Rûdâbah standing on the top of a fortified tower, lets down her long t...
Life of the Prophet Muhammad written at the order of the Mamluk sultan al-Mansûr 'Alâ' al-Dîn 'Alî (d. 778/1376). The work was first illustrated during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Murâd III.
Puck magazine cover - Both satisfied / F.M. Hutchins.
Print shows a female figure labeled "Rep. Party" trying to choose from among three suitors labeled "McKinley, Reed, [and] Harrison"; another female figure labeled "Dem. Party" is walking in the background with ... More
Outlines of figures, landscape, & cattle, etched by T. Rowlandson, for...
9 small images on one page showing various scenes, including some scenes with horses and with dancing. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th cent... More
Tautology Puzzle-Cause, Serjeant at Law. Don Jacomo Carb-face. Signi...
Public domain scan of 17th-18th century genre print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pigtail Modish Esqr, Miss Coquetilla Sparrowmouth, Abigail Comb-brush,...
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Moronobu Hishikawa - [Two lovers embracing in front of a painted scree...
Print shows a young man sitting on the floor, embracing a young woman straddling him. Also attributed to: Sugimura Jihei, ca. 169-. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (L... More
Outlines of figures, landscape, & cattle, etched by T. Rowlandson, for...
22 small scenes on one page, various subjects. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satiric... More
Eighteen Scenes of Courtship (recto), Study of Two Men Meeting Before ...
Attributed to Anonymous, French, 18th century Public domain photograph of 17th-18th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kiyonobu Torii - [Two lovers under an umbrella]
Print shows a man and a woman, full-length, walking beneath an umbrella. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Eighteen Scenes of Courtship (recto), Study of Two Men Meeting Before ...
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Samuel Alken - Courtship in Low Life, Thomas Rowlandson
Samuel Alken (British, London 1756–1815) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors, a popular ... More
Monsieur Perukesmore, a French Cavalier, Miss Suky Sweet Lips, Beau Bu...
Public domain photo of art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Moronobu Hishikawa - [Lovers in an autumn meadow]
Print shows a young man and a young woman embracing in a meadow. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Courtship in a Stable - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication
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Voulez-vous triompher des belles?... From 'L'Oeuvre d'Antoine Watteau ...
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Etienne Fessard - Un baiser, ou ta rose
A kiss or your rose. Béraldi, no. 28. Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Two lovers in a boat] - Drawing. Public domain image.
Print shows a man and a woman in a boat; the man is holding a small drum and appears to be serenading the woman beneath the moon.
Solomons glory, or the rival mistresses, British Cartoon Print
Duke of Cumberland seated on a bank with the Savoyard girl, his arm about her neck. The Duke's rival mistresses stand behind, and are vehemently jealous. In the distance appear Windsor Castle and Eton College C... More
Landscape with cattle and figures; sketch for the Rustic Courtship
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Landscape with cattle and figures; sketch for the Rustic Courtship
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Arashi hinaji no jōrurigozen - Public domain print
Print shows actor Arashi Hinaji in an onnagata role as the princess Jōruri Gozen, standing on a veranda, holding a lantern. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print sp... More
Yatsushi chūshingura shichidanme, Isoda Koryūsai - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a man looking up at a woman standing on a balcony looking down at him. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ba... More
Utagawa Toyoharu - Yatsushi chūshingura shichidanme - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a man holding an unrolled scroll or letter, looking up at a woman standing on a balcony, holding a small picture and looking down at the man. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nich... More
Soldiers and villagers, outside a farmhouse, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain reproduction of artwork, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, kn... More
The rivals, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain drawing
Rival suitors Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors, a p... More
Romeo and Juliet, Thomas Rowlandson
Romeo and Juliet as performed at Pensylvania Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical... More
Courtship in High Life, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Rustic courtship, Thomas Rowlandson
Rowlandson has given his unmistakable characteristics to this plate, which is executed in outline etching, and filled in in aquatint, in admirable facsimile of the artist's drawings, washed in Indian ink, and t... More
Love and dust, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th cent... More
Father Abbey's will. To which is added, a letter of courtship, to his ...
Imprint 2.; Verse.; Not in Evans.; Not in Ford. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 44... More
The nuptial-bower; - with the evil-one, peeping at the charms of Eden,...
