Socialising Collection (#6)

Arabs Conversing in a Village Street, 1894 (oil on canvas)
658357 Arabs Conversing in a Village Street, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Swoboda, Rudolf Der G. (1859-1914); 110x85.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabs Conversing in a Village Street)

A Wedding Party Boarding a Boat, 1864 (oil on canvas)
659015 A Wedding Party Boarding a Boat, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Unterberger, Franz Richard (1838-1902); 80.6x112.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Wedding Party Boarding a Boat)

La Madeleine, Paris, (bodycolour)
658708 La Madeleine, Paris, (bodycolour) by Lieven, Jacques (b.1850); 17.8x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Madeleine, Paris. Jacques Lieven (b.1850). Bodycolour. 17.8 x 30.5cm

The Farewell Party, (oil on canvas)
658227 The Farewell Party, (oil on canvas) by Unterberger, Franz Richard (1838-1902); 81.3x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Farewell Party. Franz Richard Unterberger (1832-1902)

The Garden Party, (oil on canvas)
658190 The Garden Party, (oil on canvas) by Schweninger, Karl or Carl the Younger (1854-1903); 75x101 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Garden Party. Karl Schweninger the Younger (1854-1903)

A View of Richmond Bridge with Boats on the River and Figures Promenading
824260 A View of Richmond Bridge with Boats on the River and Figures Promenading, (oil on canvas) by Turner, William (Turner of Oxford) (1789-1862); 67.3x87.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

At the Opera (oil on canvas)
823392 At the Opera (oil on canvas) by Sedlacek, August Stephan (1868-1936); 73.7x116.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Opera. August Stephan Sedlacek (1868-1936). Oil on canvas

Garden Cafe on the Elbe, 1902 (oil on canvas)
656344 Garden Cafe on the Elbe, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Liebermann, Max (1847-1935); 40.5x50.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gartencafe an der Elbe); Photo eChristies Images; German

Figures on a Road Near Galle, Ceylon, (watercolour heightened with white)
652040 Figures on a Road Near Galle, Ceylon, (watercolour heightened with white) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); 40.6x26.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Figures on a Road Near Galle, Ceylon)

At the Races, (oil on canvas)
651538 At the Races, (oil on canvas) by Miralles Galaup, Francesco (1848-1901); 32.4x41.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Races. Francisco Miralles y Galup (1848-1901). Oil on canvas

Tea for Two, (oil on canvas)
651394 Tea for Two, (oil on canvas) by Bergeret, Denis Pierre (1846-1910); 65x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tea for Two. Denis Pierre Bergeret (1846-1910). Oil on canvas

Scenes from La Rampe, (watercolour)
651391 Scenes from La Rampe, (watercolour) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); 35.5x25.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from La Rampe. Maurice Leloir (1853-1940). Watercolour

Hyde Park Corner with the Duke of Wellingtons Residence, (oil on panel)
828420 Hyde Park Corner with the Duke of Wellingtons Residence, (oil on panel) by Cranmer, Charles (1780-1841); 70x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Gathering in the Drawing Room, (gouache and watercolour over traces of chalk with gum
827420 A Gathering in the Drawing Room, (gouache and watercolour over traces of chalk with gum arabic on) by Lynch, Albert (1851-1912); 31.8x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tete a Tete, (oil on canvas)
826996 Tete a Tete, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 88.2x66.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tete a Tete. Joseph Frederick Charles Soulacroix (1825-1879)

Life and the arts in Ancient Greece. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996291 Life and the arts in Ancient Greece. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life and the arts in Ancient Greece)

Mr Romford at Dalberry Lees (coloured engraving)
957793 Mr Romford at Dalberry Lees (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Romford at Dalberry Lees)

Family scene, c. 1840 (colour litho)
CHT407341 Family scene, c.1840 (colour litho) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur de famille; ); eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Monthly dance at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York
MNY380941 Monthly dance at the New York Association for the Blind, 111 East 59th Street, New York, 1926 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Spring in Paris (colour litho)
2818388 Spring in Paris (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring in Paris. At the races at Longchamp. Le Printemps a Paris. Courses de Longchamp)

A salon at Versailles in the time of Louis XIV, 1660 (chromolitho)
2782619 A salon at Versailles in the time of Louis XIV, 1660 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A salon at Versailles in the time of Louis XIV, 1660)

St Marylebone Workhouse Inmates
Aged male inmates of Londons St Marylebone workhouse sit in their airing yard, chatting, reading newspapers and smoking pipes. Date: circa 1905

French and Korean businessmen Seoul, Korea, c. 1900
French and Korean businessmen dining together, Seoul, Korea, c.1900

Five O Clock (colour litho)
3098881 Five O Clock (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Five O Clock. Illustration from Le Figaro Illustre, March 1899.); © Look and Learn

By the grandstand at Deauville racecourse, France (colour photo)
3098912 By the grandstand at Deauville racecourse, France (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: By the grandstand at Deauville racecourse, France)

On the lawn at Deauville racecourse, France (colour photo)
3098911 On the lawn at Deauville racecourse, France (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the lawn at Deauville racecourse, France)

At Longchamps (colour litho)
3101232 At Longchamps (colour litho) by Burret, Leonce (1866-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: At Longchamps. Illustration for Histoire d Une Petite Fille d il y a Cent Ans by Madame Cremnitz)

The Casino de Paris (b / w photo)
3101227 The Casino de Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Casino de Paris)

