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No, No Nanette by Frank MandelPromotional postcard for No No Nanette by Frank Mandel, Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar; music Vincent Youmans. (Globe Theatre, New York, 16th September 1925)
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - actorsElizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), British-American actress, embraces her husband Richard Burton (1925-1984), Welsh actor. Date: 1966
Two fairies clasping each other, from The Password to Fairyland -- Then they flew together and clasped in a tight embrace. 20th century
The Humorist - Easter Number front cover, Heath RobinsonSpring Handicaps. Front cover of The Humorist magazine featuring a glorious cartoon by William Heath Robinson showing the chaos created on the roads by spring romances. Date: 1937
WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurseWWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917
English gentleman on trial in France, 18th centuryEnglish gentleman on trial in France, accused by an old hag and her virtuous niece Clara, 18th century. Before the tribunal at Avignon
The Kiss by AutoriA romantic kiss imagined in Autoris distinctive angular style. 1930
The Chaperon by Joyce DennysA young woman manages to steal a few moments with her sweetheart out of sight of her chaperon (whose Victorian bathing costume can be seen)
Trysting Time is Kissing Time by Wilton WilliamsTwo 18th century lovers kiss on a balcony under a starry sky
Black Gang Chine, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight - Stuffed bearBlack Gang Chine amusement complex, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight - Stuffed bear and very brave young girl happy to accept its embrace. Date: circa 1930s
A Passionate Embrace, which fades out just as things are getting interesting... Date: circa 1910s
Love GameThe Umpire's Decision - A Love Game'. Young man and woman embrace across the net. Artist: AK Macdonald. Date: circa 1902
Screen LoversMatheson Lang (1879-1948) and Dorothy Chili Bouchier (1909-1999) appearing in the 1931 film Carnival'. This was a re-make of a film from 1921 of the same name, in which Lang had also starred
Christ embracing the Cross, 1610-1620, by Guido ReniGuido Reni (1575-1642). Italian painter. Christ embracing the Cross, 1610-1620. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Two ChildrenThis bronze sculpture shows two children in each others embrace, sat on the grass. Date: circa 1881
EmbracePainting of a man embracing a woman from behind. Date: circa 1926
The Mourning of Laszlo Hunyadi by Viktor MadaraszViktor Madarasz (1840-1917). The Mourning of Laszlo Hunyadi. 1859. Hungarian National Gallery. Budapest. Hungary
MONTAGNANA, Jacopo da (1440-/43-1499). Italian painter. MADONNA AND DEAD CHRIST. Tempera on wood. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
Canoe-dlingA spot of Canoe-dling! Date: 1906
A young couple share a tender embracecirca 1910s
Two English gentlemen evaluating a horse in a paddock, 19th century. A jockey sits on Hercules, a groom Leather holds the horses head
Facey Romford dispossessed by the rightful heir, youngSporting man with gun, gaiters and hound surprised by his guests. Facey Romford dispossessed by the rightful heir, young Gilroy and his governess. Who am I? I m the mistress of this ere ouse
Portrait of a German woman with child, late 15th centuryPortrait of a German woman in turban, dress and cape, late 15th century, showing the influence of French and Dutch fashion of the era
Roman suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia sacrifice ceremony. A woman offers a prayer in front of an altar to Mars, young men in laurel wreaths bring a bull, a ram and a pig for sacrifice
A man and woman embrace under a hanged man. The widow of Ephesus and the sentinel canoodle under her husbands corpse hanging from a gibbet. The Ephesian matron. Le matrone d Ephise
Portrait of the Calmeady children in an embrace. Hand-tinted engraving by Frederick Christian Lewis after an illustration by Sir Thomas Lawrence from P.G
Portrait bust of artist Sir Thomas Lawrence. Engraving by Frederick Christians Lewis after an illustration by Sir Thomas Lawrence from P.G. Patmores Cabinet of Gems, Ackermann, London, 1837
Passionate couplePassionate young Dutch couple in an embrace. Holland was a very popular tourist resort in Edwardian times and was a theme captured by many postcard artists of the day. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1908
Laura Cowie and her daughter AnneActress Laura Cowie (1892 - 1969), who in private life was Mrs John Hastings Turner, wife of the author and playwright, pictured with her daughter Anne. Date: 1923
2 in the Shade by Marchant SmithIllustration showing a couple on a boat hidden behind a parasol, except a reflection in the river reveals they are enjoying a romantic kiss. 1923
WW2 - Returning soldier is giving a fulsome welcome home" Let us Strive without failing in faith or in duty" - Winston Churchill Encirclement ! A returning soldier is giving a fulsome welcome home by his wife and small son. Date: 1944
Doris Keane and Basil Sydney in RomanceMiss Doris Keane (1881-1945) and Mr Basil Sydney (1894-1968) in the stage production Romance. The pair were married between 1918-1925. 1915
Lovers Intimate Embrace Date: 1881
The Meeting of St. Anthony and St. Paul by Sassetta (1392-1450) - Sienese - painted on wood panel Date: circa 1450
Young couple kissingA young couple in a warm embrace. Artist: Dorothy Kuck. Date: circa 1930
Promotional postcard for So This Is Love by Stanley Lupino and Arthur Rigbyae music Hal BrodPromotional postcard for So This Is Love by Stanley Lupino and Arthur Rigby music Hal Brody. First produced at the Winter Garden Theatre, London (now New London Theatre) 25th April 1928
Love at its Height - a couple embrace at top of stepladderLove at its Height - a couple embrace at the top of a wooden stepladder Date: circa 1920s
Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe - Le Baiser supremeThe final work by Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe (1827-1892) entitled Le Baiser supreme ( The Supreme Kiss or The Sphinx ) (marble), exhibited posthumously at the Salon of 1892
Tomb of Amen Khopshef. Goddess Hathor with the prince. VallTomb of Amen Khopshef, son of Ramses III. Polychrome reliefs decorating the walls of the burial chamber. Goddess Hathor with the prince. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Valley of the Queens. Egypt
Boy home on LeaveTHEREs A BOY COMING HOME ON LEAVE A soldier embraces his sweetheart as he arrives home
Nina Rosa by Otto HarbachPromotional postcard for Nina Rosa by Otto Harbach; music Sigmund Romberg (Majestic Theatre, New York, 20th September 1930). First produced in England at the Lyceum Theatre, 7th July 1931
The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones. First produced in in England at the Hicks Theatre, 27th August 1907. The image shows Leonard Wilmore kisses Rachel Neve
Couple pose by cupid statueA happy couple stand in front of a young child dressed as cupid, whos powers of matchmaking seem to have worked a treat. Date: c.1910
Sapphic loversTwo women, barely clad in diaphanous classical togas embrace each other, while a statue of pan plays pipes in the twilight
Dear Love by Dion Titheradge, Laurie Wylie & Herbert ClaytonDear Love by Dion Titheradge, Laurie Wylie and Herbert Clayton, with music by Haydon Wood, Joseph Turnbridge and Jack Waller
The Edge O Beyond by Roy Horniman and Ruby MillerThe Edge O Beyond by Roy Horniman (18721930) and Ruby Miller (14 July 1889 - 2 April 1976), from the novel by Gertrude Page (1872 - 1922) written in 1908
Kissing Baby under the Mistletoe by Charles RobinsonThis illustration shows a young girl Kissing Baby under the Mistletoe. Date: 1906
Dick Whittington. Artist Albert MorrowDick Whittington. Another fine poster by Albert Morrow, showing Dick saying goodbye to Alice on the quay, before setting out for Morocco