Wife Collection (page 16)

The Parisian performers Sacha Guitry and his wife Yvonne Printemps, 1926 appearing in Mozart at the Gaiety Theatre, London Date: 1926

Georgie C Gaskin
A Christmas card in naive style depicting a young child with her dolls. Artist: Georgie C Gaskin (wife of artist Arthur Gaskin) Date: circa 1905

Full page from Punch magazine - July 12, 1856 - featuring an article - Rude Questions to a Wife. Date: 1856

The Bell Edmonton
cThe Bell Inn was made famous in William Cowpers 1782 ballad, The Diverting History of John Gilpin. The star of the ballad, the draper from Cheapside, John Gilpin

Sir Francis Burdett (1770-1844), 5th Baronet, was an English reformist politician, the son of Francis Burdett and his wife Eleanor, daughter of William Jones of Ramsbury Manor, Wiltshire

Wife of the elite samurai class relaxing
Wife of the elite samurai class reading books, with other women writing with a pen, one looking at ukiyo-e prints, and one folding paper. Another woman delivers reams of paper and ink

Japanese women picnicing in a field, Tokyo, 18th century
Japanese women picnicing in a field outside Tokyo, 18th century. Women smoking a tobacco pipe while waiting for a soba-shop woman to bring a kettle and tray of noodles

Husband holding off his angry wife with mop. A bottle of gin on the windowsill and a sign reading Conjugal Felicity a Romance. A Stag at Bay

Two lovers in a parlour disturbed by prying maids moving glasses in a cupboard. Miseries Domestic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Passengers slipping and falling into the river mud when debarking from a rowboat. Miseries Miscellaneous. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Man in his sick bed surrounded by doting wife, children, and maids. Miseries of Human Life. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

English gentleman arguing with his wife over money in the dining room. She throws a cup of coffee at him and dashes a tray of crockery to the floor

Young English gentleman gambling at Newmarket racetrack
Young English gentleman placing a bet at a betting post at Newmarket racetrack. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from William Combes The Dance of Life

English gentleman, wife and children relaxing in the parlour
English gentleman, wife and children relaxing on a sofa in the parlour. Manservant bringing a tray of beverages. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Sunday service in an country church, Regency Era
Sunday service in an country church with lord of the manor in front pew, preacher in the pulpit, and band in the balcony. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Thomas Rowlandson

Regency gentleman riding with his belle
Regency gentleman riding with his love, embarrassed by his horses constant flatulence. A parson rides a bony nag in the background. Love and Wind

Sir Johann VI Hans von Kronberg and his wife Katharina
Sir Johann VI Hans von Kronberg (died 1488) and his wife Katharina von Reifenberg. From the grave effigy in St. Johann Church, Kronberg im Taunus, Hessen Germany

Costumes of young German noblemen, late 15th century. Both are cleanshaven with long hair, and mi-parti clothes. One in long gold-embroidered doublet, the other in short cape

Portrait of a German woman with child, late 15th century
Portrait of a German woman in turban, dress and cape, late 15th century, showing the influence of French and Dutch fashion of the era

German soldiers, hunter and young men of the 15th century
German mens costumes of the 15th century. Young pikeman or Lansknecht with sword and halberd A, soldier with felt hat C, hunter with falcon and glove D, and young men in house clothes B, E, F

King and courtiers, battle scene, 13th century
Costumes of the 13th century. King and ladies sending knights off to battle, and king and his knights in combat with lance and shield

German costumes of the early 13th century. King and bishop with sceptre and noblemen and flag, King with pope, knight and herald

Count Sigiboto, wife Hildegard and other 12th century
Count Sigiboto or Siboto of Falkenstein and wife Hildegard from a manuscript in Munich library, and other 12th century figures

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Cunigunde, bishop
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and empress Saint Cunigunde of Luxembourg, bishop, and other courtiers. From a manuscript in Hamburg library

Hennel Landschad and his wife Mia, 14th century
Hennel Landschad von Steinach, died 1377, and his wife Mia von Sickingen. From a grave effigy in a church in Neckarsteinach

Mayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, late 14th century
Mayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, Johann von Holtzhausen 1393 and Gudela von Holtzhausen 1371. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral

Figure of St. George slaying a dragon from the Dijon
Figure of St. George slaying a dragon. In the costume of a French knight of the 14th century. In jupon with coat of arms, shield and bouche, bascinet helmet, belt and sword

People of the Osage Nation. Minckchtahooh or Little Soldier, 22, lower left, Gretomih, young woman, 18, upper left, and Kishagashugah or Little Chief, age 28, right

King Philip II of Spain working on El Escorial, 1584
King Philip II of Spain overseeing the work on the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial built in 1584. Surrounded by courtiers, soldiers, magistrates and masons. Scoglio di Filippo II

Courtyard and columns of Heliopolis, Temple of Baalbek
Plan of the courtyard of Heliopolis, or the Temple of Baalbek, and columns in the temple and the Hexagonal court, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon

Charles the Bald, Carolingian Emperor, on his throne, 9th century. He wears an extraodinary crown and holds a long rod. Squires on either side hold his great sword, spear and shield

Francesco Sforza and wife Bianca Maria, 15th century
Francesco I Sforza, Italian condottiero and Duke of Milan 1401-1466, with second wife Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan, 1425-1468. Francesco Sforxa e Bianca Maria

View of the Podestas Palace in Florence, 13th century
View of the courtyard and facade of the Podestas Palace in Florence, 13th century. Palazzo del Potesta in Firenze. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes

Figures of Greek kings from ancient vases
Figures of ancient Greek kings. King dressed like Amamemnon of Homer 1. From ancient Greek vases in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Figure degli Antichi Re della Grecia

Peasants dancing in fields, Austria, 1822. Men and women dance together to music from a fiddler and recorder. Danze dei Contadini dell Austria

Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe. Vignettes of death attacking a baby, an invalid, a glutton and a drunkard

A man and woman embrace under a hanged man. The widow of Ephesus and the sentinel canoodle under her husbands corpse hanging from a gibbet. The Ephesian matron. Le matrone d Ephise

A pastor tricking his dumb neighbors wife to strip naked. Pastor John with Peter and his wife Magdalene. Neighbor Peters mare. Le jument du compere Pierre

Cupid with bow and arrow aiming at the distance. Winged hearts flutter around. In imitation of Anacreon. l amour mouille. Imitation d Anacreon

A man allowing a stranger to kiss his wife. William watching a stranger kiss his wife Petronella. The kiss returned. Le baiser rendu

Woman lifting her dress to reveal a painting of an ass with a pack-saddle on her belly. The pack saddle. Le bat. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et

A peasant up a tree disturbs a courting couple below. The bumpkin in search of his calf. Le villageois qui cherche son veau

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

Woman in seethrough slip groped by two men in a dark bedroom near a cradle. The innkeepers wife seduced by Pinucio and another guest. The cradle. Le Berceau

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

The handsome Joconde discovers his wife in bed with the valet. Joconde, from Orlando Furiosa. Lithograph handcoloured in pochoir (stencil)

Portrait of Mary Isabella Bloxam as a young woman, niece to Sir Thomas Lawrence. With her hair up and curled, in an off-the-shoulder dress

Portrait of Byzantine Emperor Heraklonas
Byzantine Emperor Heraklonas, 626-641. Constantine Heraclius, Flavius Constantinus Heraclius (Heraclianus) Augustus or Herakleonas, Eastern Roman Emperor

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