Lamour Collection

Welcome to my dream - Music Sheet Cover, words by Johnny Burke, music by Jimmy Van Heusen. Paramount Presents Road to Utopia starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour

The French Comedy (engraving)
3774527 The French Comedy (engraving) by Watteau, Francois Louis Joseph (1758-1823) (after); (add.info.: L'Amour au theatre francais'-a shepherd and shepherdess dancing in a park)

Flower of the Time - Purple
Frances Collett

Flower of the Time - Green
Frances Collett

La Lutte Pour L'Amour, The Fight For Love
This illustration portrays the hulking figure of a fighter with his arm placed around a much smaller woman, who is looking up into his eyes. Date: circa 1901

La Vertu Dedaignant Les Presents De L'Amour
This illustration, translated as Virtue Disdaining Love's Gifts portrays an old man wearing a bath robe, closely inspecting a little green book

Dorothy Lamour
Hollywood actress and singer Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), perhaps best known for her roles in the Road to... movies. Date: circa 1939

L amour, c. 1894 (litho)
2630783 L amour, c.1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Enrica Varasi, prima ballerina in L Amour at the Alhambra Ballet, London (b / w photo)
6032155 Enrica Varasi, prima ballerina in L Amour at the Alhambra Ballet, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enrica Varasi)

L Amour le cede a la Gloire ou le Depart de L Epoux (colour litho)
6007207 L Amour le cede a la Gloire ou le Depart de L Epoux (colour litho) by Caran d Ache (Emmanuel Poire) (1858-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Prince of Wales at Le Touquet with favourite girl caddy
The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor, pictured at fashionable French resort, Le Touquet in 1930 with his favourite girl caddy, Adolphine Lamour

Perrot and Cerito in the Ballet of L Eleve de l Amour (engraving)
1586839 Perrot and Cerito in the Ballet of L Eleve de l Amour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perrot and Cerito in the Ballet of L Eleve de l Amour)

Le Triomphe de l Amour (colour litho)
2802032 Le Triomphe de l Amour (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Triomphe de l Amour)

Venus Entrant au Bain, L education de l Amour (engraving)
5227392 Venus Entrant au Bain, L education de l Amour (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus Entrant au Bain, L education de l Amour)

Cupid, 1817 (marble)
PWI82829 Cupid, 1817 (marble) by Chaudet, Antoine Denis (1763-1810); height: 80 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: SEE ALSO XIR 898748 trapping a butterfly with a plinth below bearing a relief of)

Venus et l Amour, (Dessin de l Albertine a Vienne) (engraving)
5227409 Venus et l Amour, (Dessin de l Albertine a Vienne) (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Venus et l Amour, (Dessin de l Albertine a Vienne)

L Amour et Psyche (engraving)
5227408 L Amour et Psyche (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Amour et Psyche)

Temple de l Amour, The Temple of Love (coloured photo)
3633357 Temple de l Amour, The Temple of Love (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Temple de l Amour, The Temple of Love)

L Amour aux Champs (engraving)
3623927 L Amour aux Champs (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Amour aux Champs. Illustration for Le Monde Illustre, 1888.); © Look and Learn

The Lady Venus receiving the messenger of L Amour
LLM454117 The Lady Venus receiving the messenger of L Amour by English School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lady Venus receiving the messenger of L Amour)

Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Cupid (marble) (detail of 123192)
BEN27638 Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Cupid (marble) (detail of 123192) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Louvre, Paris, France; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

La Victoire le rend a l Amour ou le Retour Impromptu (colour litho)
6007208 La Victoire le rend a l Amour ou le Retour Impromptu (colour litho) by Caran d Ache (Emmanuel Poire) (1858-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), American actress, c1930s-c1940s. Lamour is perhaps best known for her roles in the Bob Hope and Bing Crosby Road films - a strange combination of adventure, slapstick

