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Honor Dorothy Leigh by Madame YevondeHonor Dorothy Leigh (1892-1982) by Madame Yevonde. She was the only daughter of John Blundell Leigh. She had just become engaged to Lieutenant the Hon
Cecile of Greece & Georg Donatus of Hesse - engagementPrincess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, pictured in an engagement photograph with her fiance, the Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine
Naval display at Earls Court by G. H. DavisThe naval display at the Earls Court Exhibition -- the general engagement of the vessels and the forts. A cross-sectional drawing (centre top)
Number Engaged by Pat CharlesAn impression by Pat Charles of the latest fiances and fiancees to announce their engagement in 1932, all interconnected by telephone lines
Miss Whigham & Mr Sweeny announce engagementMiss Margaret Whigham and Mr Charles Sweeny, American amateur golfer, pictured following the announcement of their engagement having been denying it up to the last moment
Hon. Daphne Vivian by Madame YevondeThe Hon. Daphne Winifred Louise Vivian (1904-1997) by Madame Yevonde, with an inset photo of Lord Weymouth. She was the elder daughter of Lord
Tsesarevich Nikolai of RussiaEngraving from a photograph of Nikolai, Tsesarevich of Russia (1843-1865), eldest son and heir of Tsar Alexander II. The Tsesarevich was a gifted young man trained in a liberal tradition by
Commemoratve Engagement card - Marriage of Princess MaryCommemorative Engagement card for the forthcoming Marriage of Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) to Henry George Charles Lascelles
A rather feeble suitor with a rather loud suitHe: " Oh! Smile upon my suit." She: " I do, I do. I can t help it." Date: 1895
Rus / Jap War : LiaotungCavalry engagement during the battle of LIAOTUNG Date: 1904
Hansel and Gretel Adapted from the opera for children... bHansel and Gretel Adapted from the opera for children.... by Humperdinck : Limited return engagement by popular demand. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Hansel
The Royal Betrothal. Portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester with his future wife, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
The capture of General Vega (In the act of discharging a canon) by the gallant Capt. May, of the U.S. Army, during the engagement of the 9th May /. Date c1846
Extraordinary and expensive engagement of Hardeen the king of handcuff kings and jail breakers. Date 1906
Engagement of Mr. Charles B. Hanford. Date c1906
Return engagement of Hardeen, king of handcuffs the biggest vaudeville attraction in America. Date 19 -
Couple getting engagedPopping the Question. Couple getting engaged with man asking shy woman to marry him Date: 1847
Queen Elizabeth II - the Royal betrothal 1947Page from the Illustrated London News Coronation Number featuring photographs recording the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1947. Date: 1947
Man proposing to womanThe Declaration. Couple getting engaged with a man proposing to a woman Date: ca. 1847
The Evolution of the engagement ringHumorous postcard showing the The Evolution of the engagement ring from Ring... to Wrung... then Sting... to Stung! An engagement ring transforming swiftly into a screaming baby! circa 1904
Royal Engagement 1973 - ILN front coverFront cover of The Illustrated London News featuring a photograph of Princess Anne and her husband-to-be Captain Mark Phillips, after the announcement of their engagement
Royal Wedding 1963 - Tatler front coverFront cover of The Tatler celebrating the marriage of Princess Alexandra of Kent and her husband the Hon. Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey on 24 April 1963. 1963
Princess Louise of Denmark and husbandPrincess Louise of Denmark (Louise Caroline Josephine Sophie Thyra Olga) (17 February 1875 4 April 1906) third child and oldest daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark and his wife
The Engagement that delighted the world
Tsar Nicholas II and Princess Victoria Alix of HessePortraits of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and Princess Victoria Alix of Hesse, in honour of their recent engagement. Date: 1894
Royal engagement: Princess VIKTORIA LUISE of PrussiaThe happy couple: Princess VIKTORIA LUISE of Prussia, only daughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Prince Ernest Augustus of Brunswick- Luneburg, son of the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland
