Romance Collection (page 26)

Rhapsody, by Brunelleschi
Lovely illustration showing an 18th century couple, the man in cloak and mask, listening to the birdsong of a small bird that has been released from its cage. 1927

Italian Kitch Postcard (3 / 3)
Forever Yours - Italian Kitch Postcard. A couple take a loveboat through the clouds, heading off on lifes journey together.... Date: 1918

Just Engaged
Just engaged! A young woman admires her engagement ring, following her acceptance of a marriage proposal from her lover over a romantic candlelit dinner for two. Date: 1960s

Lovers chat using a string telephone
A courting couple chat over the telephone, while cupid listens in. The dapper gentleman attributes his robust health to the taking of Enos fruit salt

Stolen kiss at the balcony - rider and lover
Where theres a will there s..... A handsome rider off to the hunt, snatches a brief emrace and kis with his lady who, whilst leaning over the railing of her balcony

Out Sailing - Young Couple in The Netherlands
Out Sailing - A young couple in The Netherlands take their small sailing boat out onto the lagoon for a spin. Date: circa 1940s

River Days - Couple going boating
A young couple spending River Days out boating The gentleman is doing the gentlemanly thing and carrying the picnic hamper, the cushions and the oars! Date: circa 1906

I m in love with my Tailor (2/2) A woman with a definite crush on her tailor, asks him to move his measuring tape a little higher please ! Date: circa 1910s

Anniversary Waltz music sheet
Front cover of a music sheet for the Anniversary Waltz by Al Dubin and Dave Franklin, featuring a silhouette of a couple dancing together alone. Date: 1941

Young couple on holiday
A young couple on holiday, walking arm-in-arm along the street. Date: circa 1930s

Young Fiancee catches the eye of a new suitor
In the Spring an old Mans Fiancee lightly turns to thoughts of love..! An attractive young lady, the fiancee to a vastly older gentleman (decidedly unamused)

Kissing under the mistletoe by Vernon Ward
Illustration entitled One excuse as good as another showing a couple lost in a kiss on a sofa in a living room under a bunch of mistletoe hanging from the light fitting. Date: 1930

Couple kissing on boating lake
A couple get lost in a kiss while rowing a boat on a lake in a park, probably the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. 1940s. c.1945

Wartime courtship by George Ranstead
A young subaltern and his sweetheart flirt with each other across a table. She asks him when he first fell in love with her to which he replies

A Windfall - tasting an apple in the garden
A Windfall - a charming postcard from Lance Thackerays Amateur Gardening series. A lady gives her male companion a taste of the first fallen apple of the season. Date: 1906

Tonik fabric advertisement, 1962
Advertisement for Tonik, the aristocratic mohair cloth by Dormeuil. Its crisp, impeccable, superbly comfortable qualities make a Tonik suit the ideal thing to step aboard a glamorous Pullman train

A rather boring date companion. A glamorous young lady slightly regrets her choice of evening companion as his tales of carpet salesmanship fail to create the necessary spark

Dutch boy and girl
A Dutch boy and girl, Hans and Gretchen, have a conversation over a washtub. circa 1910s

Girls entertaining American GI in London bar
Two glamorous girls entertain an American GI, whose cap badge indicates he is an Infantry Paratrooper in an unidentified bar in London during World War II, while a third waits table

The Divinity that Shapes our Ends by Lindsay Cable
A rather tranquil scene showing a man having his nails manicured by a pretty beautician. Date: 1930

Couple in love, 1940s
A man and woman, obviously very much in love from the way they are looking at each other. 1940s

1960s fashion, cocktails in a Mattli dress
A couple enjoy cocktails while he shows his girlfriend a three card trick, though they appear more intent on flirting with each other

Engagement under the mistletoe
After wooing with chocolates, a suave looking chap in evening dress, proposes with an engagement ring. Date: 1913

