Wooing Collection

The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). Creator: William Holman Hunt
The Hireling Shepherd, 1851, (1948). A shepherd neglects his flock and woos a young woman with a lamb on her lap. Behind them, two bloated sheep lie on the ground poisoned by the corn

The Interview or Miss out of her Teens, 1816 (colour etching)
XCF290984 The Interview or Miss out of her Teens, 1816 (colour etching) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney taking tea, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist
XJF393869 Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney taking tea, from The Adventures of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1812-70) 1838 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; English

SHAKESPEARE: KING HENRY V. King Henry wooing Princess Katharine of France (Catherine de Valois): steel engraving by W. Greatbach after W.F. Yeames, A.R.A. late 19th century

Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), 1872 (oil on board)
XOS5885349 Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), 1872 (oil on board) by Johnson, Eastman (1824-1906); 70.2x85.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Out In An Automobile Song, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672562 Out In An Automobile Song, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

You Look Good to Me, (print)
3673951 You Look Good to Me, (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Youve Got To See Mamma Evry Night (or you cant see Mamma at all), 1923 (print)
3673086 Youve Got To See Mamma Evry Night (or you cant see Mamma at all), 1923 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Loves Review, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671847 Loves Review, c.1770-1959 (print) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Child of the West, A Highland Ballad, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671835 Child of the West, A Highland Ballad, c.1770-1959 (print) by Hewitt, John Hill (1801-90); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Wheels, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672890 Wheels, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Theres Lots of Stations On My Railroad Track, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673180 Theres Lots of Stations On My Railroad Track, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Fetching Water From The Well, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673824 Fetching Water From The Well, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Pond & Co. (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

"On the Road to Mexico", "Through Dixieland" Song, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672348 "On the Road to Mexico", "Through Dixieland" Song, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co

Who Are You With To-Night?, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673081 Who Are You With To-Night?, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Oh Say! Can I See You To-Night, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673047 Oh Say! Can I See You To-Night, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Great Lover, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673143 The Great Lover, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Hang out the front door key, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673148 Hang out the front door key, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Keep Away From the Fellow Who Owns An Automobile, 1912 (print)
3672557 Keep Away From the Fellow Who Owns An Automobile, 1912 (print) by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Same Old Yarn, 1918 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on board)
823237 The Same Old Yarn, 1918 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on board) by Christy, Howard Chandler (1873-1952); 88.9x64.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Same Old Yarn)

Shes Bound to Shine, c. 1885 (oil on canvas)
650411 Shes Bound to Shine, c.1885 (oil on canvas) by Henry, Edward Lamson (1841-1919); 34.3x41.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shes Bound to Shine. Edward Lamson Henry (1841-1919)

The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper, c1775, (1942). Creator: Johan Zoffany
The Gore Family with George, third Earl Cowper, c1775, (1942). Portrait of Englsih art collector and patron George Clavering-Cowper, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738-1789), with Emilie Gore, Elizabeth Gore

Getting Entangled - young fisherman wooing his love Date: circa 1890

Imaginary renaissance palace, 1602 (oil on canvas)
7412459 Imaginary renaissance palace, 1602 (oil on canvas) by Aerts, Hendrick (1570-1628); 93--127.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Hendrick Aerts)

An open-air Party, 1615 (oil on panel)
7412461 An open-air Party, 1615 (oil on panel) by Velde, Esaias I van de (1587-1630); 34.7--60.7 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Esaias van de Velde)

Two Strings to her Bow, 1887 (oil on canvas)
GLS219809 Two Strings to her Bow, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Pettie, John (1839-93); 84x120.8 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Two's Company, Three's None, c. 1892 (oil on panel)
MAN276863 Two's Company, Three's None, c.1892 (oil on panel) by Stone, Marcus (1840-1921); 31.1x51.6 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Man and a woman in a palace, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper)
7394129 Man and a woman in a palace, 19th century (gouache with gold on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 55.3x40.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Rinaldo and Armida, 1642 (oil on canvas)
7352751 Rinaldo and Armida, 1642 (oil on canvas) by Wael, Cornelis de (1592-1667); 184x238 cm; Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genoa, Liguria

Vertumnus and Pomona, 1725, (marble)
7130153 Vertumnus and Pomona, 1725, (marble) by Delvaux, Laurent (c.1695-1773); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Vertumnus and Pomona, 1725, Laurent Delvaux, marble, V&A Museum)

Rinaldo and Armida, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7352708 Rinaldo and Armida, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Wael, Cornelis de (1592-1667); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Domenico Fiasella known as Sarzana (1589-1669)); Luisa Ricciarini

The Bridge, 1919 (oil on canvas)
826676 The Bridge, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); 121.9x137.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bridge. Albert Edward Jackson (1873-1952). Oil on canvas

