Friendships Collection

Spinone Dog - puppies laying down
JD-19494 Dog - Spinone puppies x2 Also known as Spinone Italiano John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154216 E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers)

Animals, kitten and lamb at Chessington Zoo. September 1948 P000748

New Year's greetings (chromolitho)
8656921 New Year's greetings (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Year's greetings. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

The Neighbors 1881 (Oil on canvas)
8766630 The Neighbors 1881 (Oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 63.8x76 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia

Going to church on a Sunday afternoon in Holland (engraving)
8631554 Going to church on a Sunday afternoon in Holland (engraving) by Muller-Massdorf, Julius (1863-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to church on a Sunday afternoon in Holland)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643577 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

A band of hope (b/w photo)
8635624 A band of hope (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A band of hope. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Two ladies walking down a winding lane (engraving)
8634851 Two ladies walking down a winding lane (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two ladies walking down a winding lane)

Companions (b/w photo)
8656114 Companions (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Companions: girl with a kitten on her head)

Letter U: Union. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204703 Letter U: Union. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages)

An orphan being given a comforting kiss by a younger school friend, 1850
3478111 An orphan being given a comforting kiss by a younger school friend, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an orphan being given a comforting kiss by a younger school friend)

Letter U and V: Union and Winners. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph)
DUV4204696 Letter U and V: Union and Winners. Little French alphabet. Hachette and Cie, publisher, Paris, 1917 (lithograph); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrations by J. M)

Two geishas, unknown (offset printing)
7273672 Two geishas, unknown (offset printing); 21.0x30.0 cm; JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: unknown); JMK Archiv.

Girl with black cat, c.1885 (oil on canvas)
8702205 Girl with black cat, c.1885 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 55.9x40.6 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio

Companions (colour litho)
8641606 Companions (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Companions. Illustration for The Prize, 1888.); © Look and Learn.

Little chums (b/w photo)
8656598 Little chums (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little chums. Children in the street. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Sharing his sweets, 1882
3479518 Sharing his sweets, 1882; (add.info.: Sharing boy sharing his sweets with a friend. From Sunday, Wells Gardner, Dalton & Co. London 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

David and Jonathan (colour litho)
8636473 David and Jonathan (colour litho) by Stacey, W.S. (1846-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: David and Jonathan)

Women running along the beach at Tower Bridge, 1947 (photo)
7340361 Women running along the beach at Tower Bridge, 1947 (photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: PA Reuter Photos Ltd Six women running along the beach at Tower Bridge)

Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214911 Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Robert Hooke surprises Samuel Pepys (litho)
8673183 Robert Hooke surprises Samuel Pepys (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Hooke surprises Samuel Pepys)

Illustrated for the poem, The Friend of Bygone Days, c.1890 (litho)
6425746 Illustrated for the poem, The Friend of Bygone Days, c.1890 (litho); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures .

Risorgimento: " the perfect trinity " hoped but never realized. Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
FGL5482849 Risorgimento: " the perfect trinity " hoped but never realized. Pope Pius IX (1792-1878), King of Italy Vittorio Emanuele II (Victor Emmanuel) (Victor Emmanuel) (1820-1878)

Immanuel Kant at the table with friends, 19th century (engraving)
FGL5484908 Immanuel Kant at the table with friends, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220649 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214896 Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Letter X, Y and Z: xylophone and eyes then zouave, zebra, c.1920 (print)
DUV4202602 Letter X, Y and Z: xylophone and eyes then zouave, zebra, c.1920 (print); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator)

"Don't Tell Anyone" (colour litho)
8634551 "Don't Tell Anyone" (colour litho) by Wunsch, Marie (1862-1898) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: "Don't Tell Anyone")

Narvasus the Numidian, soliciting the friendship of Amilcar (engraving)
8658599 Narvasus the Numidian, soliciting the friendship of Amilcar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Narvasus the Numidian)

The ash tree in the garden of John Leech's house, under which Leech and Thackeray used to dine (litho)
8675770 The ash tree in the garden of John Leech's house, under which Leech and Thackeray used to dine (litho) by Fulleylove

Do You Know: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed? (colour litho)
8668134 Do You Know: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why were tankards originally glass-bottomed)

