Embracing Collection (page 9)

French soldiers returning home, France, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
French soldiers returning home, France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th September 1897

Our Hope for the New Year: Peace, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st January 1894

The Kiss, c1879-1923. Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Kiss, 1879-1923

Adam and Eve, c1566-1611. Artist: Bartholomeus Spranger
Adam and Eve, c1566-1611

Tithonus, Auroras Husband, Turned into a Grasshopper, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Tithonus, Auroras Husband, Turned into a Grasshopper, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Psyche and Cupid, c1820-1857. Artist: Achille Deveria
Psyche and Cupid, 1800-1857

Man and Woman Figurine, Statue, Egypt. Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Detail of the decoration of a sarcophagus of The Lady of Madja, 18th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Lovers of Bordeaux, c2nd-3rd century. A Gallo-Roman couple caress each other on a big Roman-type bed, under the relative protection of a dog sleeping at their feet

Paris and Helen, c1406. Illustration from L Epistre Othea by Christine de Pisan, from the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The more beautiful book, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection

Chastity, 1516-1570. Artist: Frans Floris
Chastity, 1516-1570. Found in the collection of the Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia

The Oath in the Tennis Court, 1791. Artist: Jacques Louis David
The Oath in the Tennis Court, 1791. Located in the collection at, Musee National du Cheteau, Versailles

Love and death, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Love and death, 1799. Plate 10 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain The series is evidence of the artists political

Mars and Venus, late 16th-early 17th century. Artist: Joachim Anthonisz Wtewael
Mars and Venus, late 16th-early 17th century. In the Roman pantheon Mars was the god of War, and Venus the goddess of beauty and love. Her husband, Vulcan, was god of fire and metal working

Cartoon relating to the Paris Commune, 1870s. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Flirt, 1841. Artist: Miklos Barabas
Flirt, 1841. From the Musee des Beaux Arts, Budapest

Woman with a Child Afraid of a Dog, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Woman with a Child Afraid of a Dog, 17th century. From the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

David and Jonathan, 1642. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
David and Jonathan, 1642

Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Reine de joie (Queen of Joy), a novel by Victor Joze is remembered today for Toulouse-Lautrecs poster and his cruel depiction of the books characters

Mozart at the age of seven in front of Empress Maria Theresa, 1763. (1906). Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) playing his violin in front of the Empress of Austria

Calcite statuette showing two humans in an embrace, 30th century BC
Calcite statuette showing two humans in an embrace from the Judean Desert (Ain Sahri rock shelter) From the British Museums collection, 30th century BC

Morning Farewell, 1787. Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
Morning Farewell, 1787. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Wooden misericord in Southwell Minster, 14th century
Wooden misericord in the choir of Southwell Minster, 14th century

A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. Artist: David Henry Friston
A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. First performed at Londons Royalty Theatre on 25 March 1875, Trial by Jury is a one act comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan

Scene from Nicholas Nickelby by Charles Dickens, 1838-1839. Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
Scene from Nicholas Nickelby by Charles Dickens, 1838-1839. The theatrical emotion of Mr Vincent Crummles, the provincial actor manager who employed Nicholas for a while after his flight

Two lovers, 16th century. German

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law, 1873. From the Bible (Ruth 1.14)

Scene from Mort d Arthur, 14th century. Sir Lancelot of the Lake and Queen Guinevere seen embracing by King Arthur

Lovers embracing in a garden. Detail from a Persian manuscript depicting a couple embracing in a garden, surrounded by flowering plants. Clouds float in the sky above them

Return of the Prodigal Son, 1865-1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Return of the Prodigal Son, 1865-1866. Parable in which a younger son requested his portion of the family property and left home for a distant country

Home from the War, 1865. Artist: Currier and Ives
Home from the War, 1865. Currier and Ives print of a Union (northern) soldier returning safely to home and family at the end of the American Civil War

The return of the legionnaire, c1900. French postcard

Eponine et Sabinus, 1802. Artist: Nicolas Andre Monsiau
Eponine et Sabinus, 1802

A Couple, c1825-1877. Artist: Henry Bonaventure Monnier
A Couple, c1825-1877

Premiere Love Letter, vintage French postcard, c1900

Percival Delivering Belisane... exhibited 1783. Artist: Henry Fuseli
Percival Delivering Belisane from the Enchantment of Urma, exhibited 1783. Found in the collection of the Tate, London

Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Ruth embracing her mother-in-law Naomi and promising to stay with her now they are bereaved, 1866. From the Bible (Ruth 1.14)

First Anglo-Afghan War 91838-1842), c1880
First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: Rescue of British prisoners from the Afghans after the defeat of Akbar Khan, April 1842

Trial of Emile Zola, French author, 1898. Zola (1840-1902) embracing his counsel, Maitre Labori at the end of the 14th day of his trial for defamation of the French military authorities for writing a

Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, c1860s. Artist: Ford Madox Brown
Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, c1860s. Act 3, scene 5: the lovers on the balcony. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The play was first performed c1595

The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1665-c1669. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1665-c1669. Detail. A parable in which a younger son requests his portion of the family property and leaves home for a distant country

The Coffin-Ships, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Coffin-Ships, 1873. Jack Tar is embraced by his lover as he prepares to board his ship. This relates to recent agitation on the part of Samuel Plimsoll for a Royal Commission into the condition

The Visitation, ca. 1516. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Visitation, ca. 1516

St. Joachim Embracing St. Anna, 1520. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
St. Joachim Embracing St. Anna, 1520

The Reconciliation Between Britannia and Her Daughter America, May 11, 1782

Martinique Pastorals, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques, 1889. 1889
Martinique Pastorals, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques, 1889

Vintage romantic poatcard

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