Marriage Collection (page 8)

Page from The Sphere featuring photographs of the best man, bridesmaids and page boys at the wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in November 1947

Historical views of Syria. Ruins of the city of Palmyra or Tadmor in the Desert 70, the bazaar in Aleppo 71, and weaver working on a damask loom in Damascus 72

English gentleman carried in a sedan chair for an election
English gentleman carried in a sedan chair through the rotten borough of Grapple Town during an election for parliament. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Two English gentlemen evaluating a horse in a paddock, 19th century. A jockey sits on Hercules, a groom Leather holds the horses head

King Henry V of England boarding Trinity at Southampton
King Henry V of England boarding the Trinity at Southampton, 10 August 1415. The king in crown, helm and suit of armor. Knights in plate armor with comical helmets

Initiation ceremony of disciples of Zoroastrianism
Initiation ceremonies of gabr or disciples of Zoroastrianism in ancient Persia. A priest pours water in a babys mouth, washes a child and holds another over a pyre. Iniziazione de Guebri

King Priam and family after the departure of Hector
King Priam and Hectors wife Andromache and son Astynanax make ritual offerings before a priest in Troy after the departure of Hector

Allegorical representation of Greece by Choiseul-Gouffier. She sits with her arm on the tomb of Leonidas, in front of funeral monuments including Simonides of Ceoss poem to the 300 Spartans who died

The marriage of Penelope and Ulysses. Nozze di Penelope e di Ulisse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Pronaos or vestibules of the Temple of Zeus
View of the front 1 and rear 2 pronaos or vestibule of the Temple of Zeus or Jupiter, Mount Olympus. Pronao anteriore del Tempio di Giove Olimpico

Etruscan goddess Persipnei and griffon
Persipnei (Prosperpina) kidnapped by the god of the underworld Aita (Hades) in front of her mother Ceres from a bronze patera 1, and bas-relief of a mythical beast, the griffon 2

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

WW2 - Home front - Wartime marriage group. Date: circa 1940

English Middle Class wedding party - group photograph outside an elegant detached home. Date: circa 1930s

Wedding in a hurry, 1944
Wedding in a hurry. Article with advice about speedy marriages in wartime, in Britannia & Eve, May 1944. Date: 1944

Engagement of the Beaton sisters
An impression by society sketch portraitist Pat Charles of the two recently engaged sisters of Cecil Beaton with their fiancÚ│« Nancy Beaton is seen with Sir Hugh Smiley

Rajpootnee (Rajputi) Bride, India. 1835

Tatler Cover - Jose Collins & Lord Robert Innes-Ker
Lord and Lady Robert Innes-Kerr. Lady Innes-Kerr was formerly the stage actress Jose Collins and daughter of the famous Lottie Collins

Cartoon, The True Lovers Knot -- a satirical comment on a free trade treaty (the Cobden-Chevalier Treaty, signed on 23 January 1860) between Britain and France

Silver wedding gifts on display, Gloucester marriage
Presentation silver in the throne room at St. Jamess Palace. Wedding gifts for the marriage of the Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott in 1935

Marriage of Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson
Wedding of Andrew Spottiswoode and Iris Watson in July 1923. Spottiswoode was the editor of Printers Pie and Winters Pie magazines and the son of Hugh Spottiswoode

Marriage of Harold Barrett and Maudie
Marriage of Harold Barrett (formerly an actor), Stage Manager at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, and ballerina Maudie. circa 1930s

Clandestine wedding or Fleet Marriage, London
Clandestine wedding or Fleet Marriage by St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London. 18th century

Miss Sylvia Storey, Countess Poulett
Countess Poulett, formerly stage star Miss Sylvia Storey, photographed after the announcement of her engagement to Major Percy Hansen

Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles
Seperate photographs of Viscount Lascelles and his fiance HRH Princess Mary on the front cover of the Sketch after the announcement of their betrothal

I don t want him, my dear by H. M. Bateman
" I don t want him, my dear - you buy him." Two sophisticated women regard an unpromising male specimen and discuss the merits of purchasing him. Date: 1930

Cartoon, Lord Coleridge, A Good Judge, Too
Cartoon, What! Again, Lord Coleridge? A Good Judge, Too. John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), British lawyer, judge, and Lord Chief Justice of England

Sheila Kaye-Smith marrying Rev. Theodore Penrose Fry
Novelist Sheila Kaye-Smith marrying the Rev. Theodore Penrose Fry, curate of Christ Church, St. Leonards, and eldest son of Sir John and Lady Fray, at St. Paul s, St. Leonards in October 1924

Wedding of Prince George, Dke of Kent to Princess Marina
Souvenir postcard commemorating the Wedding of HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942) to HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906-1968) at Westminster Abbey, London on 29th November

Bride being photographed on her wedding day
Bride holding a bouquet being photographed in a photographic studio as the perfect wedding souvenir on her wedding day. The photographer is carefully arranging the shot. Date: 1888

Armenian bride wrapped in a sack, supported by two of her nearest relations. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Plaque showing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Bride examining the contents of her marriage basket. Her bridesmaids show her lace, jewelry, diaments and finery. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangeres Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817

Russian marriage ceremony, 18th century
Marriage ceremony in Russia with brid and groom in crowns holding torches taking vows before an Orthodox priest. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Seratoni from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Hindu brahmin marriage ceremony or Bibaha held in the wifes house. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Marriage of King Henry I of England and Matilda of Scotland, 1100. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Japanese wedding ceremony. A monk presides over the marriage in a shrine to the goddess of virginity while musicians play on gongs and koto harp

Chinese wedding ceremony
Chinese wedding procession and ceremony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Wedding dance of the Iroquois of Canada
Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as they recite their vows, before breaking the stick

Marriage ceremony among the Inca royal family - the Inca Emperor in red cape presides over the wedding of a prince. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes

Wedding ceremony among the natives of Ndor (Saint-Louis), Senegal. Griot leading the veiled bride while guests dance in the background

Napoleon Bonapartes first interview with his second wife, Maria Louise, Duchess of Palma, at Compiegne, 1810. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a

Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine at Notre Dame, 1804
Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax

Woman in the Suzanne bonnet with lace, ribbons and plumes. Bonnet a la Suzanne, inspired by Mlle. Contat in the role of Suzanne in the Marriage of Figaro

Eugene Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, 1781-1824
Eugene Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, Empress Josephines son by her first marriage, 1781-1824. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Royal Wedding crowd, Ludgate Circus, London
Aerial view of Ludgate Circus, London, after the passing of the Royal Wedding carriage, 6 July 1893 (Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck). 1893

Commemorative card, picnic to celebrate a wedding
Commemorative card for a picnic to celebrate the wedding of John Watkins and Maggie Laing, 3 August 1883, Grahamstone Farm, Loch Leven, Scotland, listing the names of all who attended. Date: 1883

Group photo, people at a picnic to celebrate a wedding
Group photo, people at a picnic to celebrate the wedding of John Watkins and Maggie Laing, 3 August 1883, Grahamstone Farm, Loch Leven, Scotland. Date: 1883

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