Politeness Collection

Playing Table Tennis - Edwardian - Etiquette
I am not sure whether it is my turn. (to write the postcard or to serve!!) A smart Gentleman makes a courteous enquiry to his glamorous young female table tennis companion. Date: circa 1904

The Ten Scout Laws, 1923 (colour litho)
473030 The Ten Scout Laws, 1923 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. A Scouts honour is to be trusted. 2)

Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet
Sir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet to prevent her from getting muddy feet. The fanciful, romantic tale of the cloak

A Meeting By A Stile (oil on canvas)
615810 A Meeting By A Stile (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Heywood (1842-1933); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

La Politesse d Aujourd hui (colour litho)
3098427 La Politesse d Aujourd hui (colour litho) by Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Politesse d Aujourd hui)

Gentleman helping lady, 1883
3479516 Gentleman helping lady, 1883; (add.info.: Gentleman helping lady on with her coat. London, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Saying goodbye, 1883
3479492 Saying goodbye, 1883; (add.info.: Illustration shows two females hugging each other goodbye, from The Quiver, London, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Kiamil Pasha and Queen Mary (Marie de Teck).Port Said, Egypt, 21 November 1911
UIG5418903 Kiamil Pasha and Queen Mary (Marie de Teck).Port Said, Egypt, 21 November 1911. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Kiamil Pasha, ex-Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire)

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.

18th century manners (engraving)
8631202 18th century manners (engraving) by Hardy, Paul (1862-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: 18th century manners. Illustration from Black and White)

Politeness (engraving)
8636563 Politeness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Politeness. Illustration for Chatterbox (1878).); © Look and Learn.

Humanity lesson. Education of a young girl, c.1790 (engraving)
2069719 Humanity lesson. Education of a young girl, c.1790 (engraving) by Drolling, Martin (1752-1817); (add.info.: Education. La lecon d'humanite. Coll. Part. Education. Humanity lesson)

Historical Geography
5315090 Historical Geography by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Historical Geography. 1900. India. The Tamils form the most civilized and energetic of the Dravidian peoples)

Children riding penny farthings (chromolitho)
8677526 Children riding penny farthings (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children riding penny farthings)

Waving goodbye, 1890
3479213 Waving goodbye, 1890; (add.info.: Waving goodbye to a friend in Canada. From the Girls own Paper, London 5th January 1884. Illustration by Alfred J)

Helping lady down steps, 1870
3479494 Helping lady down steps, 1870; (add.info.: Manners: Helping lady down steps. From the Quiver, London, 1870.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Waving goodbye, 1872 (engraving)
3479462 Waving goodbye, 1872 (engraving); (add.info.: Waving goodbye. From The Quiver, London, 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Man opening a gate, 1875
3479444 Man opening a gate, 1875; (add.info.: Man opening a gate for a lady. Illustration from The Quiver, London, 1875.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Girls curtseying, Christmas greetings card, late 19th or early 20th Century (chromolitho)
8677715 Girls curtseying, Christmas greetings card, late 19th or early 20th Century (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls curtseying)

Dropped glove, 1864
3479513 Dropped glove, 1864; (add.info.: Man picking up lady's dropped glove. From Good Woods, London, 1864.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Gentlemen in top hats, 1876
3479452 Gentlemen in top hats, 1876; (add.info.: Gentlemen in top hats greet a lady wearing a fashionable hat. Dated 1876, London.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

All night queue for Nellie Melba's farewell performance at Covent Garden, London (b/w photo)
8676127 All night queue for Nellie Melba's farewell performance at Covent Garden, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Let our indestructible friendship live and strengthen!, 1951 (litho)
FIA5373549 Let our indestructible friendship live and strengthen!, 1951 (litho); Russian State Library, Moscow, Russia; (add.info.: Laissons notre indestructible amitie vivre et se renforcer)

Un locataire qui paye exactement son terme, 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un locataire qui paye exactement son terme, 1847. A tenant who pays his rent right on time. (Landlord stands aside out of politeness). From Locataires et proprietaires, no. 21

