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Seduction Collection

Background imageSeduction Collection: Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950

Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950
A woman with her red hair swept up in a bun, poses elegantly in some diaphanous lingerie as she speaks on a red telephone. Date: 1950

Background imageSeduction Collection: Propaganda poster: careless talk costs lives

Propaganda poster: careless talk costs lives
Second world war propaganda poster warning people that careless talk costs lives. Tell nobody -- not even her

Background imageSeduction Collection: Warpaint by David Wright

Warpaint by David Wright
An attractive woman wearing a fur stole that has slipped to reveal a shapely back, glances behind her as she applies her make up using a compact mirror. c.1950

Background imageSeduction Collection: Topless woman by David Wright

Topless woman by David Wright
A lovely pencil sketch of a topless woman, peering over her shoulder at the artist. Date: c.1944

Background imageSeduction Collection: Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins

Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins
A rather sinister looking faun watches over a woman sleeping, unaware, in a deckchair

Background imageSeduction Collection: Calendar girl by David Wright

Calendar girl by David Wright
A blonde woman dressed in a transparent black teddy which leaves little to the imagination relaxes on a chaise lounge and enjoys the sensation of a new pair of silky stockings through her elegantly

Background imageSeduction Collection: Laclos / Liaisons / Valmont

Laclos / Liaisons / Valmont
Le Vicomte de Valmont uses his mistress, Opera as a writing desk whilst writing to the virtuous Mme. Tourvel, whom he plans to seduce

Background imageSeduction Collection: Screen Lovers

Screen Lovers
Matheson Lang (1879-1948) and Dorothy Chili Bouchier (1909-1999) appearing in the 1931 film Carnival'. This was a re-make of a film from 1921 of the same name, in which Lang had also starred

Background imageSeduction Collection: NATHAN AND DAVID

NATHAN AND DAVID
He reprimands David for the seduction of Bathsheba and the death of Uriah, telling him a fictitious tale of a robber : when David blames the robber, Nathan cries Thou art the man!

Background imageSeduction Collection: Comic postcard, ambitious explorer Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, ambitious explorer Date: 20th century

Background imageSeduction Collection: Alaciel lifting her dress to expose herself

Alaciel lifting her dress to expose herself
Alaciel, the beautiful daughter of the Sultan of Alexandria, lifting her dress to expose her genitals. The fiancee of the King of Garba. La fiancee du Roi de Garbe

Background imageSeduction Collection: Maid in stockings and garters embraced by a man

Maid in stockings and garters embraced by a man. Maidservant assaulted by her upholsterer employer. The vindicated servant girl. Le servante justifiee. After Marguerite de Navarres l Heptameron

Background imageSeduction Collection: A peasant kneels before his lord in front of a chateau

A peasant kneels before his lord in front of a chateau
A 17th century peasant kneels before his lord in front of a chateau. The peasant who angered his lord. Le paysan qui avoit offense son seigneur

Background imageSeduction Collection: She Was Only a Gardeners Daughter

She Was Only a Gardeners Daughter
" She was only a gardeners daughter, but she knew how to handle a rake." A gaudily-depicted woman of humble origins seduces a " rake" - a womanising young man. 1928

Background imageSeduction Collection: Miss Jeanne De Casalis and Mr Tom Douglas by Einar Nerman

Miss Jeanne De Casalis and Mr Tom Douglas by Einar Nerman
In " Fata Morgana" Miss Jeanne De Casalis and Mr Tom Douglas by Einar Nermans (1888-1983). Illustration showing the actors dressed in romantic attire while playing as Mathilde Fay

Background imageSeduction Collection: Montfort underwear advert by David Wright

Montfort underwear advert by David Wright
Advertisement for Montfort Undies by the pin-up artist David Wright, with the tag line, Because I like nice things. Well, don t we all? Date: c.1947

Background imageSeduction Collection: For Love and Money by John Stanfield

For Love and Money by John Stanfield
Promotional postcard for For Love and Money by John F Stanfield which was first produced at the Comedy Theatre in Manchester on 4th August 1902

Background imageSeduction Collection: Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon

Scene from Molieres play, Amphitryon, first performed in 1668. It was based on a Latin comedy by Plautus. In it, Amphitryon goes off to war, leaving his wife Alcmene at home

Background imageSeduction Collection: Shakespeare - Venus and Adonis

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

Background imageSeduction Collection: Advert for Gell順r貥s, perfume, Seduction 1910

Advert for Gell順r貥s, perfume, Seduction 1910
A lovely illustration for an advert for Gell順 r貥 s, perfume, Seduction. Greek mythology creature Satyr carrying bottles of purfume for 18th century women that are dancing around

Background imageSeduction Collection: Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 61, July 1927

Illustration from Paris Plaisirs number 61, July 1927
Illustration Le Jaloux : Une ombre au tableau by Lorenzi from Paris Plaisirs number 61, July 1927 Date: 1927

Background imageSeduction Collection: Under the Green-wood - kissing under the mistletoe, 1879

Under the Green-wood - kissing under the mistletoe, 1879
A whiskered Captain tries to tempt a seasonal kiss " according to ancient custom" from a young lady under a bouquet of mistletoe. They are spyed on from behind a door by a cheeky boy. 1879

