Engagement Collection (page 5)

Edythe A. Baker (1899 - 1971), American boogie-woogie pianist, wife of Gerard (" Pop" ) d Erlanger. Date: 1927

Beatrice Lillie, popular stage actress and entertainer, pictured in her dressing room at the Prince of Wales Theatre where she was starring in Bran Pie with her fiance, Robert Peel

Front cover of The Sketch featuring engaged couple, actress Frances Doble, and sir Anthony Lindsay-Hogg wearing rather bizarre and ill-advised costume

San Jacinto and Trent Affair, 1861 (oil on canvas)
2641371 San Jacinto and Trent Affair, 1861 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 59.4x77.5 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; (add.info.: The Trent Affair)

The Dancers of Variety in 1928: The Lorraine Sisters returned to America to do vaudeville work after long engagement in Paris and Europe Date: 1928

Bethroval of Richard II and Isabella the daughter of Charles VI of France
2638005 Bethroval of Richard II and Isabella the daughter of Charles VI of France, from Cassells History of the British People published by the Waverley Book Company Limited

Advert for Denishawn School of Dancing and courses for fall of 1930 including a three month engagement by Margaret Wallmann of the Mary Wigman School in Berlin Date: 1930

Out of an Engagement (engraving)
1610252 Out of an Engagement (engraving) by Pettie, John (1839-93) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Out of an Engagement. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 April 1865)

Our Troops in Burmah, Engagement with Dacoits at Chinbyit (engraving)
1595034 Our Troops in Burmah, Engagement with Dacoits at Chinbyit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Troops in Burmah)

Couple with roses, c. 1930 (colour litho)
CHT290565 Couple with roses, c.1930 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple aux Roses; carte postale vers 1930; Valentine postcard; la St.Valentin;)

HMS Birmingham commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, ramming the German submarine U15
IL352828 HMS Birmingham commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, ramming the German submarine U15 on August 9th 1914, illustration from Deeds that Thrill the Empire, published by Hutchinson & Co

Britains First Naval Battle, illustration from
IL323200 Britains First Naval Battle, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, published by Cassell, London, c.1910 (litho) by Forrestier, A

Memorial to 15th Battalion Canadian Highlanders
This bronze plaque, mounted in a brick plinth, records the part played by the 15th on the Gravenstafel Ridge during the Second Battle of Ypres (the Gas Attacks)

Catherine Kitty Brigid Kiernan (1893-1945), pictured at home after the announcement of her engagement to Irish revolutionary leader and Chairman of the Provisional Government, Michael Collins

Nannie Langhorne Shaw pictured in The Sketch at the time of her engagement to Waldorf Astor. Her sister Irene was married to the artist Charles Dana Gibson

Miss Billie Lawford, daughter of Lady Gertrude Lawford, pictured in The Bystander at the time of her engagement to Kenneth Baird. Date: 1924

Macdonoughs Victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg
NAM195663 Macdonoughs Victory on Lake Champlain and defeat of the British Army at Plattsburg by General Macomb on 11th September 1814, 1816 (colour engraving) by Reinagle

Engagement of the Beaton sisters
An impression by society sketch portraitist Pat Charles of the two recently engaged sisters of Cecil Beaton with their fiancÚ│« Nancy Beaton is seen with Sir Hugh Smiley

Arthur Clennam Tells the Good News, illustration for
IL193496 Arthur Clennam Tells the Good News, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

Bombardment of Kil-Bouroun at the mouth of the River Dnieper by the French fleet
STC193241 Bombardment of Kil-Bouroun at the mouth of the River Dnieper by the French fleet, from Nos Souvenirs de Kil-Bouroun pendant L Hiver passe dans Le Liman du Dnieper, 1855-56

Capture of the Argus, August 14th 1813, from The Naval Achievements of Great Britain by James Jenkins
STC217055 Capture of the Argus, August 14th 1813, from The Naval Achievements of Great Britain by James Jenkins, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (b.c.1785) published 1817 (hand-coloured aquatint)

Miss Francis Taylor and Fiance, 1831 (w / c on paper)
NYH154566 Miss Francis Taylor and Fiance, 1831 (w/c on paper) by American School, (19th century); 53.3x40.6 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Eleoonore de Gonzague (ou de Mantoue) - Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655)
FIA5406506 Eleoonore de Gonzague (ou de Mantoue) - Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655), in her bridal dress - Justus (Giusto, Joost) Sustermans (1597-1681). Oil on canvas, 1621

A Suspicious Sail (engraving)
5212809 A Suspicious Sail (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Suspicious Sail)

A cavalry engagement (oil on panel)
931404 A cavalry engagement (oil on panel) by Palamedesz, Palamedes (1607-38) (follower of); 18x24.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Engagement between the two fleets off the Isle of Wight, 25 July 1588 (engraving)
6011332 Engagement between the two fleets off the Isle of Wight, 25 July 1588 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grandmothers Blessing (litho)
5997255 Grandmothers Blessing (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandmothers Blessing)

The future Lady Warwick, Miss Margaret Whigham
Portrait of Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny, and then the Duchess of Argyll, pictured in The Tatler at the time of her engagement to the Earl of Warwick

Miss Sylvia Storey, Countess Poulett
Countess Poulett, formerly stage star Miss Sylvia Storey, photographed after the announcement of her engagement to Major Percy Hansen

Cartoon portrait, Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896), who had just become engaged to Princess Beatrice, youngest child of Queen Victoria (they married in the summer of 1885)

