Kiss Collection (page 3)

Portrait of a German woman with child, late 15th century
Portrait of a German woman in turban, dress and cape, late 15th century, showing the influence of French and Dutch fashion of the era

A man allowing a stranger to kiss his wife. William watching a stranger kiss his wife Petronella. The kiss returned. Le baiser rendu

Woman lifting her dress to reveal a painting of an ass with a pack-saddle on her belly. The pack saddle. Le bat. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et

Little Women - Jo and Fritz reunited under an umbrella
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Jo and Fritz (Professor Bhaer) reunited under an umbrella. 1880

Lady in a parlor being kissed goodbye by an old man. Adieu, see you again. (You old fool.) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel Scheffer from Petites

Fashionable people playing the game of the candlestick base
Fashionable people playing the parlour game of the candlestick base. For a forfeit, one fool kisses a candlestick base which drips hot wax on a woman on a sofa

Fashionable people playing the game of Guess the Kisser
Fashionable people at a party play the game of Guess the kisser, a parlour game where a blindfolded girl has to guess who is kissing her on the cheek

The informal umbrella. A gentleman grabs the hand of a young lady and kisses her, while using his umbrella to prevent her aunt and chaperone from seeing it

Woman in the Kiss bonnet, Bonnet au Becquot, with tails hanging behind. Becquot was a slang term for a kiss among the gallants

Marble statue of Cupid and Psyche kissing from the Capitol in Rome. Copperplate engraving by R.H. Cromck from a drawing by H. Howard in Abraham Rees Cyclopedia, London, 1818

Common Bottlenose Dolphin, two facing each other

A Mothers Dream by A E Emslie. Date: 1891

A Melting Moment or The Warm Kiss bys R Lagneau

Couples
Couple kiss beneath the mistletoe. Illustration from Delineator magazine December 1928. Artist anon. Date: 1928

Calendar, November 1914, WW1
Calendar, November 1914 -- Yser, First World War. By Hermann-Paul. 1914-1915

Calendar, August 1914, WW1
Calendar, August 1914 -- Mobilisation, First World War. By Hermann-Paul. 1914-1915

French postcard, soldier and sweetheart, WW1
French postcard, soldier and sweetheart, First World War. 1914-1918

Christmas child
Xmas. Kiss me if you can. Young girl in gaiters and red coat trimmed with white fur and matching hat hlding bunches of holly and mistletoe Date: 1917

Schoolboys Dream of Christmas 1858
Victorian Schoolboys dreams of Christmas, including parlour games, mince pies, kissing under the mistletoe, entertainment and presents. Date: 1858

First Kiss Under the Mistletoe 1870
Little brother kissing his baby sibling under the mistletoe. Date: 1870

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

Visitors to St Peter s, Rome, kiss the toe of the statue of Saint Peter, trusting that this will be seen as a sign of their devotion and suitably rewarded Date: 1881

Saying Goodnight Date: 1948

Sleeping Beauty Date: 1880

Lovers Intimate Embrace Date: 1881

Love Game Date: 1920

Words About Crinoline
A young man leans forward in an attempt to obtain a kiss from a woman in a an extraordinarily wide crinoline who stands in anticipation beneath the mistletoe. Date: late 1850s

A PARTING KISS C1840
When your friend bids an over- affectionate farewell to your wife, you begin to wonder - and suddenly hes not so much of a friend as before... Date: circa 1840

Cartoon, The Mistletoe Bough (Leap Year)
Cartoon, The Mistletoe Bough -- Being Leap Year, the ladies take the initiative. Date: 1852

THE AMAZON SCULPTURE
The Amazon A sculpture by Kiss, Berlin of an Amazon woman spearing a lion which is attacking her horse Date: 1851

Kissing the hand(19th century)
A lady receives the unwelcome attentions of an old fool. Date: circa 1830

Kissing the hand(18th century)
A lady in a garden extends her hand for a gentleman to kiss: her dog, too, is excited to see him. Date: circa 1770

Just Fancy! When we atrated an hour ago, we were all perfect Strangers to each other! - a tour party in a Charabanc take full advantage of the close-proximity of the seating to get to know their

Greetings Postcard - Brindisi, Adriatic Coast, Italy - inset photograph of the Villa Dionisi. Date: circa 1910s

The Sleeping Beauty, pantomime. early 20th century

The Christmas Party, by Barry V Jackson, at the Repertory Theatre (a Christmas entertainment for children)

Promotional postcard for So This Is Love by Stanley Lupino and Arthur Rigbyae music Hal Brod
Promotional 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

Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation
Our Honeymoon - mid-channel - Making the best of a bad situation... A kiss before disaster. Date: circa 1910s

Kissing in the rain - St Marks, Venice
A man and woman put their umbrellas aside as they stop to kiss on a lampost in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy. It is raining heavily and the square is flooded Date: 2013

Silhouette of two horses kissing beside a stone barn
Two horses kiss beside a stone barn on a hillside in the Yorkshire Dales. The horses are seen in silhouette at sunset. Winter frost on the ground Date: 2014

Lovers in Lisbon
Young lovers kiss on the Miradouro de Santa Luzia overlooking the River Tagus and Alfama, the oldest district of Lisbon, Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Girl sporting a heart-shaped kiss curl
Pretty portrait photograph of a girl sporting a heart-shaped kiss curl Date: circa 1910s

Satire on Socialism - After you with that says an enthusiastic crowd, hoping to gain mutual benefit from the affectionate attentions a pretty girl is providing toward one of their comrades

WW1 era Comic Postcard - Boy leans in for a kiss
WW1 era Comic Postcard - A boy leans in for a kiss with his donkey cart-driving girl. She replies with the slightly devastating retort " I can drive one donkey but not two!" Date: circa 1916

British Seaside scene, surrounded by kissing couples
Making new friends at the seaside. Illustration showing an aerial view of a classic (yet unnamed) British Coastal Seafront, set within a border of illustrations of sixteen kissing couples

Ernest Louis Aquilas Christophe - Le Baiser supreme
The 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

How to kiss your Rich Aunt ! A rather foolish and foppish young man (with an eye on the prize!) greets his Elderly (and very rich) Auntie with extreme enthusiasm. Date: 1908

Two children sitting on a beach -- a little boy kisses a little girl on the cheek. Date: circa 1960s

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