L amour empare de Sapho Sappho Bion Moschus Chatillon
L amours empare de Sapho, Sappho, Bion, Moschus, Chatillon, Henri Guillaume, ca. 1780-1856, Girodet-Trioson, Anne-Louis, 1767-1824, Engraving, 1829

Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland
Not for the first time Dorothy Lamour finds herself wearing a sarong in an exotic location, in the arms of Ray Milland; in George Archainbauds film she learns how to kiss... Date: 1938

GODDARD, LAMOUR & LAKE. Paulette Goddard (1911-1990), Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), and Veronica Lake (1919-1973) in a publicity still from Paramounts Star Spangled Rhythm, 1942

Dorothy Lamour (1914 -1996) American film actress. Plays Marama in The Hurricane 1937 Date: 1938

Harmony before Matrimony, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver, [London], 1805, a young woman and a fashionably dressed young man singing a duet

Franazois Voyez after Pierre-Antoine Baudouin, French (1746-1805), Le fruit de l amour secret, engraving

Ernest La Jeunesse (French, 1874 - 1917), La Coma die de l amour, 1897, lithograph
Ernest La Jeunesse (French, 1874 - 1917), La Coma© die de l amour, 1897, lithograph in green-black on wove paper (proof before letters at lower right and along right margin)

Albert Besnard, Love Consecrated (Elle consacre l amour), French, 1849 - 1934, 1900, etching in black on Van Gelder Zonen wove paper

Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Michel Moreau, French (1742-1795), Frontispiece: Aida
Antoine-Jean Duclos after Jean-Michel Moreau (French, 1742 - 1795), Frontispiece: Aida© de la sagesse, on se sauve de l amour dans les bras de la raison, 1777, etching and engraving

French 18th Century, Autre imitation: L amour mouille, etching

Anacreon, Bacchus and Aphrodite, 1848 (oil on canvas)
XIR26258 Anacreon, Bacchus and Aphrodite, 1848 (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 134x203 cm; Musee des Augustins, Toulouse, France; French, out of copyright

Love as Folly, c. 1773-76 (oil on canvas)
XOS1765872 Love as Folly, c.1773-76 (oil on canvas) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 55.9x46.4 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: Cupid as a Jester)

Love the Sentinel, c. 1773-76 (oil on canvas)
XOS1765870 Love the Sentinel, c.1773-76 (oil on canvas) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 56.2x47.3 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Ceres, Bacchus, Venus and Cupid (oil on panel)
XIR231548 Ceres, Bacchus, Venus and Cupid (oil on panel) by Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (1586-1667) (studio of); 54x73.7 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France; Dutch, out of copyright

Lamourettes Kiss
The abbe Lamourette seeks to reconcile all factions in the assemblee legislative : much hugging ensues, but Lamour- -ettes kiss becomes a byword for a hollow reconciliation. Date: 7 July 1792

DOROTHY LAMOUR (1914-1996). American film actress

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Welcome to my dream, where the essence of "lamour" comes alive. From the enchanting music sheet cover that sets the tone to Dorothy Lamour's timeless beauty captured in 1941, love takes center stage. Just like the Flower of Time in both purple and green hues, love blooms in every era. Whether it is depicted as a fight for love or virtue rejecting its offerings, "lamour" remains an irresistible force. Dorothy Lamour herself embodies this allure with her captivating presence alongside Ray Milland. Their chemistry on-screen transcends time and leaves us yearning for more. Even back in 1894, artists recognized the power of "lamour, " as seen in L'amour litho artwork. But love isn't limited to films and art; it finds expression through dance too. Enrica Varasi mesmerizes audiences as she gracefully performs in L'Amour at Alhambra Ballet, London - a black and white photograph capturing her elegance. And then there's that mysterious woman wearing a see-through frilly veil around her bust, evoking sensuality and intrigue simultaneously. "Lamour" can take many forms - from surrendering itself to glory or bidding farewell to loved ones - each moment painted vividly through color lithographs. In this world of dreams and desires, "lamour" reigns supreme – an eternal muse that continues to inspire generations with its undeniable charm and everlasting magic.