Shy Collection

Jane Eyre & Rochester
Jane meets Mr. Rochester by the stile

D. B. Wyndham-Lewis
Dominic Bevan Wyndham-Lewis (1891 - 1969), British writer, editor and biographer. Contributor to the Daily Express, The Bystander and the News Chronicle

Shy Girl & Shy Robin 19C
A shy little girl watches a shy little robin on the window sill

Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits find a cabbage
A Great Discovery -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits escape from their hutch and find an enticing-looking cabbage. Date: 1912

The Sketch Front Cover, November 1955
A colour illustration for the front cover of The Sketch, depicting a shy lading hiding from a gentleman who wants to dance with her

Mending Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl sits mending a little boys breeches, while he stands uncomfortably with a towel round his waist

Children on Beach 1 of 4
Four children on the beach, wanting to make friends but feeling a bit shy

The Language of Eyes - each expression of the eyes conveying a different feeling, emotion or reaction. Date: circa 1910s

Elizabeth, Duchess of York attempts to knock down a coconut
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1900-2002) (later Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) attempts to knock down a coconut at the coconut shies at the Fresh Air Fund annual outing in Epping Forest

Marriage, Ancient Greece
Eager groom, shy bride

Beauty Contest Participant and Proud Parents
A Bathing Beauty Contest Participant and her Proud (if slightly shy) Parents! Date: circa 1949

Nobodys Sweetheart
A cute little girl says shes Nobodys Sweetheart... yet! Date: 1920

At The Fair, Massacre Of The Innocents
A comical illustration displaying the scene of an unfortunate man being hit in the face by the back swing of a man preparing his throw at coconut shy, or some other fun fair game. Date: circa 1901

A composite photograph and illustration, on the theme of shyness. Date: 1954

Original Artwork - Valentine card - mask removed
Original Artwork - Design for a Valentines card with removable mask - Coy, yet cautious; Loving yet shy; Here, Dear Valentine, Am I! Woman emerges from behind her mask. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Valentine card - woman in mask
Original Artwork - Design for a Valentine card with removable mask - Coy, yet cautious; Loving yet shy; Here, Dear Valentine, Am I! Woman hiding behind her mask. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Man reluctant to milk a cow Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Shy man with pretty women on the beach
Comic postcard, Shy man with three pretty women on the beach. This place gets me rather flustered, the sea is salt, but the girls are mustard! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Four young women and an old man on the beach Date: 20th century

Edwardian child with doll
Lovely photograph of a little girl (or boy?) holding a doll. Date: c.1900

School class group photograph, 1947
A group photograph of schoolgirls in summer uniform, accompanied by what appears to be two male members of staff. Date: 1947

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, Self-Consciousness. 1901

Dickens scrap - Mr Tupman, Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens scrap - Mr Tupman paying court to a spinster aunt in the novel, The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 8. 19th century

CHASTITY ALLEGORISED
CHASTITY PERSONIFIED A chaste girl walks through the wicked world, shy but confident, while the unchaste (dark-skinned) shrink away, and other girls admire her Date: circa 1850

CHILDREN ON BEACH 1 OF 4
Children on the beach - wanting to make friends but feeling a bit shy Date: 1930s

Portrait of Kashmiri woman. She looks directly at the camera, but covers part of her face with her hands and appears bashful. She has a twinkle in her eye

Portrait of shy Kashmiri woman
Portrait of Kashmiri woman. She looks directly at the camera, but covers part of her face with her hands and appears bashful. She has a twinkle in her eye Date: 1986

Child peeping round door, Lisbon
A small child peeps around an old street door in the Alfama district of Lisbon, Portugal Date: 1989

Slum child
A small fair-haired dirty boy wipes away tears with his thumb as he looks at the camera. Brinksway, Stockport condemned housing. North of England slums Date: circa 1970

Queen Sirikit of Thailand her daughter Princess Chulabhorn
Queen Sirikit of Thailand (1932-) and Princess Chulabhorn Walailak (1957-) pose for a large gathering of press photographers. Taken during a ten-week private visit to the UK. 1966

Coconut shy (Cokernut shy). Copes Toy Models (The Country Fair) cigarette cards. Artist: William Henry Ellam Date: circa 1930

Debutante queuing in the Mall by Rex Whistler
A shy debutante, accompanied by an imperious and matronly chaperone, sits in her chauffeur-driven car in the Mall, waiting to gain entrance to Buckingham Palace where she will be presented at court

Music cover, First Love, Valse by Henry Farmer
Music cover, First Love, Valse (Waltz) by Henry Farmer, dedicated to Miss Hal Chaworth Musters. Depicting a young couple in romantic, italianate costume. Date: 1867

Fuegian women, Natives of Tierra del Fuego
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

All the Fun of the Fair by H. L. Oakley
Charming silhouette cut by H. L. Oakley depicting a travelling fair pay its annual visit to a fair. Merry-go-rounds and coconut shys are shown alongside a fortune teller and performing bear

Shakespeare - The Merry Wives of Windsor - Anne Page (to the bashful Slender): Will t please your worship to come in, sir? circa 1830

Shakespeare - King Henry VI, Part I - Earl of Suffolk (to the future Queen Margaret): O fairest beauty, do not fear. circa 1830

Say It With Cigars by H M Bateman. This illustration is a play on the gentleman offering chocolates to the lady. In this case the woman is on her knee offering cigars to the man

Teddy bear proposal on a postcard -- Ask Father. Date: circa 1900s

Pig proposal on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Little girl with envelope on a Valentine card
Little girl with an envelope To one I love on a Valentine card. Date: early 20th century

Valentine card, Alpine Love. 20th century

Johann Caspar Keerl
JOHANN CASPAR KEERL Reference books are shy about listing this German musician, about whom we know nothing except that he was German and practised music. Date: early 18th century

Girl on Rock 1950S
Fifties brunette, standing atop a barnacle encrusted rock in the sea, recreates the Birth of Venus wearing a plaid swimsuit & hiding her modesty with a towel. Date: 1950s

Oxford Bags 1920S P. C
Girlfriend too shy to sit on lovers lap sits on his Oxford bags instead. A joke on the voluminous trouser style popular at the time. Date: late 1920s

Female Type / Model 1918
LE DEBUT DU MODELE - on her first assignment, she is shy about revealing all. Date: 1918

Trying the Ring for Size
THE RING A shy bride tries it for size Date: 1828

The bashful swain
A boy with flowers is too shy to make advances to a pretty girl. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

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