The Sphere, Royal Wedding Number 1960
ILN front Cover: Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip MountbA front cover of The Illustrated London News of Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten taken on the day of the announcement of their engagement in July 1947. Date: 19th July 1947
Russo-Japanese War - Battle of Feng Huang ChengJapanese troops occupied the town of Feng-Huang-Cheng (now Phoenix Town in the Hunan Province), Manchuria, (part of the Eastern Chinese Empire) virtually unopposed on 5th May 1904 Date: 1904
Battle of Solferino 1859ITALIAN WAR OF UNIFICATION: Battle of Solferino was the last battle of the 2nd War of Italian Independence. Napoleon III looks out from the hill of Solferino towards a graveyard Date: 24 June 1859
Just EngagedJust engaged! A young woman admires her engagement ring, following her acceptance of a marriage proposal from her lover over a romantic candlelit dinner for two. Date: 1960s
Engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Philip MountbattenA long focus picture showing the future Queen Elizabeth II together with her fiance, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, waving to crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the announcement
Future Duke and Duchess of Kent leaving studio of de LaszloPrince George Duke of Kent, together with his fiancee, Princess Marina of Greece pictured leaving the studio of Philip de Laszlo where Princess Marina had been sitting for a portrait prior to her
Tatler front cover, February 1960Front cover of The Tatler, February 1960, Debutantes and Brides Number showing a pleased looking girl offering a perfectly manicured hand to a suitor with a large ring. Date: 1960
Engagement under the mistletoeAfter wooing with chocolates, a suave looking chap in evening dress, proposes with an engagement ring. Date: 1913
Elizabeth / 1923 EngagedLady ELIZABETH BOWES-LYON, queen of George VI, at the time of their engagement, 1923 Date: 1900 - 2002
Queen Farida aged 17Miss Farida Zulficar(1921-1988), later Queen Farida of Egypt, shown at the time of her engagement to King Faruk of Egypt, when she was 17 years old
Princess Margaret of ConnaughtPrincess Margaret ( Daisy ) of Connaught (1882 - 1920), sketched by C. Wilmshurst just prior to her marriage to Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden on 15 June 1905
A Pressing EngagementGentleman demonstrating a simple device for the correction of neglected figures in time for the dancing season. Illustration by William Heath Robinson
Admiring jewellery in the sunshineA woman examines her emerald jewellery in the sunlight, her partner looking on anxiously, hoping she will approve
Announcement of Captain Scotts engagement in The TatlerPage from The Tatler announcing not only the engagement of Captain Robert Falcon Scott, the Polar explorer to Kathleen Bruce, but also featuring a portrait of Clementine Hozier
Will You Be Mine by Florence HardyA couple from the late 18th century hold hands as they walk through the snow; the gentleman conveniently holds a bunch of mistletoe
The Future Mrs Winston ChurchillClementine Churchill while still Miss Clementine Hozier, featured in The Sketch magazine in the week prior to her marriage to Winston Churchilll on 12th September 1908
Envelope from the TitanicAn envelope, postmarked Southampton, 10 April 1912, addressed to Irvine Aitchison Esq of Sherwood, Beckenham, Kent. It contained a letter from his fiancee on White Star Line RMS Titanic headed paper
The Kitchenmaid and the ConstableA humourous photograph of a kitchenmaid, busy doing the washing up, being proposed to by her policeman admirer. The photograph is entitled Cupboard Love
The Humorist Christmas Number 1938 - An Ice ProposalFront cover illustration by William Heath Robinson featuring a group of skaters on a frozen pond. A man etches a question mark on the ice with his skates and his girlfriend responds
Elizabeth Ponsonby and Denis PellyPortrait of Elizabeth Ponsonby and Denis Pelly featured in The Tatler on the announcement of their engagement
Prince George and war ambulancePrince George, later Duke of Kent (1902-1942), fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, in the courtyard of Buckingham Palace with Mr Hansell