Courting Collection (page 13)

Citizens on London near Westminster Bridge, 1818
Citizens of London, with Westminster Bridge and Nelsons Column in the background. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal

English gentleman courting a young lady in a restaurant in an inn, 19th century. Woman in black crinoline with garland of flowers in her hair. Interior of an inn on a stage coach road

Silenus, 1838 (oil on canvas)
487820 Silenus, 1838 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 247.7x179.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

L heureux accord, 1918 (litho)
STC363539 L heureux accord, 1918 (litho) by Somov, Konstantin Andreevic (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The happy agreement; Maid and field labourer in the countryside;)

Was chatting with pretty Miss Mouse, illustration from
IL274553 Was chatting with pretty Miss Mouse, illustration from The Mischievious Mousie Book, published by Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1920s (colour litho) by Anderson

A young girl offers a rose to her beloved, 1213 (mosaic)
XOT344557 A young girl offers a rose to her beloved, 1213 (mosaic) by Byzantine, (13th century); Basilica San Giovanni Evangelista, Ravenna, Italy; out of copyright

The Serenade, 1901 (w / c on ivorine)
PNH354170 The Serenade, 1901 (w/c on ivorine) by Corsi Lalli, A. (1849-1937); 23x9 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; Italian, out of copyright

Village Festival
RAF81431 Village Festival by Droochsloot, Joost Cornelisz. (1586-1666); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

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

Heavenly Music (w / c on paper)
Ma106454 Heavenly Music (w/c on paper) by Rooke, Thomas Matthews (1842-1942); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Introduction of a Parisian suitor (coloured litho)
CHT179624 Introduction of a Parisian suitor (coloured litho) by Grenier, Ernest (19th century) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Children and Nannies in the Park, from the Tableau de Paris series
CHT173562 Children and Nannies in the Park, from the Tableau de Paris series, engraved by C. Motte, 1827 (colour litho) by Delarue, Fortune (b.1794) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Diners on a terrace with a formal garden below, engraved by Balthazar Moncornet (c
STC171908 Diners on a terrace with a formal garden below, engraved by Balthazar Moncornet (c.1600-68) (engraving) by French School

The Hireling Shepherd (oil on canvas)
MAK87459 The Hireling Shepherd (oil on canvas) by Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910); 45x50.5 cm; The Makins Collection; English, out of copyright

Soldier and a Young Girl Drinking New Wine, 1896 (w / c on paper)
BAL46289 Soldier and a Young Girl Drinking New Wine, 1896 (w/c on paper) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (1853-1940); 30.2x44 cm; Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria; German

Fascimile of April: courtly figures in the castle grounds by the Limbourg brothers
BAL65834 Fascimile of April: courtly figures in the castle grounds by the Limbourg brothers, from the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (vellum) (for original see 8436) by French School

Illustration from A Frog He Would a Wooing Go (w / c on paper) (see also 327021)
SC8465 Illustration from A Frog He Would a Wooing Go (w/c on paper) (see also 327021) by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Fete galante with guitar player and a sculpture of putti playing with a ram, c
BLY19248 Fete galante with guitar player and a sculpture of putti playing with a ram, c.1717-19 (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); 115x167 cm; Gemaldegalerie

Courting couples in the Voyer d Argenson Park in Asnieres, 1887 (oil on canvas)
5667238 Courting couples in the Voyer d Argenson Park in AsniAres, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 112, 5x75 cm; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

A Meissen crinoline group of the rest during the case, c. 1745 (porcelain)
1766862 A Meissen crinoline group of the rest during the case, c.1745 (porcelain) by Kaendler, Johann Joachim (1706-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for The Courtin by James Russell Lowell (litho)
5992135 Illustration for The Courtin by James Russell Lowell (litho) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Says he, I d better call agin)

European Roller; Coracias Garrula, 1862-1873 (hand-finished colour lithograph)
1195424 European Roller; Coracias Garrula, 1862-1873 (hand-finished colour lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81) (after); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Nut Brown Maid, 1902 (oil on canvas)
989570 The Nut Brown Maid, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Southall, Joseph Edward (1861-1944); 99x65.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nut Brown Maid. Joseph Edward Southall (1861-1944)

More Than a Game (colour litho)
5230176 More Than a Game (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: More Than a Game)

Lovers kissing (colour litho)
5230166 Lovers kissing (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovers kissing)

The Lute Player, 1661 (oil on panel)
FIA5330651 The Lute Player, 1661 (oil on panel) by Sorgh, Hendrik Martensz (1611-70); 52.5 x 38.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