Background imageSeduction Collection: Lady Behave - cover and spine by David Wright

Lady Behave - cover and spine by David Wright
Fabulous book cover design by pin up artist David Wright for a book entitled, Lady Behave" by Peter Cheney. The artwork depicts a haughty looking woman with auburn hair

Background imageSeduction Collection: The seducer - Amorous advances by a young Russian

The seducer - Amorous advances by a young Russian
The seducer - The amorous advances by a young Russian on a pretty girl with flowers in her hair. Date: circa 1902

Background imageSeduction Collection: Therese Rampin

Therese Rampin
Laurent took the young woman against his chest. Illustration from the novel, Therese Rampin (Paris, 1883) by French writer, Emile Zola (1840-1902). Date: 1883

Background imageSeduction Collection: Lodgings to let

Lodgings to let. Cartoon showing a fashionably dressed man standing in a well-furnished sitting-room, speaking to a pretty and elegant young woman

Background imageSeduction Collection: Drawn from the Wood by Jack Gordge

Drawn from the Wood by Jack Gordge
A young woman flees from a wood, pursued by a satyr or faun. Pan and associated motifs were very popular during the 1920s and numerous illustrations appeared in magazines

Background imageSeduction Collection: Perilous Honeymoon by David Wright

Perilous Honeymoon by David Wright
Front cover of Perilous Honeymoon, a title in the Famous Romance Library, painted by David Wright, best-known for his pin-ups during World War Two. Date: 1958

Background imageSeduction Collection: Amorous Confessions front cover

Amorous Confessions front cover
Front cover of a pulp fiction paperback featuring a blonde woman posing in seductively in a blue dress to reveal her stockings. Date: 1950s

Background imageSeduction Collection: Book cover by David Wright You Can Call It a Day by Peter Ch

Book cover by David Wright You Can Call It a Day by Peter Ch
Book jacket designed by David Wright for the title, You Can Call it a Day by Peter Cheney featuring a red-haired woman wearing an alluringly, transparent black dress

Background imageSeduction Collection: Glamorous woman by David Wright

Glamorous woman by David Wright
A woman strikes a seductive pose by a window, revealing the tops of her stockings. Date: c.1948

Background imageSeduction Collection: A young flapper woman reclining on a snow leopard pelt

A young flapper woman reclining on a snow leopard pelt. Date: 1928- 1929

Background imageSeduction Collection: Book cover by David Wright Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney

Book cover by David Wright Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney
Book jacket designed by David Wright for the title, Ladies Won t Wait by Peter Cheney featuring a a woman seductively revealing an elegant shoulder as her red dress falls down. Date: c.1950

Background imageSeduction Collection: Entangled - two lovers play with wool

Entangled - two lovers play with wool
Entangled - two lovers play with a ball of wool. Date: mid 19th century

Background imageSeduction Collection: French couple seduction sequence

French couple seduction sequence
A French couple in a seduction sequence. He kneels at her feet, in a begging posture, while she stands with her back to him, reading his call-up papers. (2 of 4) Date: early 20th century

Background imageSeduction Collection: I m in love with my Tailor

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

Background imageSeduction Collection: Murder Down Below

Murder Down Below
Still waters ran deep....deep enough to hide a killer. Illustration by pin up artist, David Wright of a woman, looking not at all suspicious, with a stole slipping seductively from her shoulders

Background imageSeduction Collection: A Spring P(h)antasy by Wilmot Lunt

A Spring P(h)antasy by Wilmot Lunt
Drawing on a popular theme of the 1920s, a rather sexually rampant looking faun with horns, disturbing red hair and beard and huge hairy legs ending in cloven hooves

Background imageSeduction Collection: The Uninvited Serenader by A. K. Macdonald

The Uninvited Serenader by A. K. Macdonald
Fantasy illustration showing a group of 18th century maidens in various states of undress distressed to be interrupted in their bathing by the figure of Pan playing his pipes across the lake

Background imageSeduction Collection: Life / Her Tackling Dummy, 1924

Life / Her Tackling Dummy, 1924
This lady has her own version of a football Tackling Dummy - a life size American footballer ! on which she practices the art of love and seduction

Background imageSeduction Collection: The Sheik / Hull Cover 20S

The Sheik / Hull Cover 20S
THE SHEIK by E M Hull

Background imageSeduction Collection: Stiebel / Picture Dress

Stiebel / Picture Dress
A sumptuous evening dress in white tulle with a mimosa bodice, deep green velvet belt & huge skirt with many layers. By Victor Stiebel at Jacqmar

Background imageSeduction Collection: Mata Hari / Civa Dance

Mata Hari / Civa Dance
MATA HARI (= Eye of Dawn) (Margarete Gertrude Zelle) Exotic dancer performs the Prayer to Civa, expressing coquetry and anger, seduction and fury, love and hate

Background imageSeduction Collection: Ingenious Use of a Fan

Ingenious Use of a Fan
Lovers shield their faces & actions behind a large folding fan decorated with the image of a cherub within a frame of blossom

Background imageSeduction Collection: Picnic by the River 1875

Picnic by the River 1875
Picnic by the river



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