Suitor Collection (#6)

Aesops Fables: The Man and his Two Sweethearts (colour litho)
7164644 Aesops Fables: The Man and his Two Sweethearts (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Man and his Two Sweethearts)

Couple kissing, teaspoon (colour litho)
7151048 Couple kissing, teaspoon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Tomato, To Mate O (colour litho)
7150958 Tomato, To Mate O (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Lovers Seat (engraving)
7177830 Lovers Seat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovers Seat. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Woman admired by a chemistry professor (litho)
7172179 Woman admired by a chemistry professor (litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman admired by a chemistry professor)

Storm Lovers, 1904-1908 (tempera on canvas)
7215404 Storm Lovers, 1904-1908 (tempera on canvas) by Utkin, Petr Savvic (1877-1934); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; (add.info)

Cupid delivers a love letter. 19th century (print)
7212202 Cupid delivers a love letter. 19th century (print) by Mallet, Jean Baptiste (1759-1835) (after); (add.info.: L Amitie reste, or Friendship Remains)

L is for lady (colour litho)
7149212 L is for lady (colour litho) by Dalziel Brothers (1815-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L is for lady)

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)

Man and his married mistress bathing (colour litho)
7148639 Man and his married mistress bathing (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and his married mistress bathing)

Hastings, Lovers Seat (b / w photo)
7198799 Hastings, Lovers Seat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hastings, Lovers Seat)

"The cold pale winter moon above grew brighter"(engraving)
7193773 " The cold pale winter moon above grew brighter" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

May: flowers (colour litho)
7157294 May: flowers (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May: flowers. Illustration from The Illustrated London Almanack, 1879 (Illustrated London News)

June: a picnic (colour litho)
7157293 June: a picnic (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: June: a picnic. Illustration from The Illustrated London Almanack)

Young lovers enjoying a summers day in the countryside (litho)
7172170 Young lovers enjoying a summers day in the countryside (litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young lovers enjoying a summers day in the countryside)

In the City Park, Mobile, "Ebony nurse-maids flirt with their lovers"(engraving)
7170644 In the City Park, Mobile, " Ebony nurse-maids flirt with their lovers" (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the City Park, Mobile)

Caricature of a lusty old woman with a young man (woodcut)
7201587 Caricature of a lusty old woman with a young man (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of a lusty old woman with a young man)

Courtly love and its consequences (copper engraving)
7201577 Courtly love and its consequences (copper engraving) by Dutch School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Courtly love and its consequences)

Unfaithful wife (colour litho)
7201535 Unfaithful wife (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unfaithful wife being visited by her lover as her husband rides away)

Flemish tapestry. The country meal (Het landelijk maal). Atelier of Oudenaarde. 331x465cm. Iinv (83073)-8 / 00008
7207331 Flemish tapestry. The country meal (Het landelijk maal). Atelier of Oudenaarde. 331x465cm. Iinv (83073)-8 / 00008. 17th century

Juliet on her balcony, scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet (chromolitho)
7201726 Juliet on her balcony, scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Juliet on her balcony)

The Love Garden, 15th Century (colour litho)
7186119 The Love Garden, 15th Century (colour litho) by French School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Love Garden, 15th Century)

Illustration by Walter Crane for A Flower Wedding (colour litho)
7151274 Illustration by Walter Crane for A Flower Wedding (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Marie Duplessis, Countess of Perregaux (1824-1847), 19th century (engraving)
7203437 Portrait of Marie Duplessis, Countess of Perregaux (1824-1847), 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Marie Duplessis)

Adieu, poem to Lou, 1947 (print)
7211795 Adieu, poem to Lou, 1947 (print) by Apollinaire, Guillaume (1880-1918); (add.info.: Farewell, poem to Lou: acrostic by Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918)

Le Rouge et le Noir [The Red and the Black] by Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) (1783-1842) title page from Book 1
7214691 Le Rouge et le Noir [The Red and the Black] by Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) (1783-1842) title page from Book 1 by Dubouchet

Study for Horace and Lydia (oil on canvas)
7064908 Study for Horace and Lydia (oil on canvas) by Collier, John (1850-1934); 60, 9x76, 2 cm; Private Collection

