Socialising Collection (#9)

Les Crinolines, 1865 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card)
656678 Les Crinolines, 1865 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 16.5x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Crinolines. Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)

At the Carnival, (oil on panel)
658200 At the Carnival, (oil on panel) by Benlliure y Gil, Jose (1855-1937); 38.1x54.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Carnival. Jose Benlliure y Gil (1855-1937). Oil on panel

Kilearney Fair, (oil on canvas)
658163 Kilearney Fair, (oil on canvas) by Rigby, P. (19th century); 58.5x91.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

The Introduction: Elegant Figures in a Garden, 1870 (watercolour and bodycolour)
659820 The Introduction: Elegant Figures in a Garden, 1870 (watercolour and bodycolour) by Buckley, John Edmund (1820-84); 40.5x67.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Introduction)

Music Restaurant; Musikrestaurant, 1914 (lithograph)
659486 Music Restaurant; Musikrestaurant, 1914 (lithograph) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 59.6x50.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Music Restaurant; Musikrestaurant)

In the artists bar (engraving)
5216952 In the artists bar (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the artists bar)

King Edward VIIs last shooting party at Windsor during a visit by King Manuel II of Portugal
6014615 King Edward VIIs last shooting party at Windsor during a visit by King Manuel II of Portugal, November 1909 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Crowds promenading on Hove Lawns, Brighton, Sussex (photo)
5999864 Crowds promenading on Hove Lawns, Brighton, Sussex (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crowds promenading on Hove Lawns, Brighton, Sussex)

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The Betrothal of the Virgin, From The Life of the Virgin, c. 1504 (woodcut print)
1767106 The Betrothal of the Virgin, From The Life of the Virgin, c.1504 (woodcut print) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Betrothal of the Virgin)

Cafe in a French Port, (oil on canvas)
1195609 Cafe in a French Port, (oil on canvas) by Korovin, Konstantin Alekseevich (1861-1939); 60.2x80.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

A Parisian Cafe, 1875 (oil on canvas)
1195560 A Parisian Cafe, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); 120.6x191.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Church Parade, Hyde Park, (oil on canvas)
1199553 Church Parade, Hyde Park, (oil on canvas) by Wells, John Sanderson (1872-c.1940); 95.2x115.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Cabaret, (oil on board)
824728 Cabaret, (oil on board) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 49.5x70 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabaret. Pedro Figari (1861-1938). Oil on board

Three for Tea, (oil on canvas)
989801 Three for Tea, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 81.3x62.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Three for Tea. Joseph Frederic Charles Soulacroix (1825-1879)

Scene in a Dutch tavern, 14th Century (colour litho)
969054 Scene in a Dutch tavern, 14th Century (colour litho) by Steelink, Willem II (1856-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in a Dutch tavern, 14th Century)

Dinner party (chromolitho)
974383 Dinner party (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner party. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Enjoying Suchard chocolate outdoors (chromolitho)
974384 Enjoying Suchard chocolate outdoors (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enjoying Suchard chocolate outdoors)

A fete at the house of Titian (engraving)
969229 A fete at the house of Titian (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A fete at the house of Titian)

Garden Cafe by the Wannsee; Gartencafe am Wannsee, (oil on canvas)
826133 Garden Cafe by the Wannsee; Gartencafe am Wannsee, (oil on canvas) by Liebermann, Max (1847-1935); 60x74 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Garden Cafe by the Wannsee; Gartencafe am Wannsee)

Receiving Guests, 1898 (watercolour)
828336 Receiving Guests, 1898 (watercolour) by Henry, Edward Lamson (1841-1919); 34.3x54.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Receiving Guests. Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919). Watercolour

Interior of Richters coffee house in Leipzig, c1800 (engraving)
3646950 Interior of Richters coffee house in Leipzig, c1800 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of Richters coffee house in Leipzig, c1800)

On the boulevard outside the Cafe de la Paix, Paris (b / w photo)
3101202 On the boulevard outside the Cafe de la Paix, Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the boulevard outside the Cafe de la Paix, Paris)

In the bar of the Chamber of Deputies (colour litho)
2818339 In the bar of the Chamber of Deputies (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the bar of the Chamber of Deputies)