Je vous demande pardon si je ne vous ai pas apercue... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Je vous demande pardon si je ne vous ai pas apercue... 19th century. Whatever you want - I beg your pardon if I have not seen you

Trop de politesse, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Trop de politesse, 19th century. Hunting Sketches - Too much politeness

Cosimo I de Medici (Cosimo I de Medici, 1519-1574) appointed Duke by the Senate of Florence
BEN5476959 Cosimo I de Medici (Cosimo I de Medici, 1519-1574) appointed Duke by the Senate of Florence. Painting by Jacopo Ligozzi (1547-1632). 16th century Italian mannerism

Louis XVI received by the new Mayor of Paris, July 17 1789, (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Louis XVI is received by the new Mayor of Paris, Jean Sylvain Bailly, July 17 1789 (19th/early 20th century). One of the instigators of the Oath of the Tennis Court

Wearing gas masks
Cartoon demonstrating how the social graces can still flourish, even when gas-masked. Date: 1939

The Battle of Fontenoy (1745): Joseph d'Anterrocks: "Gentlemen of the English, shoot first"
7304541 The Battle of Fontenoy (1745): Joseph d'Anterrocks: "Gentlemen of the English, shoot first", 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Lady of the nobility in the 18th century, in a chair with porters receiving the kiss hand, 1895 (Illustration)
7304347 Lady of the nobility in the 18th century, in a chair with porters receiving the kiss hand, 1895 (Illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Nature morte avec des statuettes de porcelaine. (Still Life with Porcelain Figures)
FIA5327291 Nature morte avec des statuettes de porcelaine. (Still Life with Porcelain Figures). Peinture de Ilya Ivanovich Mashkov (Ilia Machkov, Matchkov) (1881-1944), huile sur toile, 1922

Sunday outing on horseback, courtly society, picnic, 1888, Germany
7278845 Sunday outing on horseback, courtly society, picnic, 1888, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday outing on horseback, courtly society, picnic)

"Madame Leroux";By Francis Eleanor Trollope;Mr. Shard conducted Mildred---very shy... 1890
" Madame Leroux" ; By Francis Eleanor Trollope; Mr. Shard conducted Mildred---very shy and shame-faced under all this eloquence--to the carriage, and waited bare-headed in the sunshine, 1890

Easter Celebrations at the Court of Peter the Great (Pierre le grand) - Peinture de Elena Petrovna Samokish Sudkovskaya
FIA5401287 Easter Celebrations at the Court of Peter the Great (Pierre le grand) - Peinture de Elena Petrovna Samokish Sudkovskaya (Samokish-Sudkovskaya)(1863-1924) - Watercolour

Wolfang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) chez Madame (Marquise) de Pompadour (La famille de Mozart)
FIA5406255 Wolfang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) chez Madame (Marquise) de Pompadour (La famille de Mozart, pendant la tournee en Europe) (1763-1766) - Academic art

Presentation d une dame a Alfonso (Alphonse) XIII d Espagne (1886-1941). Peinture de Adolfo Lozano Sidro (1872-1935)
AIS5373985 Presentation d une dame a Alfonso (Alphonse) XIII d Espagne (1886-1941). Peinture de Adolfo Lozano Sidro (1872-1935), huile sur toile. Collection privee

The opening of the Cortes in the Senate, detail Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941)
AIS5372614 The opening of the Cortes in the Senate, detail Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886-1941) greets Antonio Maura y Montaner (1853-1925) as he enters the Senate, 24 June 1920

Two little girls playing with their dolls (colour litho)
7185227 Two little girls playing with their dolls (colour litho) by Appleton, Honor Charlotte (1879-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two little girls playing with their dolls)

When First We Meet par Hayllar, Jessica (1858-1940). Oil on canvas, size : 45, 7x66, 1892, Private Collection
FIA5405468 When First We Meet par Hayllar, Jessica (1858-1940). Oil on canvas, size : 45, 7x66, 1892, Private Collection by Hayllar