The Hurdy Gurdy Player (oil on panel)
CH401840 The Hurdy Gurdy Player (oil on panel) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Outward Bound - a view of Whitby, 1887 (oil on canvas)
CH401406 Outward Bound - a view of Whitby, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas)
827116 The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Caraud, Joseph (1821-1905); 73.3x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visitor. Joseph Caraud (1821-1905). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1881

Afternoon Visitors, (oil on panel)
827523 Afternoon Visitors, (oil on panel) by Portielje, Gerard (1856-1929); 46x58.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Afternoon Visitors. Gerard Jozef Portielje (1856-1929). Oil on panel

Golden Sunlight, 1895 (oil on canvas)
650552 Golden Sunlight, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Hale, Philip Leslie (1865-1931); 76.2x63.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden Sunlight)

Flirtation (oil on panel)
615839 Flirtation (oil on panel) by Lesur, Henri-Victor (1863-1937); 38.1x46.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Ball, 1903 (oil on canvas)
658739 The Ball, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Mayne, Jean (1850-1905); 205.5x260.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ball. Jean Mayne (active 19th century). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1903

Idle Moments: a Boy Showing a Girl a Nest of Fledgelings in an Interior
651969 Idle Moments: a Boy Showing a Girl a Nest of Fledgelings in an Interior, (pencil and watercolour) by Heaphy, Thomas (1775-1835); 61.9x 46.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idle Moments)

Paysage du Boulogne, 1919 (oil on canvas)
652879 Paysage du Boulogne, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 61x45.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Competing for Attention, (oil on panel)
658241 Competing for Attention, (oil on panel) by Glindoni, Henry Gillard (1852-1913); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Competing for Attention. Henry Gillard Glindoni (1852-1913)

The Ill-matched Lovers (oil on panel)
697865 The Ill-matched Lovers (oil on panel) by Oostsanen, Jacob Cornelisz van (1470-1533) (studio of); 49.5x35.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

A Stolen Interview, 1888 (oil on canvas)
CH390488 A Stolen Interview, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Edmund Blair (1853-1922); 76.2x50.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Her Suitor, (oil on canvas)
989679 Her Suitor, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 52.4x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Suitor. Joseph Frederic Charles Soulacroix (1825-1879)

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

Flirtation, 1875 (oil on canvas)
CH96168 Flirtation, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Thompson, Jerome (1814-86); 66.5x103 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Woodpeckers: woman kissing a man inside a hollow tree (coloured photo)
5996145 Woodpeckers: woman kissing a man inside a hollow tree (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodpeckers)

Couple embracing on a farm gate being watched through a pair of binoculars (colour litho)
6031836 Couple embracing on a farm gate being watched through a pair of binoculars (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman (litho)
6001460 Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman)

Couple in a romantic embrace in a bunker at the golf course (litho)
6001454 Couple in a romantic embrace in a bunker at the golf course (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two lovers drawing hearts in the sand at the beach (litho)
6001433 Two lovers drawing hearts in the sand at the beach (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two lovers drawing hearts in the sand at the beach)

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"Courtship: A Dance of Love and Connection" In the enchanting realm of nature, courtship takes on many forms. From the mesmerizing Blue-footed booby pair gracefully courting on Santa Cruz Island's South coast to the adorable Atlantic Puffins engaging in bill rubbing rituals on Skomer Island, love is in the air. Even the majestic King penguins partake in pre-mating behaviors, showcasing their affectionate bond. As if inspired by celestial romance, Hesperus, the Evening Star, stands as a symbol sacred to lovers since 1855. Love knows no bounds; it transcends species and embraces all beings. Jim and Jeanette find solace and joy amidst lush green grasses as they embark on their own journey of courtship. The Japanese crane displays its wings in a heart shape during February's winter embrace in Hokkaido, Japan. Meanwhile, Andean cock-of-the-rock males gather at leks high up in trees to showcase their vibrant plumage for potential mates. Even Mountain hares engage in playful boxing matches amidst Scotland's snowy landscapes during December - a testament to love's spirited nature. Australasian crested grebes perform an elegant courtship display while Great crested grebes engage in their whimsical weed dance - both captivating spectacles that celebrate unity and devotion. Finally, Atlantic Puffin pairs continue their ritualistic bill rubbing as an expression of affection during this enchanting courtship season. In these moments captured across time and space, we witness nature's intricate tapestry woven with threads of love. Courtship reminds us that connection is universal - whether through graceful dances or tender gestures - it is through these acts that hearts intertwine and souls find solace together.