The Afternoon Stroll, 1879 (oil on canvas)
651306 The Afternoon Stroll, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Firmin-Girard, Marie Francois (1838-1921); 56x45.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afternoon Stroll)

Men enjoying a social drink in the Netherlands (chromolitho)
2782922 Men enjoying a social drink in the Netherlands (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men enjoying a social drink in the Netherlands)

The Beautiful Period; La Belle Epoque, 1888 (oil on canvas)
659849 The Beautiful Period; La Belle Epoque, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Raven-Hill, Leonard (1867-1942); 33x43.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Tea at Palm Springs, 1938 (oil on canvas-board)
657366 Tea at Palm Springs, 1938 (oil on canvas-board) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); 49.5x59.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tea at Palm Springs. Sir John Lavery (1856-1941)

Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon, God of the Seas, (oil on canvas)
658859 Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon, God of the Seas, (oil on canvas) by Siemieradzki, Henryk (1843-1902); 142.5x214.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Phryne at the Festival of Poseidon)

A party at the Duke of Newcastles House, frontispiece to Nature
KW392523 A party at the Duke of Newcastles House, frontispiece to Natures Pictures by Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle, 1656, from A Short History of the English People by J. R

Outdoor trattoria in Rome, c. 1927 (glass plate)
494310 Outdoor trattoria in Rome, c.1927 (glass plate) by Bruni, Armando (fl.1930); Alinari; Bruni Archive / Alinari Archives Management, Florence

Bowls Players on a Village Green (oil on canvas)
474303 Bowls Players on a Village Green (oil on canvas) by Apshoven, Thomas van (1622-65); 94x160 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; Flemish

Le Jardin Public, c. 1884 (oil on panel)
482032 Le Jardin Public, c.1884 (oil on panel) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 54.9x45.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Garden at Ardilea, 1919 (oil on canvas)
657296 The Garden at Ardilea, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Lavery, John (1856-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Garden at Ardilea. Sir John Lavery (1856-1941). Oil on canvas

Soldiers in the Keep of a Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas)
658623 Soldiers in the Keep of a Castle, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Rorbye, Martinus (1803-48); 52x71.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers in the Keep of a Castle. Martinus Rorbye (1803-1848)

Punch cartoon: The Business of Pleasure (engraving)
6034846 Punch cartoon: The Business of Pleasure (engraving) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Business of Pleasure)

At the Cafe (The Drinkers), 1877 (oil on canvas)
CH441539 At the Cafe (The Drinkers), 1877 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 39.3x34.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Visiting (oil on canvas)
BRM289269 Visiting (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: En Visite; ); Belgian, out of copyright

Cover illustration for La Vie en Rose, 1903 (colour litho)
STC183265 Cover illustration for La Vie en Rose, 1903 (colour litho) by Gose, Francisco Xavier (1876-1915); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

Discussion in a Bar, 1932 (oil on canvas)
1196130 Discussion in a Bar, 1932 (oil on canvas) by Cardinaux, Emil (1877-1936); 66x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Wedding Party in the Garden of Fontainebleau, (oil on canvas)
1197599 Wedding Party in the Garden of Fontainebleau, (oil on canvas) by Herpfer, Carl (1836-97); 99.x137.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

The Night Cafe, (oil on card)
824562 The Night Cafe, (oil on card) by Loir, Luigi (1845-1916); 21.9x16.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Night Cafe. Luigi Loir (1845-1916). Oil on card

The Music Party, 1894 (oil on canvas)
823180 The Music Party, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Colby, Joseph Wood (1862-1930); 75x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Music Party. Joseph Wood Colby (1862-1930). Oil on canvas

At the Masked Ball-Parisian Festivities-New Revels, 1892 (watercolour
988890 At the Masked Ball-Parisian Festivities-New Revels, 1892 (watercolour, brush and India ink over pencil on buff paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec

Figures in a Park, (watercolour on paper)
989343 Figures in a Park, (watercolour on paper) by Miralles Galaup, Francesco (1848-1901); 27.6x21.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Figures in a Park. Francisco Miralles y Galup (1848-1901)

You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre, after 1864 (pencil, watercolour)
985869 You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre, after 1864 (pencil, watercolour) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre)

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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.