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British Ballad, The Demon LoverTHE DEMON LOVER (also known as James Harris, James Herries, or The House Carpenter) Popular British Ballad telling the story of a man (the Devil), who returns to a former lover after an absence
Rudolph Valentino with his Dogs 1926RUDOLPH VALENTINO film actor, exercising his two dogs. His tragic early death resulted from peritonitis after an emergency operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcers
The Lipstick by A. DavisA woman applies her lipstick at a dressing table while being kissed by her lover. 1930
Scene from Molieres play, Les Amants magnifiques, first performed in 1670. 17th century
Scene from Molieres play, Le Sicilien ou l Amour peintre, first performed in 1667. 17th century
Nurse Cavell, Dog loverThe front cover of the publication " Nurse Cavell, Dog Lover" by Rowland Johns, produced in association with the National Canine Defence League
London Trade Card - Thomas Sandby, artistLondon Trade Card - Thomas Paul Sandby (1753-1832), artist (son of Thomas Sandby), St Georges Row, Oxford Street, offering drawing lessons
Girl at a spinning wheelYoung girl sitting at her spinning wheel clutching a bunch of roses from her lover. Date: 1902
The end of loveThe Honourable John Maler Collier (18501934) - Pre-Raphaelite Painter and one of the most prominent portrait painters of his generation
WW1 - The advantages of using Quinine to treat illnessWW1 - Soldier! Take your daily quinine - the advantages of using Quinine to treat illness, due to its antipyretic (fever-reducing), antimalarial, analgesic (painkilling)
Cleo de Merode - DancerCleo de Merode (Cleopatra Diane of Merode) (1873-1966) - French actress and dancer who became the mistress of Leopold II, King of the Belgians - photograph from a run of performances at the Alhambra
Edwardian couple embracingEdwardian lady parting from her lover with her cases and baggage. Date: circa 1904
Cervantes reads his La Galatea to his wife Dona CatalinaMiguel de Cervantes, a famous Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, sits reading to his lover, Dona Catalina, his La Galatea, of which she was his inspiration. Date: 1585
Louis XIV and his mistress Madame of Montespan (1640-1707)Louis XIV (1638-1715). King of France. Louis XIV and his mistress Madame of Montespan (1640-1707). Engraving. Colored
Baroque. Rembrandt Harmenszoom van Rijn (1606-1669). HendricBaroque. Rembrandt Harmenszoom van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter and etcher. Hendrickje Stoffels. Portrait. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Iseult of Ireland. Engraving. ColoredIseult of Ireland. Irish princess. Engraving after a painting of Teodoro Biris by A. Schurufter. The Illustration, 1884. Colored
Roman sarcophagus. About 180 AD. The moon goddes SeleneFront side of Roman sarcophagus. About 180 AD. The moon goddes Selene and her lover Endymion. Chariot and horses of Selene Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Middle Ages. Lovers. Miniature. Chantilly Castle. France
Rubin in a castle sending a message to his loved with a crosRubin, Tyrolean ministerial from 12th century, in a castle sending a message to his loved with a crossbow. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 169v
Pteffel, poet of the 13th century, fishing for his beloved. Codex Manesse (ca.1300) by Rudiger Manesse and his son Johannes. Miniature. Folio 302r. University of Heidelberg. Library. Germany
Cartoon, Getting Ready for the American Market. Showing the English actress and theatre manager Henrietta Hodson (1841-1910) helping Lillie Langtry (1853-1929) prepare for a theatre tour of America
Romaunt, Arrows of LoveThe Three Arrows of Love: the god of Love shoots arrows into the Lover Date: First published:late 14thC ?
Oxford Bags 1920S P. CGirlfriend too shy to sit on lovers lap sits on his Oxford bags instead. A joke on the voluminous trouser style popular at the time. Date: late 1920s
Margherita Turned OutMargherita di Cortona, when her noble lover is murdered, goes home but is turned away by her mother, together with her fatherless son. (She will become a nun and a saint) Date: 1273
A Lover of ShakespeareAn artistic young woman sits with a book in her hand surrounded by evidence of her other creative hobbies including a harp and an unfinished sampler. Date: circa 1850
Lovers Well, ItalyThis pretty well, with its ornate ironwork, is the aptly named Lovers Well, Italy. Date: early 1930s
Henry Hastings (110)HENRY HASTINGS second son of the Earl of Huntingdon, noted animal lover but also keen hunter till in his 80s : his eyesight perfect to the end of his days. Date: 1550 - 1650
Abelard / Heloise / BurneyABELARD & HELOISE Abelard has climbed the garden wall to see his lover Heloise Date: 1079-1142; 1101-1164
Dionysos & AriadneDionysos is carried in procession with his wife Ariadne, whom he married after finding her on the island of Naxos, deserted by her lover Theseus
Elegant Rose-Lover 1904A lady in a white lacy dress admires some red roses
Heloise (1101-1164) French nun, lover of Abelard
Old Maid Cooks for PetsA spinster cooks food for her pets. Date: 1885
Lovers Leap, Buxton, Derbyshire. Date: circa 1910s
A Womans Keepsake by Alfred Parsons (1847-1920), engraved by E Schladitz (dates unknown). Date: 1884
Study for Frontispiece by Dante Gabriel RossettiStudy for Frontispiece to The Early Italian Poets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), engraved by James Davis Cooper (1823-1904). Date: 1884
Shy by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912), engraved by Theodor Knesing (1840-?). Date: 1884
Fashionable ladyA fashionable young lady enjoying the fragrance of flowers sent from her lover. Art Deco style.Date: 1920s
His Excellency the Governor by R MarshallPromotional postcard for His Excellency The Governor by R. Marshall. First produced at the Court Theatre, 8th June 1898. In Government House on an Indian Ocean colony, the Governor, left
Herb Paris, True-lovers knot, Paris quadrifolia.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by French botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard from Herbier de la France, Paris, 1780
A World War I soldier and his sweetheartA World War I soldier embraces his sweetheart as he prepares to fight For King and Country. Date: 1914-18
Can t Help Lovin that Man! by Helen McKieA red-haired woman staring into the eyes of her lover - a magnetic but dangerous looking Apache man, an allegedly savage member of the Parisian underworld haunting areas such as Montmartre
Light and Shadow by Laurie TaylerA couple leave a hotel after a night out at a supper cabaret. As the monocled and top-hatted gentleman helps his female companion with her coat or shawl
Pataman jari raigini (First spring bloomed branch). In a palace court, a princess is given a lotus flower, the symbol of her lover. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris
LORRIS, Guillaume. Roman de la RoseThe Romance of the Rose. s.XIV. The young lover, redeemer of the garden of delight, reaches a source and finds an inscription saying that there brother Narcissus died. Gothic art. Miniature Painting
GARNELO ALDA, Jos鮠Duel InterrumptedGARNELO ALDA, Jos頨 1866-1944). Duel Interrupted. 1890. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum
Gaby Deslys & her role in the Portuguese revolutionPortrait of French actress and singer, Gaby Deslys (1881-1920), pictured in The Bystander wearing a particularly frivolous stage outfit
A BibliophileA gentleman bibliophile receives his latest books, delivered to him by a servant, the books piled high on a wheelbarrow. Date: circa 1845
The Refugee A. Sir William Orpen, Ra, Rws, Rha, Ri, Neac, (1878-1931)