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Odysseus & PenelopeHaving killed the Suitors, the hero Odysseus (Ulysses) embraces his faithful wife, Penelope, while two adoring maids watch them
All dressed up - an the button would go! A little girl suffers a wardrobe malfunction before having to make the choice between her two suitors...! Date: 1954
Odysseus Slays SuitorsThrowing off his disguise and stringing his bow, which none of the men could string, Odysseus (Ulysses) kills the Suitors of his wife Penelope, at Ithaca
Penelope Brings the BowAt Ithaca, Odysseus despondent wife Penelope and her maids bring Odysseus bow to the Suitors. If any of them are strong enough to string it, they win her hand
Rich Woman fishes for suitorsLeap Year - A Sure Bait A rich woman sits on the riverbank, loading up her hook with her riches ( LSD - pounds shillings and pence) - a sure bait for the mass of suitors she has already caught
Odyssey / Penelope / GorguetPenelope with her maids, weaving a shroud for her father-in-law. (She unravelled this every night because she had promised to chose one of her Suitors as soon as it was completed)
Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole - A glamorous young lady enjoys toying with her formerly-dressed suitors, all in miniature form and flying around her on champagne bottles
Fable - the Young WidowTHE YOUNG WIDOW A widow who inconsolably mourns the death of her husband finds in time that she is ready to meet suitors and wed again Date: circa 1870
ART & DELVCAEMThe mother of Delvcaem will die when her daughter weds & so she keeps Delvcaem imprisoned & slays her suitors. Here she sends poisonous toads to hinder Art
February the Twenty-Ninth - Perhaps Leap Year ProposalFollowing in the tradition that the once in four years 29th February is a chance for women to ask men to marry, one man appears to have a plethora of suitors to choose from. Date: 1912
French Theatre -- Les Trois GalansLes Trois Galans [Galants] (The Three Gallants or Suitors), a farce. Showing one of the gallants sitting on a chair, holding up a glass of wine. Date: 16th century
Penelope & the SuitorsPenelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus, is surprised by her Suitors, whilst weaving at her loom with her maid at her home in Ithaca
Odysseus Attacks SuitorsOdysseus shoots the first arrow at the suitors who have tried in vain to woo Penelope while he has been away
An awkward position - true love never did run smooth circa early 19th century
Shakespeare - Pericles - King Simonides: Who is the first that doth prefer himself? (a procession of suitors for his daughter Thaisa) circa 1830
Beautiful girl & her suitorsBeautiful young girl in a rose-patterned crinoline, being offered bunches of roses by three suitors. Date: 1901
Scottish ballad, Auld Robin Gray -- a young woman agrees to marry Auld Robin Gray so that she can support her poor parents while the man she really loves is away at sea. 19th century
Love in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her menLove in a Garden - a smart lady takes charge of her various men, supervising the tasks required! Date: 1901
Upper Class Pranks C17Attack and Defence Fun and games at the Manor House. Date: 17th century
Valentine greetingAll for you. Pretty girl and two suitors. Artist: Phyllis Cooper Date: 1926
Four strings to her bowDutch girl with a basket of vegetables is greeted by four young suitors. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911
Divided attentionDutch girl hanging up washing, distracted by two young suitors bearing tulips. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911
I like being lovedTwo young suitors ply pretty young girl with gifts & flowers. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1913
A Case of Encirclement by Hookway CowlesAn attractive woman in a glamorous pink evening dress is surrounded by male admirers at a party. Date: 1939
Young Fiancee catches the eye of a new suitorIn 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)
Mary attracts the chapsNow Mary was a plain girl, Of Lovers she had few; She donned the Harem skirt and now She doesn t know what to do!
Phillida Flouts meThree rival young suitors, all dressed in Elizabethan clothes and carrying mistletoe watch their young fancy, also dressed in Elizabethan costume
Fable / the MaidenTHE MAIDEN: A beautiful but proud maid turns down her many suitors for not matching up to her standards; in time her beauty fades and the suitors fade away
Odysseus in DisguiseOdysseus, having returned from his travels, but disguised into an old man to fool his wife Penelopes Suitors, is recognised by old nurse Eurycleia, who washes his feet
Penelopes SuitorsAt Ithaca, in the absence of Odysseus (Ulysses), Penelopes bored Suitors get drunk, while a minstrel plays his lyre to them. Telemachus, Odysseus son, watches with disapproval
Marbles ChampionshipsENGLAND: RING TAW Good Friday at Tinsley Green, West Sussex a game of marbles is played. Originated in the Elizabethan era when 2 suitors played for the hand of a girl
Marbles Cotest / 1950ENGLAND: RING TAW Good Friday at Tinsley Green, West Sussex a game of marbles is played. Originated in the Elizabethan era when 2 suitors played for the hand of a girl
Marbles Contest / 1950ENGLAND: RING TAW Good Friday at Tinsley Green, West Sussex a game of marbles is played. Originated in the Elizabethan era when 2 suitors played for the hand of a girl
Verdi / Trovatore / I. 3IL TROVATORE Act 1, Scene 3 Leonora caught between two suitors - Manrico, whom she loves, and the Count di Luna, whom she definitely doesn t
Mary Weds Joseph / FouquetMary, though committed to lifelong virginity, weds the elderly Joseph; disappointed suitors break their staffs, while Josephs staff bursts into flower
Odyssey / Suitors (Stocks)Odysseus and the suitors