The garden of love - oil on canvas, 1638
LRI4353846 The garden of love - oil on canvas, 1638 by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 198x283 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The garden of love by Pieter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Flirting Lovers, c. 1673-81 (woodblock print)
5860967 Flirting Lovers, c.1673-81 (woodblock print) by Moronobu, Hishikawa (c.1618-1694); 27.1x38.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Hishikawa Moronobu (c.1618-1694))

Man courting a woman in a park in the eighteenth century. ca. 1910 (illustration)
6438205 Man courting a woman in a park in the eighteenth century. ca. 1910 (illustration) by Pean, Rene (1875-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Company. Mours)

Vertumme and Pomona, 1760 (stone)
7301161 Vertumme and Pomona, 1760 (stone) by Lemoyne, Jean Baptiste II (1704-78); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Vertumnus and Pomona, Stone)

Soldier flirting with a young woman who wants to go for a walk with her dog, 1887, Historic
7279043 Soldier flirting with a young woman who wants to go for a walk with her dog, 1887, Historic by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster for opera Adriana Lecouvreur, by Francesco Cilea (1866-1950), 1900 (poster)
FGL5468931 Poster for opera Adriana Lecouvreur, by Francesco Cilea (1866-1950), 1900 (poster) by Villa, Aleardo (1865-1906); (add.info.: Milan)

Duncan Gray with his family at home, France
7279836 Duncan Gray with his family at home, France by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duncan Gray with his family at home, France, Historic)

Colonel Ichabod Bennet Crane, 1787-1857, and Katrina, Ichabod and Katrina
7279809 Colonel Ichabod Bennet Crane, 1787-1857, and Katrina, Ichabod and Katrina by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel Ichabod Bennet Crane, 1787-1857)

Cecile de Volanges and; Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil at the theatre, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by
3025983 Cecile de Volanges and; Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil at the theatre, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub

Do it now (litho)
3643435 Do it now (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Do it now! Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Oscars Valentine, caricature of Oscar Wilde (litho)
7186253 Oscars Valentine, caricature of Oscar Wilde (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscars Valentine, caricature of Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde)

The Greek hetarius and courtesan Phryne (Phrynee) tried before the aeropagus for impiety, 19th century (engraving)
7203439 The Greek hetarius and courtesan Phryne (Phrynee) tried before the aeropagus for impiety, 19th century (engraving) by French School

Unwelcome Attentions, 1839 (oil on canvas)
BOU202941 Unwelcome Attentions, 1839 (oil on canvas) by Buss, Robert William (1804-75); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

The Terrace, c. 1655-65 (oil on canvas)
5860149 The Terrace, c.1655-65 (oil on canvas) by Dutch School, (17th century); 106.9--87.4 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Dutch school, Delft, 17th century)

Poster for the opera "Adriana Lecouvreur", 1900 (poster)
LRI4619903 Poster for the opera " Adriana Lecouvreur", 1900 (poster) by Villa, Aleardo (1865-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two Lovers, 1888 (oil on canvas)
7262760 Two Lovers, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 32.7x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90))

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"Wooing: A Timeless Dance of Love and Desire" In the realm of art, the concept has been beautifully depicted throughout history. From William Holman Hunt's enchanting painting "The Hireling Shepherd" in 1851 to the vibrant colors of "The Interview or Miss out of her Teens" by an anonymous artist in 1816, these masterpieces capture the essence of courtship. Even literary works like Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" showcase Mr Bumble and Mrs Corney taking tea, a subtle yet significant moment where their hearts intertwine amidst sips and delicate conversation. Shakespeare himself immortalized wooing on stage with his play "King Henry V, " portraying King Henry passionately pursuing Princess Katharine of France. This tale is vividly brought to life through W. F. Yeames' steel engraving, evoking emotions that transcend time. Love knows no boundaries, as seen in scenes such as "Getting Entangled, " where a young fisherman casts his net not only for fish but also for the heart of his beloved. Meanwhile, an imaginary Renaissance palace transports us to a world filled with grandeur and romance. An open-air party from 1615 invites us into a joyous celebration where love blossoms amidst laughter and music. And who can resist the charm captured in paintings like "Two Strings to her Bow" or "Two's Company, Three's None"? These artworks remind us that sometimes it takes more than one attempt at wooing before finding true love. From palaces adorned with gold to intimate encounters between man and woman depicted on paper, each piece tells its own story about longing and desire. Take Rinaldo and Armida's passionate embrace in 1642 or Vertumnus' pursuit of Pomona carved meticulously in marble - all capturing moments when hearts collide. Through centuries-old brushstrokes or chiseled stone sculptures, we are reminded that a timeless dance of love and desire.