Joy Collection (page 4)

The emancipation of slaves on a West Indian plantation, early 19th century (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Country dance after a church service on feast days, Andorra, 1922. Artist: JT Parfit
Country dance after a church service on feast days, Andorra, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Leatrice Joy (1893-1985), American actress, 1928. Artist: WD & HO Wills
Leatrice Joy (1893-1985), American actress, 1928. Number 10 (of 25) in the second set of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards entitled Cinema Stars (1928)

Christ healing the blind, 1926. Artist: Hofmann
Christ healing the blind, c1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The official notice of the armistice being read, Buckingham Palace, 1918 (1936). From His Majesty the King, 1910-1935, introduction by HW Wilson (Associated Newspapers Ltd, London, 1936)

Doublure in Levant Morocco, with Inlay and Tooling, c. 1880, (1914). Artist: Robert Riviere
Inside front cover of Endymion by John Keats, Doublure in Levant Morocco, with Inlay and Tooling, 1914. Illustrated page of the poem Endymion by John Keats (1795-1821)

The Coming of Spring, 1913. Artist: Charles Sims
The Coming of Spring. From The Connoisseur Vol XXXV [Otto Limited, London, 1913.]

Social Beings, 1876 (1891). Artist: George du Maurier
Social Beings, 1876 (1891). A print from Society Pictures, drawn by George du Maurier, Selected from Punch

The joys of stamp collecting, 1937. Illustration from The Childrens Golden Treasure Book For 1937, edited by John Crossland and J M Parrish, (Odhams Press, London, 1937)

The Season of Joy, Childhood, 1868. Artist: Currier and Ives
The Season of Joy, Childhood, 1868. The four seasons of life

The Bubblers Mirrorour, or Englands Folley (joy), 1720. Shares in the South Sea Company rose through overheated speculation causing the South Sea Bubble

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)

Merci!, c1918, (1926). Artist: L Sabattier
Merci!, c1918, (1926). Marianne kisses a French soldier (poilu) in gratitude for his efforts to win the First World War. In the background the figuure of a German soldier stands holding a white flag

The Joy of Paris, 11 November 1918, (1926). Artist: L Sabattier
The Joy of Paris, 11November 1918, (1926). Crowds on the streets celebrating the Armistice marking the end of World War I

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

The Virgin and Child with Two Angels, Late 15th cen.. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Unfaithfulness (from Four Allegories of Love), 1575. Artist: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)
Unfaithfulness (from Four Allegories of Love), 1575. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Respect (from Four Allegories of Love), ca. 1575. Artist: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)
Respect (from Four Allegories of Love), ca. 1575. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Happy Union (from: Four Allegories of Love), ca. 1575. Artist: Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588)
Happy Union (from: Four Allegories of Love), ca. 1575. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Madonna and Child Enthroned with two Angels. Artist: Veneziano, Paolo (ca 1330-ca 1360)
Madonna and Child Enthroned with two Angels. Found in the collection of the Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

Enthroned Madonna with Child and Saints, ca 1530. Artist: Bordone, Paris (1500-1571)
Enthroned Madonna with Child and Saints, ca 1530. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Reading Madonna and Child in a Landscape betweem two Cherub Heads, 1509. Artist: Raphael (1483-1520)
Reading Madonna and Child in a Landscape betweem two Cherub Heads, 1509. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Madonna with the Pomegranate, c. 1504. Artist: Raphael (1483-1520)
Madonna with the Pomegranate, c. 1504. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Icon of the Mother of God of Chelm, 11th century. Artist: Byzantine icon
Icon of the Mother of God of Chelm, 11th century. Found in the collection of the Museum of Volyn Icon, Lutsk

Mary Enthroned with the Child (Glatz Madonna), ca 1350. Artist: Master of the Kaufmann Crucifixion (active ca 1350)
Mary Enthroned with the Child (Glatz Madonna), ca 1350. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

At Marseille, The return of wounded French soldiers from China, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th January 1901

The Three Graces, 1564-1597. Artist: Francesco Morandini
The Three Graces, c1564-1597. Found in the collection of the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy

Griselda, 1903. Artist: George William Joy
Griselda, 1903

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

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

Divorce, vintage French postcard, c1900

Two Bacchantes, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Two Bacchantes, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Tcherepnins Narcisse, 1911. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

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

The Virgin and Child with Angels, c. 1450. Artist: Gozzoli, Benozzo (ca 1420-1497)
The Virgin and Child with Angels, c. 1450. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

VE Day celebrations, Paris, 8 May 1945. A soldier smothere with kisses by jubilant women

Liberation of Paris, 25 August 1944. Gendarmes, soldiers and Resistance fighters escorting German prisoners through crowds of jubilant civilians in front of the Opera

The Joys of Brittany, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques, 1889. 1889
The Joys of Brittany, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques, 1889

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