Romance Collection (page 14)

Duke and Duchess of Kent depart on honeymoon
Newlyweds, the Duke and Duchess of Kent (formerly Princess Marina of Greece) pictured together at Paddington Station in London departing for their honeymoon following their marriage on 29 November

Cupid the Tyrant by Flix de Gray
A piece of art showing Cupid forcing love upon an unsuspecting girl sitting on a mossy log. Cupid holds out a heart to the back of the girl, who is wearing a blue floral dress

Elephants charging forward through water
Elephants charge toward the viewer through a shallow pool. Illustration from Romance of Ivory story in pen & ink by Raymond Sheppard

A Proposal by Florence Hardy
A small boy Pierrot woos a pretty little girl with a bunch of pink flowers

Forgive by Florence Hardy
Two little Pierrot children forgive and forget and become friends, or even boyfriend and girlfriend after a period of infidelity!

Wedding Bells by Florence Hardy
A boy and girl Pierrot, dressed in white costumes, walk up the aisle arm in arm after getting married

Which by Florence Hardy
A little boy dressed in a Pierrot costume has trouble choosing between three little girls all wearing similiar fetching clown outfits

Essex ring auctioned at Christie s
Two views of the famous Essex ring which Queen Elizabeth I is said to have given to the Earl of Essex, and which might have saved his life if it had been returned in time

Barbara Cartland and Raine
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist, pictured with her baby daughter Raine, later Raine Spencer, second wife of Earl Spencer

Waving at Train
Two children stand on a fence and wave a handkerchief at a passing steam train

Hichens, the Last Time
THE LAST TIME (Robert Hichens) Despairing, he buries his face in his hand : she stands beside him, aloof and not being very helpful

Scene from Shakespeares play, The Merchant of Venice
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, The Merchant of Venice, in which Bassanio chooses the leaden casket rather than the gold or silver one, and wins Portia, a rich heiress

Georgian embossed border frame with cupids. early 19th century

Song, The Reasonable Request
Sheet music, song by Dr Heighington, The Reasonable Request. 18th century

Song by Burgess, Sweet are the flow rs that deck the field
Sheet music, song by Henry Burgess, Sweet are the flow rs that deck the field. circa 1758

Song, The Maids Petition
Sheet music for a song entitled The Maids Petition. 18th century

Three-part song, The flocks shall leave the mountains
Sheet music, three-part song (trio) in C minor for Acis, Galatea and Polyphemus, The flocks shall leave the mountains, the woods the turtle dove, the nymphs forsake the fountains

Late 19th century Prussian Bathers - Baltic Coastal Resort - this may be Sestroretsk - a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St

Romance by Arthur Watts
A couple in fancy dress costume enjoy a moonlit romantic tryst. Date: 1920

Three is Company by Abbe
A 1920s couple pucker up for a kiss in front of a beaming moon. Date: 1920

Dancing to a fiddle by Charles Robinson
A romance blossoms between a young man playing the violin and a girl eager to dance with him. Date: 1914

Bride and groom in church doorway, Marazion, Cornwall
Bride and groom in a church doorway, Marazion, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Young man carrying a scythe meets his girl amid the corn
A young man carrying a large scythe has a rendezvouz with his girl amid the corn... Date: circa 1890s

A young man talks to his beloved out in the field Date: circa 1890s

The Bird of Paradise by Richard Walton Tully. First produced in England Lyric Theatre on the 11th September 1919. The setting is Hawaii

WW1 - Italian soldier and his sweetheart
A quite extraordinary postcard showing a glamorous Italian soldier and his equally glamorous girl in a very close and loving embrace - drawn in a fantastic stylistic, soft and rather kitsch style

The Baggage Room by Longley
A cupid painting his quiver of arrows with a message in the luggage hold of a ship, announcing they will be wanted on the voyage. 1929

Autumn Manoeuvres, by Henry Hamilton, adapted from the German version, Herbstmanoever (Vienna, 1909), in turn based on the Hungarian version, Tartarjaras (Budapest, February 1908)

The Apple of Eden, by G Carlton Wallace, a romantic play first produced at the Elephant and Castle, London, August 1910, then the Princes Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, April 1912

Aloma by John B Hymer and LeRoy Clemens, first produced in England at the Adelphi Theatre, London, May 1926. It was set on an island in the South Seas;

WW1 - Keep a Brave Heart, Darling! A girl in a pretty pink dress gives her beloved a final embrace before he headed off to the horrors of the Western Front. Date: 1914

Will You Be My Valentine by A. K. Macdonald
Lovely double page spread from The Tatler for Valentines Day. A poem is decorated with charming romantic vignettes. 1930

The Lipstick by A. Davis
A woman applies her lipstick at a dressing table while being kissed by her lover. 1930

Are You The Man? by Frank Price, first produced at the Opera House, Buxton, March 1909. A New Drama of Romance and Mystery. Showing a pointing policeman (sergeant). Date: 1909

The Lavender Shawl by Sogata
Depiction of Venice during the carnival with masked revellers emerging from a gondola. 1930

WW2 - British soldier checks his chances using flower petals: " She loves me, she loves me not..." ! Date: circa 1943

WW2 - British soldier opts for wine instead of tea, which the pretty French waitress assumes to be his tipple of choice!!! Date: circa 1943

Victorian scrap - Wanted loving husband
Victorian scrap - People Who Want To Marry - Wanted Loving Husband. late 19th century

Decameron Nights at Drury Lane Theatre, London -- The Romance of Perdita and Saladin. circa 1920s

The Cotton Industry, a Romance of Modern Work -- trade design. 1920

Music cover, You d Be So Nice To Come Home To, words and music by Cole Porter, from the film, Something To Shout About. 1943

Scenes from the Hawaiian romance The Bird of Paradise, Garri
Scenes from the Hawaiian romance The Bird of Paradise at the Garrick Theatre, London, 1922 Date: 1922

Kissing couple in a park, Paris, France. circa 1970

A Gallant, Gay Lothario in the Days of the Grand Monarque - a barve young gent kisses the hand of his hearts desire as she carefully manouevres her wide gown into a small Opera Box in Paris, France

An awkward position - true love never did run smooth circa early 19th century

Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis - Vouchsafe, thou wonder, to alight thy steed. circa 1830s

Mimi and Tou-tou: a Thames to Tanganyika romance. The overland journey made from the Cape to Central Africa, and the victorious battles fought on Lake Tanganyika by the British naval expedition with

Forget Me Not -- lovers parting. early 19th century

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