Comely Collection

Comely indigo, Indigofera decora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register, edited by John Lindley, London

Comely auricula, Primula decora. Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1817

Nursery-man, in Comely-Garden, Edinburgh. Title page / title-engraving by Cowan from William Boutcher, A treatise on forest-trees. Date: 1775

Girolamo Genga
GIROLAMO GENGA Italian artist and architect, accompanied by two comely female assistants and the tools of his trade. Date: 1476 - 1551

J H Forsyth
J H FORSYTH - obscure cleric who might serve as a model for those comely curates and dishy divines that Punch liked to depict drooled about by female members of the congregation... Date: circa 1841

Comely ladys slipper, Cypripedium venustum.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Milton / Comus 1634
And they, so perfect is their misery, Not once perceive their foul disfigurement, But boast themselves more comely than before. Date: First published : 1634

BYRON DON JUAN
A dramatically romantic episode in the life of Don Juan - he is shipwrecked, and succoured by a pair of comely (of course) females

Bierkeller Waitress 1901
Waitress in a German bierkeller brings tankards of foaming ale to her customers

Eel Pie Shop
A well-dressed businessman, walking near Temple Bar, Strand, London, is overtaken by a craving for an eel-pie - or is it the comely shop assistant who attracts him ?

United Kingdom Tea
Comely ladies from Scotland, England and Ireland agree that the United Kingdom Tea Companys Teas are truly delicious !

Bar Lady and Customer
A dapper fellow savours champagne and a cigar whilst in conversation with a comely bar lady, or barmaid

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