Bowling, engraved by James Clements (litho)
BSA266811 Bowling, engraved by James Clements (litho) by Clements, James (fl.19th century); 49x66 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

A Nice Game for Two or More (oil on canvas)
BSA266805 A Nice Game for Two or More (oil on canvas) by Leech, John (1817-64); 71.5x85.5 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

Illustration of Society, 1919 (w / c & pencil on paper)
BRN198278 Illustration of Society, 1919 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

L Arc de Triomphe, Versailles (engraving)
STC171693 L Arc de Triomphe, Versailles (engraving) by Rigaud, Jacques (1681-1754); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

View of the interior of the Grand Cafe Parisien, Paris, engraved by Thibault
CHT170103 View of the interior of the Grand Cafe Parisien, Paris, engraved by Thibault, 1855 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French

Pages at a Banquet in a Palatial Interior with a Still Life of Fruit
1766809 Pages at a Banquet in a Palatial Interior with a Still Life of Fruit and Game in the Foreground - A Fragment, 1620 by Flemish School

Pygmies at a Fair, Drawing Water from a Well in the Foreground
1766796 Pygmies at a Fair, Drawing Water from a Well in the Foreground and Watching Theatrical Performances Beyond (oil on canvas) by Bocchi or Boccasi

The Casino, Monte Carlo, 1884 (oil on canvas)
1766759 The Casino, Monte Carlo, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Bokelman, Christian Ludwig (1844-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Casino, Monte Carlo. Christian Ludwig Bokelmann (1844-1894)

An Invitation to Dance; Aufforderung zum Tanze (oil on canvas)
1764984 An Invitation to Dance; Aufforderung zum Tanze (oil on canvas) by Baumgartner, Peter (1834-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Invitation to Dance; Aufforderung zum Tanze)

A cafe on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad (engraving)
GIA829555 A cafe on the banks of the Tigris, Baghdad (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eGiancarlo Costa; French, out of copyright

Promenade #2, (oil on canvas)
985044 Promenade #2, (oil on canvas) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858/9-1924); 53.3x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Promenade #2. Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1859-1924). Oil on canvas

Het Hoogeland, Beekbergen, 1896 (colour lithograph)
1197707 Het Hoogeland, Beekbergen, 1896 (colour lithograph) by Toorop, Jan Theodore (1858-1928); 100x70 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Cafe in Dieppe, c. 1884-5 (oil on panel)
1197386 Cafe in Dieppe, c. 1884-5 (oil on panel) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 23.5x14.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

A Fancy Dress Ball at Mrs. Casement s, Calcutta, India 1830s
1196935 A Fancy Dress Ball at Mrs. Casement s, Calcutta, India 1830s by Prinsep, William (1794-1874); 23x33.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: inscribed A fancy dress ball at Mrs Casements)

A Group Portrait of a Christening Party with a Lady Seated Full Length, with Her Husband Behind Her
652192 A Group Portrait of a Christening Party with a Lady Seated Full Length, with Her Husband Behind Her, Her Child Attended by an Ayah and Four Godparents, (oil on canvas) by Hickey

To the Party; A la Fiesta, (oil on board)
825006 To the Party; A la Fiesta, (oil on board) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 53x80.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Party; A la Fiesta. Pedro Figari (1861-1938). Oil on board

Colonial Meeting; Reunion Colonial, (oil on board)
824968 Colonial Meeting; Reunion Colonial, (oil on board) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 69x99.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial Meeting; Reunion Colonial. Pedro Figari (1861-1938)

Gallant Party, (oil on canvas)
989602 Gallant Party, (oil on canvas) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 65.4x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gallant Party; Fete Galante. Theodule Ribot (1823-1891). Oil on canvas

Fete Champetre, 1878 (oil on canvas)
989279 Fete Champetre, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91); 105.8x79.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fete Champetre; Garden Party. Emile Antoine Bayard (1837-1891)

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"Unveiling the Art of Socialising: From Dewars to Dominica, a Journey through Time" Embark on a captivating journey through time as we explore the art of socialising. From the depths of the ocean where three majestic sperm whales gracefully socialise under the surface in Dominica, to the glamorous world of Leonard Rossiter and Joan Collins starring in Cinzano TV commercials, this is an ode to human connection. Step into Tom Chadwick's masterpiece "The Proverbs, " painted in 1939, which beautifully captures the essence of communal wisdom passed down through generations. Travel back to Havana's vibrant streets in 1951 and experience Sloppy Joes Bar - a hub for laughter and camaraderie that transcends borders. Join Mrs Whigham's Ascot Party as elegance meets conviviality at its finest. Witness actor Michael Crawford hosting a delightful barbecue amidst his Wimbledon garden, bringing friends together with sizzling food and infectious laughter. Delve into history itself with ancient cave paintings depicting our ancestors' desire for companionship and shared experiences. Transport yourself to winter fashion trends from 1954, where style becomes an invitation for connections forged over warm coats and cozy scarves. Feel the electric atmosphere as Liverpool players celebrate their League Title win alongside their devoted wives at Adelphi Hotel. And let us not forget Manchester City players and management staff raising glasses in jubilation after achieving greatness on the field. Finally, lose yourself on a crowded dance floor at GEC ballroom in Coventry circa 1935; bodies swaying rhythmically as music unites souls from all walks of life. In this ever-changing world, one thing remains constant - our innate need for social interaction. So let us cherish these moments that bring us closer together because it is within these connections that memories are made and friendships flourish.