Study for The Betrothal, 1886 (oil on canvas)
XIL231541 Study for The Betrothal, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Demont, Adrien Louis (1851-1928); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France; (add.info.: couple missing - in 1887 painting; ); French

Charles and the Scottish Commissioners, illustration from Cassell
STC385334 Charles and the Scottish Commissioners, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Engaged couple, Malnate (oil on canvas)
704127 Engaged couple, Malnate (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (19th century); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Battle of Princeton on 3rd January 1777 (oil on canvas)
AKM4063 Battle of Princeton on 3rd January 1777 (oil on canvas) by Mercer, William (c.1773-c.1850); 64.1x102.8 cm; Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; (add.info)

Norah Blaney and her fiance Basil Hughes, 1932
A famous stage favourite and her fiancÚ║áMiss Norah Blaney and Mr Basil Hughes. Date: 1932

Nicky and Alix after their Betrothal, Coburg, 1894 (b / w photo)
BOO243304 Nicky and Alix after their Betrothal, Coburg, 1894 (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); 12.5x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629-76) Meeting His Bride, Maria Miloslavasky
BAL205322 Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich (1629-76) Meeting His Bride, Maria Miloslavasky, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Nesterov, Mikhail Vasilievich (1862-1942); 97x134.4 cm; Arkhangelsk Museum

A conflict between Guards and Russian Troops during the Crimean War
NAM250555 A conflict between Guards and Russian Troops during the Crimean War, from an album of paintings and sketches known as Cadogans Crimea, c.1856 (w/c on paper) by Cadogan

Captain Dighton MacNaghten Probyn (1833-1924) at the Battle of Agra on 10th of October
NAM237677 Captain Dighton MacNaghten Probyn (1833-1924) at the Battle of Agra on 10th of October 1857, c.1860 (oil on canvas) by Desanges, Chevalier Louis-William (fl.1846-87); National Army Museum

Private John McDermond (1832-68) at the battle of Inkerman on 5th November 1854, c
NAM237668 Private John McDermond (1832-68) at the battle of Inkerman on 5th November 1854, c.1860 (oil on board) by Desanges, Chevalier Louis-William (fl.1846-87); National Army Museum

The Russian Cavalry Charging the German Artillery in 1915 (oil on canvas)
BAL266169 The Russian Cavalry Charging the German Artillery in 1915 (oil on canvas) by Borisov, Nikolay Yakovlevich (1873-1942); 75x142 cm; State Central Artillery Museum, St

The Introduction, 1902 (oil on canvas)
XIR216928 The Introduction, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Jeanniot, Pierre Georges (1848-1934); 46x55 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, France; French, out of copyright

Naval Battle given near Agouste, 22nd April 1676 (black ink & mapping pen with w / c
449362 Naval Battle given near Agouste, 22nd April 1676 (black ink & mapping pen with w/c on paper) by Bonnet, Sylvain (fl.1672-92); 49.6x38.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Battle of Lookout Mountain, 24th November 1863, engraved by Kurz & Allison
PNP269413 Battle of Lookout Mountain, 24th November 1863, engraved by Kurz & Allison, 1889 (colour litho) by American School

Battle of Champion-Hills, 16th May, 1863, engraved by Kurz & Allison (colour litho)
PNP269411 Battle of Champion-Hills, 16th May, 1863, engraved by Kurz & Allison (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A fleet of battleships firing broadside, illustration from
STC308700 A fleet of battleships firing broadside, illustration from Told in the Huts: The YMCA Gift Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Cuneo

The Measure for the Wedding Ring, 1855 (oil on canvas)
BAL15167 The Measure for the Wedding Ring, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Halliday, Michael Frederick (1822-69); 90.1x67.3 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Soldiers kissing girl, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731060 Soldiers kissing girl, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers kissing girl)

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"Unveiling the Tapestry of Engagement: From Historic Battles to Royal Unions" Step into a time machine and embark on a captivating journey through the tapestry of engagement. Witness the enchanting silhouette of Prince Achmed in "The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)" as he battles mythical creatures, mirroring the intensity and determination found in every engagement. Travel back to Friday, September 2, 1898, where the Battle of Omdurman unfolds before your eyes. Feel the adrenaline surge as brave soldiers face their foes head-on, showcasing unwavering commitment just like those who say 'yes' to lifelong partnerships. Immerse yourself in folklore with Pearse's "Angels of Mons, " where divine intervention intertwines with engagements that transcend ordinary boundaries. Explore how love can triumph even amidst chaos and uncertainty. Marvel at iconic WW2 aircraft such as Spitfire and Heinkel 111K, symbolizing resilience and adaptability – qualities essential for any successful relationship. Just like these planes soar through skies together, engaged couples navigate life's challenges side by side. Capture an intimate moment frozen in time with Duke of York - Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's engagement photo. Their radiant smiles reflect joyous anticipation shared by countless couples embarking on this beautiful journey called marriage. Discover enduring love personified by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His unwavering support for Queen Elizabeth II exemplifies loyalty and devotion that form strong foundations for lasting commitments. Witness history unfold at the Battle of Gettysburg; it serves as a reminder that engagements require courage to confront obstacles head-on while forging unbreakable bonds rooted in trust and unity. Relive the grandeur surrounding royal weddings such as ILN front cover capturing Princess Diana's wedding day in 1981. These majestic celebrations highlight not only love but also unite nations under one common sentiment – hope for everlasting happiness.