Romance Collection (page 2)

Pierrot and Pierrette at Christmas by Florence Hardy
Pierrot and Pierrette kiss with mistletoe by their feet, at Christmas

Underwater Romance
When diver meets mermaid, even if sparks don t fly, the happy couple certainly make waves

Scene from Shakespeares The Tempest
A scene from Shakespeares play, The Tempest, in which Prospero and his daughter Miranda watch the shipwreck -- fortunately, no-one will be harmed

April Love by Arthur Hughes, Pre-Raphaelite artist. 19th century

The Chaperon by Joyce Dennys
A young woman manages to steal a few moments with her sweetheart out of sight of her chaperon (whose Victorian bathing costume can be seen)

Rising Moon over Mount Nanping Date: 1885

Franco-British Exhibition - We are Enjoying the Exhibition
British Comic Postcard - Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City (in West London near Shepherds Bush) - " We are Enjoying the Exhibition" (written in French and English!). Date: 1908

Music cover, I m Forever Thinking of You, words by Lillian Fitzgerald, music by Clarence Senna. 1920

Whirled Into Happiness by Harry Graham
Promotional postcard for Whirled Into Happiness by Harry Graham from Der Tanz ins Glueck by Robert Bodanzky & Bruno Hardt-Warden (Raimundtheater, Vienna, 23rd December 1920); music Robert Stolz

Take Cover by Renee Charron
Humorous illustration by Renee Charron depicting a young, glamorous woman in fur coat, evening gown and winter boots fleeing in fright as she notices Cupid attempting to shoot her with his bow

Racial Type / Lady Tatters
LADY TATTERS We know nothing about this romantic light opera except for this splendid Hassall poster : looks as though it might be like My fair lady. Date: 1907

Young couple on a romantic greetings card, sitting on a vine branch -- With affection and regard. Date: circa 1890s

All Tickets Please - Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment
" All Tickets Please!" A British Rail Ticket Conductor interrupts a Romantic Moment in First Class. We will never know if they did have a Ticket to Ride, but she don t care

Russian bottle of love medicine
A Russian bottle of love medicine - girl not generally included... Date: 1910

London Romance
A couple shelter from the rain under a red umbrella during a romantic walk beside the River Thames and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, central London. Date: 1960s

1960s fashion, eloping in Victor Stiebel
A couple elope in the most elegant way possible; she wearing a long evening dress in apple green taffeta by Victor Stiebel, with bows added for extra charm

Trysting Time is Kissing Time by Wilton Williams
Two 18th century lovers kiss on a balcony under a starry sky

A couple take a break from fishing by a river
Illustration to Ellen Thorneycroft Fowlers Through Things Temporal captioned And then they went and fell in love with each other

Flowers for the Millers Daughter by Florence Hardy
A young Dutch boy climbs the steps of a windmill to deliver a bouquet of flowers to a young millers daughter

At Eve I Bring Thee Roses by Florence Hardy
A young Dutch girl sits by a spinning wheel while her suitor peers through the window having presented her with a bouquet of red roses

She Reads a Letter 1889
She reads a letter at her dressing table

Romance of Arthur Ms
Page from the Romance of Roi Artus (= King Arthur)

Scene from Shakespeares Cymbeline
A scene from shakespeares Cymbeline, in which Imogen, dressed as a boy, has found a hut in the forest and, being hungry, has eaten some food

Original Artwork - Card King kisses Card Queen
Original Artwork - Design for a Valentine or bridge-related greetings card - The playing card King gives his playing card Queen a kiss on the cheek. Date: circa 1937

Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Opera House, Southport, 9 October 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September 1904

Two cats by Louis Wain on a French postcard
Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic French postcard -- Beaucoup. Date: circa 1900s

Sculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) by Felix Pfeiffer
Sculpture Erste Liebe ( First Love ) (1912) by Georg Felix Pfeifer (1871-1945) Date: 1912

Stylish young 1940s couple at the seaside
Stylish young 1940s couple (newly engaged) at the seaside (South Coast of England?). Date: circa 1946

The perils of sitting on a freshly-painted park bench
A humorous postcard cataloguing in 6 frames, the perils of sitting on a freshly-painted park bench. A masher " the vacant seat

Comic postcard, Couple at seaside - letter from wife Date: 20th century

Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September

Comic postcard, couple viewed through a keyhole Date: 20th century

Medieval archers with crossbow and arrows
Medieval archers with crossbow and different types of arrows. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence

Swords, rapiers and daggers of the 13th century. Braquemard short sword 1, long sword Estocade 3, two-handed sword 4, Fourree guardless sword 5, Swiss sword 6, Spanish sword 7, dagger 8, bayonet 9

Comic Postcard - Gent and two ladies on a bench - This is what I saw last night
Comic Postcard - Gent and two ladies on a bench - " This is what I saw last night, were you there?" Date: 1910

Zuyder Zee, a revue, Cardiff and Swansea, Wales
Zuyder Zee, a revue by R E Jones Ltd, in Cardiff and Swansea, Wales -- None but the Brave Deserve the fair. early 20th century

Rose Marie, Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, Kent
Rose Marie, a musical romance of the Canadian Rockies, at the Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, Kent, and at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool. Previously at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

No No Nanette, Theatre Mogador, Paris, France
No No Nanette, an American operetta in three acts, at the Theatre Mogador, Paris, France. circa 1926

Little Women, Grand Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire, dramatised by Marian de Forest, based on the novel by Louisa M Alcott, showing the scene in which John and Meg are surprised by Jo and Laurie. 1920

The Taj Mahal at sunset, India
The Taj Mahal at sunset from the River Yamuna Date: 1984

Silhouette - man and woman watching the sunset - Caernarfon
Silhouette of man and woman watching the sunset from a footbridge in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north Wales. Although they are slightly separated, they seem to be sharing the beauty of the moment

The Bolt from the Blue, speeding 1920s couple
A couple in an open top red car, more interested in each other than the road, fail to notice a police officer attempting to stop them for speeding. Date: 1929

Two cats dancing the night away - " Its our night out to-night!" Date: 1929

A couple standing together - reverse silhouette
Interesting reverse silhouette card from The Netherlands - this card set within an oval - shows a couple standing together - clearly much in love. Date: circa 1910s

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The Bayadere
Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - The God And The Bayadere (The Temple Dancer) - An Indian Legend. Date: circa 1925

Steam train powering over the Forth Bridge, Scotland - August 1934. Date: 1934

A Passionate Embrace, which fades out just as things are getting interesting... Date: circa 1910s

Engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten
Their official engagement photograph of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-2022) and Philip Mountbatten (later The Duke of Edinburgh) (1921-) on 9th July 1947

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