Happy Collection (page 9)

The Delight Of Motherhood, (1885). Artist: Moreau
The Delight Of Motherhood, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Farmers Daughter, 1881, (1912). Artist: William Quiller Orchardson
The Farmers Daughter, 1881, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Lille being liberated by the British, France, 17 October 1918. General Sir William Birdwood and his troops were welcomed by joyous crowds as they entered the city, occupied by the Germans since 1914

Boy with a Dog, c1650-c1660. Artist: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Boy with a Dog, c1650-c1660. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Luteplayer, 1624. Artist: Gerrit van Honthorst
The Luteplayer, 1624. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Girl in a Bonnet, 1760s. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Girl in a Bonnet, 1760s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Merry Company, 17th century. Artist: Dirck Hals
The Merry Company, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Night Cafe at Arles, 1888. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Night Cafe at Arles, 1888. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Two children playing outdoors, 1890s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Mothers Day, Sunday 30th May 1943, 1943. Artist: Phili
Mothers Day, Sunday 30th May 1943, 1943. Propaganda poster of the Vichy Government, 1943

The end of prohibition in America. The front cover of the L illustre Du Petit Journal. December 5, 1933, marks the end of Prohibition for the United States

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

Children receiving New Years gifts, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Children receiving New Years gifts, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1st January 1894

The Hot Hand, 1894. Artist: Ferdinand Roybet
The Hot Hand, 1894. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 18th June 1894

Happy New Year France!, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Happy New Year France!, 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 3rd January 1891

The Happy Family, 1847. Artist: Paul Gavarni
The Happy Family, 1847

The Shrimp Girl, c1740-1745 (1910). Artist: William Hogarth
The Shrimp Girl, c1740-1745 (1910). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1910)

King Charles II, The Merry Monarch, (c1850). Portrait of Charles II (1630-1685), and below, a vignette showing the Restoration of the monarchy

Korean girl with dolls, 1900

Liberation of Alsace, France, 1944-1945. An Alsatian woman kisses an Allied soldier

The first Allied tanks arrive in Strasbourg, Alsace, November 1944. Strasbourg was liberated by General Philippe Leclercs French 2nd Armoured Division on 24 November

Liberation of Alsace-Lorraine, 1944-1945. People waving French tricolours from an upstairs window of a house on the road to Mulhouse

Front page of L Amerique en Guerre newspaper, 9 August 1944. The front page story describes the progress of the liberation of France by the Allies

The liberation of Paris, August 1944. Jubilant French civilians surround the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde while others ride on an American jeep

Celebrating the liberation of Paris, 26 August 1944. Huge crowds gathered around the Arc de Triomphe the day after the German forces in the city surrendere to the Allies. An aeroplane circles overhead

Merry Company on a Terrace, c1673-1675. Artist: Jan Steen
Merry Company on a Terrace, c1673-1675

The Merry Family, 1668. Artist: Jan Steen
The Merry Family, 1668. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Merry Drinker, 1628-1630. Artist: Frans Hals
The Merry Drinker, 1628-1630. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Married Couple in a Garden, c1622. Artist: Frans Hals
Married Couple in a Garden, c1622. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Happy fantasy, 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
Happy fantasy, 1819-1823. Plate 12 of Proverbs, published in 1864. The series also known as disparates (absurdities) or suenos (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition

A Dance in the Country, 1883. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
A Dance in the Country, 1883. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

The Boy with the Cherries, Detail, 1859. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Boy with the Cherries, Detail, 1859. Located in the collection at Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Girl with a Blue Sash, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Girl with a Blue Sash, late 19th/early 20th century. From the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, Brazil

World War 2: Liberation of Paris, 1944. French civilians celebrating the Liberation and holding banners saying Vive la Republique and Vive de Gaulle

The 14th of July 1880, late19th / early 20th century. Artist: Alfred Roll
The 14th of July 1880, late19th/early 20th century. From the Musee du Petit Palais, Paris

Youth in a Black Cap, 1666. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Youth in a Black Cap, 1666. From the Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, USA

Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn

Spanish dancers, mid 19th century. Dancers in traditional costume and using castanets are accompanied by guitar and violin players

Carnival in the Streets of Paris, 1757. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Carnival in the Streets of Paris, 1757. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Playmates, 1868. Artist: George Cochran Lambdin
Playmates, 1868

Charity, 17th century. Artist: Cesare Dandini
Charity, 17th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Duchess of Villais in Costume, 18th century. From the Museum of Tesse, Le Mans, France

The Mystery of the Revenge of Jesus Christ, detail, c1630. From the Museum of the Abbey of St Remi, Reims, France

Puppet Show, Marlet
Puppet show, Marlet. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

A Wedding in the Coeur Volant Chapel in Marly about 1850 (19th century). From the Chateau of Sceaux, France

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

Painting, unknown title, 17th century. Artist: Baldassare Franceschini
Painting, unknown title, 17th century

The Prodigal Son in the Tavern (Rembrandt and Saskia), c1635. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Prodigal Son in the Tavern (Rembrandt and Saskia), c1635. From the Dresden Gallery, Dresden, Germany

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