Flemish tapestry. The country meal (Het landelijk maal). Atelier of Oudenaarde. 331x465cm. Iinv (83073)-8 / 00008
7208779 Flemish tapestry. The country meal (Het landelijk maal). Atelier of Oudenaarde. 331x465cm. Iinv (83073)-8 / 00008. 17th century

Roland and The Marriage Of Angelique, 1733 (oil on canvas)
7219488 Roland and The Marriage Of Angelique, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Coypel, Charles Antoine (1694-1752); 131x195.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coypel)

Flemish tapestry. 16th century
7209804 Flemish tapestry. 16th century. by Flemish School, (16th century); Hotel Dieu, Beaune, France; (add.info.: Hotel-Dieu, Beaune, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, Cote-, France); © Paul Maeyaert

The eighteen beauties of a virgin (colour litho)
7201555 The eighteen beauties of a virgin (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The eighteen beauties of a virgin)

The lovers (colour litho)
7201552 The lovers (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lovers. Illustration from Illustrierte Sittengeschichte von Mittelalter bis zur)

The dangers of love (colour litho)
7201551 The dangers of love (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dangers of love)

The two lovers, a satirical allegory on marriages of convenience (colour litho)
7201534 The two lovers, a satirical allegory on marriages of convenience (colour litho) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The two lovers)

Husband pretending to be asleep while his wife is in bed with her lover (woodcut)
7201497 Husband pretending to be asleep while his wife is in bed with her lover (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lovers Meet, Okehampton (b / w photo)
7181146 Lovers Meet, Okehampton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovers Meet, Okehampton)

Illustration by Walter Crane for A Flower Wedding (colour litho)
7151268 Illustration by Walter Crane for A Flower Wedding (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration by Walter Crane for A Flower Wedding (colour litho)
7151267 Illustration by Walter Crane for A Flower Wedding (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Delilah cutting Samsons hair (engraving)
7172336 Delilah cutting Samsons hair (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delilah cutting Samsons hair (Judges 16)

Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta (oil painting)
7172251 Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta (oil painting) by Feuerbach, Anselm (1829-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francesca da Rimini and Paolo Malatesta)

Couple, a beautiful pair (colour litho)
7151094 Couple, a beautiful pair (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Titus and Berenice (engraving)
7150830 Titus and Berenice (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Emperor Titus and his lover, Berenice, daughter of Herod Agrippa)

Italian poet Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari (chromolitho)
7150275 Italian poet Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari (chromolitho) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian poet Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari)

"We love each other well, we two"(engraving)
7165822 " We love each other well, we two" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " We love each other well)

"I Love You!"(colour litho)
7165745 " I Love You!" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " I Love You)

The Parsonage, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Parsonage, c1780-1825. This drawing of The Parsonage is vigorous, emphatic, and one might say brilliant in Rowlandsons best manner

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"The Suitor: A Tale of Love and Intrigue" In the enchanting painting "Tibullus in the House of Delia" by Charles Haslewood Shannon, we are transported to a world where passion and desire intertwine. The suitor, Tibullus, stands before Delia's house, his heart filled with hope and anticipation. Will he win her affection? As we delve into history, we encounter Patsy Cornwallis-West, an Irish-born aristocrat who captivated none other than King Edward VII himself. In their black-and-white photo together, one can almost sense the intensity of their forbidden love. Moving on to literature, "The Interview or Miss out of her Teens" takes us back to 1816 through a vibrant color etching. Here we witness a young lady being courted by an eager suitor who seeks to win her hand in marriage. Will she succumb to his charms? But let us not forget the whimsical side of courtship. Charles Dana Gibson's pen and ink drawing from 1897 titled "Is Bicycling Bad For The Heart?" depicts a comical scene where a suitor attempts to impress his beloved while riding a bicycle. Can love conquer all obstacles – even those on two wheels? Love stories have been told since ancient times; such is the case with "The Story of Cupid and Psyche. " This captivating panel transports us into Greek mythology as Cupid ardently pursues Psyche against all odds. Shakespearean comedy comes alive in "The Merry Wives of Windsor, " as depicted on its title page. Suitors flock around Mistress Page and Mistress Ford like bees drawn to nectar. Who will succeed in winning their hearts amidst this merry chaos? A touch of humor graces our journey through time with "A German Present or the Lovers Token. " This colored engraving from 1816 shows how suitors would go to great lengths, even presenting peculiar gifts, to impress their beloveds.