Romantic Collection (page 57)

Landscape in Normandy, 19th century (1934). Artist: Richard Parkes Bonington
Landscape in Normandy, 19th century (1934). From The Studio Volume 107. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1934]

The famous old blacksmiths shop, Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 20th century. This building, just over the border with England

La Rose, 1788, (1916). Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
La Rose, 1788. From The Connoisseur Vol XLIV by [Otto Limited, London, 1916.]

La Main, 1788, (1916). Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
La Main, 1788. From The Connoisseur Vol XLIV by [Otto Limited, London, 1916.]

Mutual Joy, Or The Ship in Harbour, c1788, (1906). Artist: Philip Dawe
Mutual Joy, Or The Ship in Harbour, c1788. After George Morland (1763-1804). From The Connoisseur Volume XVI [Otto Limited, London, 1906.]

A Christmas Gambol, c18th century, (1919). Artist: John Raphael Smith
A Christmas Gambol, c18th century. After George Morland (1763-1804). From The Connoisseur Volume LV [Otto Limited, London, 1919]

Juan Clemente Zenea, (1832-1871), 1920s
Juan Clemente Zenea. Poet born in Bayamo in 1838. In Mexico and the United States, published songs of the afternoon (1860). He had separatist ideas

Richard Strauss (1864?1949), German composer, 1911
Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic and early modern periods. Taken from Wills Cigarette card, Musical Celebrities series, 1911

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), Spanish violinist and composer, 1911
Pablo Martin Meliton de Sarasate y Navascues (1844-1908), was a Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period. From an original photograph by Gerschel of Paris

Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907), Norwegian composer and pianist, 1911. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907). Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist and considered one of the leading Romantic period composers. From an original photograph by Elliott & Fry

Charles-Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist, 1911
Charles-Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), also known by his nom de plume, Sannois, was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic period

Jacques Offenbach, (1819-1880) German-born French composer, cellist and impresario, 1911
Jacques Offenbach, (1819-1880). Offenbach was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario from the Romantic period

Robert Burns, Scottish poet (1759-1796), 1912
Robert Burns, Scottish poet. Burns (1759-1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement. This portrait is after Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840). Taken from R. J

Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894), French Romantic composer and pianist. Artist: Benque
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894), French Romantic composer and pianist. A print from Les Musiciens Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, Paris, 1948

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. Artist: Nadar
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. A print from Les Musiciens Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, Paris, 1948

Lord Byron, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Lord Byron. From the painting by Thomas Phillips, R. A. at the National Portrait Gallery. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd, 1935

Venetian woodcut, c1500 (1964). An illustration from Luigi Pulcis Driadeo d Amore. A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964

Bonne Annee (Happy New Year), c1930s(?)

Sweet Delusion, 19th century(?). Chorus of young ladies (speaking technically). No spooning Mr Lovel! No spooning allowed here! Miss Tabitha (with the long curls)

Chivalry and courtly love: Flemish parade shield, c1400 (1956). From the British Museum, London. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things

Eugene Delacroix, French artist, 1854. Delacroix (1798-1863) was one of the leading figures of the French Romantic school

A Fishing Smack. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A Fishing Smack. Stereoscopic card detail

Yes, I Do. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Yes, I Do. Stereoscopic card detail

Partiality. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Partiality. Stereoscopic card detail

Loves Token. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Loves Token. Stereoscopic card detail

George Greatly Admires Ethels Beautiful Complexion. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
George Greatly Admires Ethels Beautiful Complexion. Stereoscopic card detail

Blissful Moments. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Blissful Moments. Stereoscopic card detail

Couple in love, early 20th century(?). Postcard

Ramon Novarro (1899-1968) and Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988), 20th century. Novarro was a Mexican actor who achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films

Paul Cavanagh (1888-1964) and Kay Francis (1905-1968), 20th century. Cavanagh was an English actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1928 and 1959

Charles Farrell (1901-1990) and Greta Nissen (1906-1988), 20th century. Farrell was an American actor who is perhaps best known for his on-screen romance wih Janet Gaynor

Janet Gaynor (1906-1984) and Charles Farrell (1901-1990), American actors, 20th century. Gaynor and Farrell played the romantic couple in more than a dozen films including Seventh Heaven (1927)

Jack Buchanan (1891-1957) and Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965), actors, 20th century

Argenteuil, 1874. Artist: Edouard Manet
Argenteuil, 1874. Rudolph Leenhoff, Manets brother-in-law, with an unknown female. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium

The Princess and the Swineherd, 1898. Artist: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
The Princess and the Swineherd, 1898. Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 13, no 60 (London, 15th March 1898)

Magogs courtship, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Magogs courtship, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

The Coal Hole

A couple singing a song. A song of olden times they sing, the love of man and maid. It iss never-tiring theme, its beauty ne er will fade

A marriage ceremony in Fleet Prison during the reign of George II, 19th century. Artist: C Sheeres
A marriage ceremony in Fleet Prison during the reign of George II, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co

Gaucho sweethearts exchange mate cups, Argentina, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

L aveu Difficile, 1786 (1931). Artist: Jean-Francois Janinet
L aveu Difficile, 1786 (1931). From Apollo magazine, volume XIII, no 76, April 1931

La Main, 1788 (1931). Artist: Philibert Louis Debucourt
La Main, 1788 (1931). From Apollo magazine, volume XIII, no 76, April 1931

Cupid and Psyche, late 19th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) and Lauren Bacall (b1924), American actors, 1946. Bogart and Bacall in a scene from The Big Sleep (1946). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (26 October 1946)

Fred Astaire (1899-1987) and Paulette Goddard (1910-1990), actors, 1941. Astaire and Goddard in a scene from Second Chorus (1940). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (31 May 1941)

Gary Cooper (1901-1961) and Loretta Young (1913-2000), American actors, 1945. Cooper and Young in a scene from Along Came Jones (1945). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (27 October 1945)

Ann Sothern (1909-2001) and Edward G. Robinson ( 1893-1964), actors, 1940
Ann Sothern (1909-2001) and Edward G. Robinson (1893-1964), actors, 1940. Sothern and Robinson in a scene frrom Brother Orchid (1940). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (21 December 1940)

Marguerite of Lorraine, Duchess of Orleans (1615-1672). Artist: Brasch
Marguerite of Lorraine, Duchess of Orleans (1615-1672). Portrait of the French duchess holding a miniature, probably of her husband Gaston, Duke of Orleans (1608-1660)

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