Algeria - A couples tender moment, hand in hand Date: circa 1910s

Wartime cover of Weldons Ladies Journal
Front cover of Weldons Ladies Journal for August 1940 with a wartime couple, smiling together, he in RAF uniform. The cover also advertises patterns inside of pretty undies and a smart frock

Wartime romance
An attractive 1940s couple, he in army uniform, enjoy a romantic kiss. Date: 1940

Duke and Duchess of York on honeymoon

Britannia and Eve magazine, July 1940
Front cover illustration featuring an attractive young lady with wavy blonde hair, smiling at a red rose given to her by her sweetheart

1930s music sheet
A bright and eye-catching music sheet cover featuring an elegant couple dancing together against a backdrop of colourful balloons

World War One humorous postcard by George Ranstead
Humorous illustration on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps and produced a large number of hand drawn postcards during the period

Patriotic World War One postcard
A dashing naval officer offers a deckchair to a young lady wearing a complementary sailor dress. The scene is given a patriotic flavour with a Union Jack cushion and a bulldog standing by

The Advertisement for a Wife. Dr Syntax has had lots of respondents to his advertisement and the room is filled with ladies. He fends them off with an armchair

Oh! Lucky Jim! - Lawson Wood Postcard
Oh! Lucky Jim! A young lad is less than delighted for his pal, who is seemingly having more success in wooing the object of both boys affections

Kenilworth Cigarettes ad, World War I
Advertisement for Kenilworth Cigarettes with an illustration by Fred Pegram depicting a soldier saying goodbye to his wife or sweetheart before he departs for the Front by train

Arms and the Man by Edwin Morrow
Sub-titled - A suggestion for patriotic girls who wish to show their sympathy with the wounded in a practical way. A courting couple during World War I find an ingenious way of walking arm in arm by

In Summer Mood
Gorgeous illustration depicting a woman with long auburn hair wearing rational dress reminiscent of a medieval flowing gown. She walks through a garden filled with foxgloves in bloom

A Near Thing by William Heath Robinson
Humorous illustration showing two cars laden with trunks and Christmas parcels stuck in the snow while their two drivers pucker up for a kiss underneath some mistletoe

Moonlight Romance
The first buss and the last bus - a back-to-earth tragedy. A couple kiss in the moonlight having floated away from the earth in a mist of romance

Love in a Cage by Flix de Gray
A piece of art by Flix de Gray entitled " Cupid the Slave", depicting Cupid, the spirit of love, trapped in a cage by an aristocratic lady wearing an 18th century wig and dress

His Lady Fair by Muriel Dawson
A little boy and girl walk hand in hand through a field, each holding a bunch of wild flowers

Angel of Love by Millicent Sowerby
A cheery little angel smiles against a backdrop of a love heart and roses

The Only Man Left by George Ranstead
Original drawing in pen and ink showing an incredibly young boy suggesting to a (much taller) female office worker that they go to the theatre together but to keep it quiet otherwise the other girls

The Modern Caveman
A couple drive past Lake Thun, in Switzerland, where the road tunnels its way through the mountains which run down to the waters edge

Setting The Ball Rolling
A young lady accidently drops her ball of wool prompting a handsome young man to retrieve it

Love Locks on display in Odessa, Ukraine
A display of Love Locks on some railings in Odessa, Ukraine. Lovers attach padlocks to the railings, throw away the key, and believe that this will make their love last for ever

Fancy Dress Costume in the Snow by Elsie Harding
A couple in fancy dress (Harlequin and Columbine) try to keep warm next to a rather small fire. Not quite sure how they ended up in the middle of nowhere in the snow

The Tatler Bride & home Number, 1 May 1957
Front cover of The Tatler Bride and Home Number featuring a bride with unfeasibly sharp cheekbones surrounded by blowsy roses

Stolen Sweets by Webster Murray
A romantic balcony scene showing an 18th century gentleman in wig and frock coat gazing into the eyes of a young lady who leans down towards him from her balcony

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