La parade de la garde ( Guard Parade). Peinture anonyme. Aquarelle sur papier, vers 1820. art russe, satire. A
FIA5340544 La parade de la garde ( Guard Parade). Peinture anonyme. Aquarelle sur papier, vers 1820. art russe, satire. A.Pushkin Memorial Museum, Saint Petersbourg

Un cocher imprudent (A Reckless Coachman). Oeuvre de Boris Michaylovich Kustodiev (Koustodiev) (1878-1927)
FIA5367306 Un cocher imprudent (A Reckless Coachman). Oeuvre de Boris Michaylovich Kustodiev (Koustodiev) (1878-1927), aquarelle sur papier, 1920. Art russe 20e siecle

Rencontre de Napoleon (1769-1821) et le tsar Alexandre I (1777-1825). (Meeting of Napoleon and Alexandre I)
FIA5381988 Rencontre de Napoleon (1769-1821) et le tsar Alexandre I (1777-1825). (Meeting of Napoleon and Alexandre I). Oeuvre anonyme, gravure et aquarelle, 1808

One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving)
7211797 One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: One hundred proverbs)

Le depart des visiteurs (Visitors Departure) - Peinture de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky (Troutovsky) (1826-1893)
FIA5341845 Le depart des visiteurs (Visitors Departure) - Peinture de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky (Troutovsky) (1826-1893), huile sur toile, 1867 - Art russe

"Les favoris de l empereur romain d occident Honorius (384-423)"Representation de l empereur nourissant ses
FIA5397641 " Les favoris de l empereur romain d occident Honorius (384-423)" Representation de l empereur nourissant ses oiseaux tandis que ses conseillerss inclinent humblement - Peinture

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Flagorneuse; Toad-eater; Speichelleckerin (engraving)
7196011 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Flagorneuse; Toad-eater; Speichelleckerin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flagorneuse; Toad-eater; Speichelleckerin)

"Le mois de mars"(March) Scene de marche aux poissons. Symbole du signe du belier dans le ciel
FIA5328782 " Le mois de mars" (March) Scene de marche aux poissons. Symbole du signe du belier dans le ciel. peinture de Leandro Bassano da Ponte (1557-1622) Dim

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"Politeness: A Timeless Virtue in the Tapestry of History" In the elegant parlors of Edwardian society, a game of table tennis unfolds with grace and poise. The players exchange pleasantries and compliments, their manners reflecting the refined etiquette of the era. Centuries earlier, Sir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth I's feet, an act of chivalry that epitomizes politeness in its purest form. Such gestures symbolize respect and honor towards others. Even as time marches on, the essence remains steadfast. In 1923, The Ten Scout Laws emphasize courtesy as one of its core principles - a reminder to treat others with kindness and consideration. The art world captures moments where politesse takes center stage. "La Politesse d'Aujourd'hui, " a colorful lithograph from yesteryears showcases individuals engaging in courteous exchanges amidst bustling streets. Meanwhile, Ilya Ivanovich Mashkov's still life painting depicts porcelain figures standing tall - a testament to elegance and refinement. Yet not all instances are adorned with grandeur; sometimes it is found even in adversity. Wearing gas masks during uncertain times demonstrates how civility can prevail even when faced with fear or danger. History also reveals tales from battlefields like Fontenoy in 1745 when Joseph d'Anterrocks implores English gentlemen to shoot first - an unusual plea for decorum amid conflict but nonetheless highlighting the importance placed on maintaining gentlemanly conduct. In aristocratic circles during the 18th century, ladies receive kisses on their hands while seated regally in chairs carried by porters – an elaborate display showcasing both respect and social hierarchy. As we journey through time further back to courtly societies enjoying Sunday outings on horseback or indulging in picnics together, we witness how polite behavior enhances camaraderie among peers regardless of rank or status.