien (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Laon, France; French, out of copyright

Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-83) presents the map of the Canal du Languedoc to Louis XIV
STC169727 Jean Baptiste Colbert (1619-83) presents the map of the Canal du Languedoc to Louis XIV, engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl.1790-1820), 1788 (colour litho) by Sergent-Marceau

A hand coloured lithographed scene of a man proposing, c
1765068 A hand coloured lithographed scene of a man proposing, c.1800 (hand coloured lithoraph on card) by English School

"Popping the Question"(engraving)
5209408 " Popping the Question" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Popping the Question." Illustration for Bow Bells Magazine)

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

The Proposal, (oil on canvas)
651367 The Proposal, (oil on canvas) by Becker, Carl Ludwig Friedrich (1820-1900); 120.3x125.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proposal. Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker (1820-1900)

An Unexpected Question, 1922 (oil on canvas)
659921 An Unexpected Question, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Lucas, John Seymour (1849-1923); 48.5x66.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Unexpected Question. John Seymour Lucas (1849-1923)

The Proposal: Observe Her Eyes; The Flattering Tales Believed
824216 The Proposal: Observe Her Eyes; The Flattering Tales Believed, (oil on canvas) by Harlow, George Henry (1787-1819); 92.1x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proposal)

Unaccepted (oil on canvas)
CH18763 Unaccepted (oil on canvas) by Tissot, James Jacques Joseph (1836-1902); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Moment of Suspense, 1861 (oil on panel)
CH139773 Moment of Suspense, 1861 (oil on panel) by Smith, George (1829-1901); 40.5x35.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The acceptation of a proposal for marriage
5616425 The acceptation of a proposal for marriage by Small, William (1843-1931); (add.info.: Illustration depicting the acceptance of a proposal for marriage)

Proposed site of Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in London 1924
Illustration depicting the proposed site for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre as an arrangement of theatre, museum and offices on the Victoria Embankment near to Whitehall

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"A Young Winston Churchill presenting his Proposal for a Thames Barrage, Gravesend, 1904: A visionary leader with an ambitious plan to harness the power of the river. " "The Interview or Miss out of her Teens, 1816 (colour etching): A charming scene where a hopeful suitor nervously presents his proposal to win the heart of a young lady coming of age. " "Leap Year Special: Love takes a leap as couples embrace the tradition and seize the opportunity to make their long-awaited marriage proposals on this rare day. " "When love finds its voice: Witnessing the magic as one soul gathers courage and pours out their heart in an unforgettable marriage proposal. " "Miss Edith Day in Irene by Kate Carew: The stage is set for romance as Miss Edith Day captivates hearts while accepting a heartfelt proposal amidst applause and admiration. " "A German Present or the Lovers Token, 1816 (coloured engraving): An enchanting moment frozen in time when two souls exchange vows through an intricately crafted token symbolizing their eternal love. " "Rich Woman fishes for suitors: In a world turned upside down, watch as wealth becomes irrelevant when true love prevails over material possessions in this captivating tale of courtship. " "Trysting Time is Kissing Time by Wilton Williams: Amidst blooming flowers and whispered promises, lovers find solace in stolen moments that lead to life-changing proposals filled with hope and passion. " "The Proposed Hotel Commonwealth, New York: Unveiling architectural marvels alongside breathtaking views - witness how dreams take shape through grand gestures like proposing at this iconic landmark. " "Queen Mary surprising Courtenay and Princess Elizabeth: Royalty meets romance as Queen Mary herself stumbles upon an unexpected proposal between Courtenay and Princess Elizabeth – proving that even monarchs are not immune to love's surprises. " "A Thatched Cottage Proposal in Woldsea.