Popular Superstitions: Spilling the salt (colour litho)
8668725 Popular Superstitions: Spilling the salt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spilling the salt)

Ririte and Rose watch the tamed rat. ca. 1920 (print)
8600264 Ririte and Rose watch the tamed rat. ca. 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 30.5x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "The alphabet of my boyfriends)

When will we see each other again? Quentin said leaving Jacques. around 1920 (print)
8600263 When will we see each other again? Quentin said leaving Jacques. around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 30.5x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

When will we see each other again? Quentin said as he left Jacques. Ririte and Rose watch the tamed rat. ca
8600262 When will we see each other again? Quentin said as he left Jacques. Ririte and Rose watch the tamed rat. ca. 1920 (print) by French School

Children enjoying the snow in a Bristol park 31st December 1961

Lib - Friendship Force - The Killingworth Sword Dancers entertain the crowd in Stone Mountain Parks Memorial Hall, 16 miles east of Atlanta, USA

Just a woof in your ear, liza. Not Just a pretty face, this pooch. She quickly sussed that the way to stand head and shoulders above every other pet at a dogathon" yesterday was to attach

Billy the seal of Mr. Reginald Nicholls: Billy the seal has good reason to feel affectionate towards her boss Mr. Reginald Nicholls, of Nettle Hill, Great Yarmouth

Jungle-bred, killer tiger Khan licks the face of his trainer, Alex Kerr. This picture could never have been taken if Alex had ever laid a harsh hand on Khan in teaching him this incredible act

Rescue of Rebel Fair Cygnet: Show jumper Rebel Fair Cygnet got stuck in a 12ft.-deep hole yesterday (Sunday 7-8-66). And it took thirty people, two fire engines, two farm tractors

Exucuse me talking while I m eating, but I love apples and tomatoes. Its my twelfth birthday, and the visitors to Whipsnade Zoo have sent me heaps

Hereford Bull Zone Universe aged 3, is led around the Hereford United ground by Teresa Williams aged 16 (blonde hair and hot pants) a club supporter and programme seller

Hanging dollies smalls Along comes Jack the Jackdaw Dollies scanties falls. Audrey Parslow aged 7 years has trouble on her washing day when hanging out her dolls clothes

"To Wish you a Happy Christmas", Victorian card (chromolitho)
BAL14605 "To Wish you a Happy Christmas", Victorian card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Hereford City Museum and Art Gallery, Herefordshire, UK

Double Pillow, 1794-95 (colour woodblock print; oban)
5860159 Double Pillow, 1794-95 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.5 x 25.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Kitagawa Utamaro 38.5 x 25.7 cm)

Two friends holding hands, 1912 (engraving)
7211668 Two friends holding hands, 1912 (engraving) by Meunier, R.V. (19th-20th century); (add.info.: Two sisters or two friends holding hands)

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"Friendships: A timeless bond that transcends species and eras. From the adorable Spinone Dog puppies peacefully laying down, to the heartwarming sight of an unlikely friendship between a kitten and a lamb at Chessington Zoo in September 1948, friendships among animals remind us of the pure joy they bring. Intriguingly, even Victorian times celebrated friendships with cards like 'To Wish you a Happy Christmas, ' adorned with beautiful chromolitho artwork. And who can deny the power of human connections? Just like in the enchanting engraving from 1912, two friends holding hands symbolize trust and support through thick and thin. Art has also immortalized friendships throughout history. The oil painting 'Sketch for the Painting Conversation' captures intimate moments shared between friends in 1895, while 'Sir Endymion Porter and Van Dyck' showcases camaraderie dating back to 1635-36. The essence of friendship is beautifully depicted in the double portrait from around 1502; it reminds us that true companionship knows no bounds or time periods. Even children enjoying the snow on New Year's Eve in Bristol Park in 1961 show how friendships blossom early on, creating memories that last a lifetime. Beyond art and nature, communities come together through shared interests. The Friendship Force brings people closer by fostering cultural understanding worldwide while Stone witnesses mesmerizing performances by The Killingworth Sword Dancers entertaining crowds with their unity. And let's not forget our furry friends. As Liza whispers sweetly to her canine companion, we realize that dogs like this one are not just pretty faces but loyal confidants too. Even Billy the seal owned by Mr. Reginald Nicholls understands what it means to have genuine friendship. " Note.