Love Collection (page 45)

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

British soldier dreaming of his country sweetheart at home, World War I, 1914-1918. Sentimental postcard

Lady Emma Hamilton, wife of Sir William Hamilton and mistress of Horatio Nelson. Here Lady Hamilton (c1765-1851) is portrayed as Sensibility (a sensitive plant growing in an urn)

Love of the flag, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Love of the flag, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th December 1898

Psyche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Artist: Francois Pascal Simon Gerard
P syche Receiving the First Kiss of Cupid, 1798. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

It is the east and Juliet is the sun, 1856-1858. From Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The Jewish Bride, (The Loving Couple), 1667. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Jewish Bride, (The Loving Couple), 1667. Portrait of two figures from the Old Testament, known as The Jewish Bride. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. Artist: Filippo Lippi
Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. The Madonna enthroned, holding Jesus, is flanked by St John the Baptist (right) and another saint

Roman marriage ceremony. Copperplate engraving after an antique painting at the Aldobrandini Palace, near Rome

Ruth Gleaning in the Field of Boaz, c1804. Ruth, Moabite widow, gleaning amongst the corn, attracts the attention of Boaz who marries her. Thus she becomes the great-grandmother of King David

Jacob, keeping Labans flocks, sees Rachel at the well, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Jacob, keeping Labans flocks, sees Rachel at the well. From the Bible (Genesis 29)

Venus de Milo, c130-120 BC. Artist: Alexandros of Antioch
Venus de Milo. this Parian marble statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love was discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos in the Aegean

Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Virgin and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Hyacinth, 1740-1750. From the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Danae, 16th century. Artist: Titian
Danae, 16th century. From a private collection, New York, USA

A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. Artist: Gerard Terborch II
A Woman Playing the Theorbo-Lute and a Cavalier, c1658. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Virgin and Child, c1570-1576. Artist: Titian
The Virgin and Child, c1570-1576. From the National Gallery, London

Bather ( La Baigneuse au griffon ), 1870. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Bather ( La Baigneuse au griffon ), 1870. From the Museu de Arte de Sao Paolo Assis Chateaubriand Sao Paolo, Brazil

Jupiter and Danae, 17th century. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Jupiter and Danae, 17th century. From a private collection

The Three Graces, 18th century. Artist: Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Three Graces, 18th century. From the Jean-Honore Fragonard Museum, France

Detail of a portrait of Queen Victoria, 1841. Artist: Herbert Luther Smith
Detail of a portrait of Queen Victoria (24 May 1819 - 22 January 1901) 1841; showing a bracelet with a miniature of Albert (26 August 1819 - 14 December 1861), her fiancee, later Prince Consort, c1840

Terracotta statuette of the goddess Lama, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louve

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1654. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631) called Mumtaz Mahal (Favourite of the Palace)

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

Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. Act V, scene 3: The Death of Romeo. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet

Paolo and Francesca, early 20th century. Illustration of the poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

True Love, American Valentine card, 1908. Cupid, his bow held aloft, rides a swallow, a bluebird of happiness. In Roman mythology Cupid was the son of Venus

To My Valentine, American Valetine card, 1907. Cupid holds a heart pierced by an arrow. The flowers are forget-me-nots (Myosotis palustris)

To My Valentine, American Valentine card, c1908. Cupid shoots an arrow into a heart held up by a putto. The words are surrounded by garlands of forget-me-nots (Myosotis palustris)

Cupid shooting an arrow carrying a love letter, American Valentine card, 1908. He stands by a red heart inscribed with a message and surrounded by sweet violet (Viola odorata) which

If You d Only Be My Valentine, American Valentine card, 1910. Cupid is gathering a basket of red hearts from a pine tree which, in the language of flowers represents daring

To My True Love, American Valentine card, c1910. Cupid dances on grass with naturalised Snowdrops and is playing a lyre of bluebells

Statue of Venus, Roman Goddess of Love. After a Greek statue of Aphrodite by Callimachus, or from the Polykleitos school of the late 5th century BC

Embossed valentine card, Germany, c1911. This elaborate card was of the type made for the American market, hence the use of English. It was probably an expensive card at the time

Statue of Eros drawing his bow, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the second half of the 4th century BC by Lysippos. In Greek mythology, Eros was the God of Love

Torso of Aphrodite, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the third quarter of the 4th century BC. Aphrodite was the Greek Goddess of Beauty and Love. Her Roman equivalent was Venus

Head of a half figure of Eros, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of c330s BC, by Praxiteles. In Greek mythology, Eros was the God of Love. His Roman equivalent was Cupid

Bust of Eros, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of c330s BC, by Lysippos. In Greek mythology, Eros was the God of Love. His Roman equivalent was Cupid

Head of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty and Love, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the 1st half of the 4th century BC by Praxiteles. The Roman equivalent of Aphrodite was Venus

The Heritage Venus, Italian, 19th century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Bust of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty and Love. Roman, after a Greek model of the 3rd century BC. The Roman equivalent of Aphrodite was Venus. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Tee, postcard, c1905

Valentine card with a golfing theme, c1910s-c1920s

Valentine card with golfing theme, American, c1930s

Valentine card with golfing theme, Germany, 1912. Made in Saxony for export to the United States

Valentine cards with a golfing theme, 1911. Both cards were made in Germany and printed in Saxony, but the left card was for the US market, the right card for the British market

The Links postcard, 1905

Valentine postcard with a golf theme, 1911. Although issued by Raphael Tuck, a leading British company, the card was printed in Germany

The New Science, 1887. Palm-reading and spiritualism were popular pastimes in the Victorian period. However, the damage that a reading could do to a happy relationship is illustrated in this cartoon

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