Cartoon shows William Pitt escorting Eleanor Eden to a vine-shaded bower within which are three large sacks with the British pound symbol on them, possibly representing Pitt's debt. Bunches of grapes, crowns, a... More
No. 4. Soldiers recruiting, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Hudibras paying court to his lady - watercolors fore edge painting
Information from accompanying cards: With a well-executed painting on the fore edge of each volume, the one on volume II representing Hudibras paying court to his lady. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Plate 4. Borders for rooms, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Nidanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa, Forty Seven Rōnin
Print shows a young man (Rikiya) speaking to a young woman (Konami), they are observed by an older man (possibly Yuranosuke, Rikiya's father, or Honzo, Konami's father). Title and other descriptive information ... More
St James's Courtship, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
"Oh! Listen to the voice of love", James Gillray
An ugly man (left) kneels (on a spotted handkerchief) at the feet of a plain old maid seated on an upright chair. He holds her left hand, his right is on his breast. She holds up her fan in a way more encouragi... More
No. 20. Grotesque borders, Thomas Rowlandson
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St Giles's Courtship, Thomas Rowlandson. Georgian era 1714 - 1737
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London) Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors... More
Quaker's courtship, Thomas Rowlandson, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Outlines of figures, landscape, & cattle, etched by T. Rowlandson, for...
Public domain image, 17th-18th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known fo... More
Soldier's Courtship (from The Life and Death of a Soldier)
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
No. 10. Grotesque borders for halls & rooms
Public domain image, 17th-18th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known fo... More
Nidanme, print by Utamaro Kitagawa - Ukiyo e print
Print shows the young samurai Rikiya placing a gift in front of Konami with her mother standing behind her and Honzo observing from behind a screen, from act 2 of the chushingura. Title and other descriptive in... More
The first Kiss this Ten Years! - or - the meeting of Britannia & Citiz...
A tall, thin, French officer kissing a fat, richly dressed, seated Britannia. His hat and sword lay on the carpet. Britannia's shield and trident rest on the wall behind her chair. Above them are portraits of G... More
Jealousy - the rival, Thomas Rowlandson, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image of a living room, salon, 17th-18th century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuri... More
The Bulstrode siren, James Gillray
The Duke of Portland and Mrs. Billington sit side by side on a settee. She sings to him, he listens ecstatically, with clasped hands, his head turned in profile to the right, staring with amorous intensity. She... More
Company shocked at a lady getting up to ring the bell
A violent disturbance in a luxuriously furnished breakfast parlour. The only lady present has risen from her chair to pull a bell-pull. The frantic efforts of five elderly men to stop her have produced a sequen... More
Company shocked at a lady getting up to ring the bell
A violent disturbance in a luxuriously furnished breakfast parlour. The only lady present has risen from her chair to pull a bell-pull. The frantic efforts of five elderly men to stop her have produced a sequen... More
Harmony before matrimony, James Gillray
A pretty young woman and a fashionably dressed man sing together seated on upright chairs. She (r.) plays the harp, her head thrown back to look over her shoulder at the music-book which he holds open. On a rou... More
Harmony before Matrimony / Js. Gillray, des. & Ft., British Cartoon Pr...
A young woman and a fashionably dressed young man singing a duet. The woman plays a harp while looking over her shoulder at the music book, "Duets de L'Amour", which the man holds. On the table between the two ... More
Miseries domestic. A cupboard in the parlour..
Miseries domestic - the constant intrusion of servants while you court Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his hum... More
More miseries. Endeavouring to make violent love under the table and p...
More miseries - pressing the wrong foot under the table Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures... More
More miseries. Being obliged to kiss a remarkably plain woman at forfe...
More miseries - playing forfeits and winning the wrong prize Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, carica... More
Sensual love : Or a sop in the pan
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Staffordshire courtship!!, Thomas Rowlandson
Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More
Love and dust, Thomas Rowlandson
Cinder-sifters pursuing their grimy avocation somewhere in the outskirts, in the neighbourhoods where the great pyramidal heaps of dust and cinders were to be found in the last century. Courtesy of Boston Publi... More
Dying for love : Or Captain Careless shot flying by a girl of fifteen ...
A gallant officer engaged in amorous dalliance with a tender-hearted fair, who is leaning out of a cottage window to receive the courtesies of the dashing warrior. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowl... More
Dropsy courting consumption, Thomas Rowlandson
Outside a building marked Mausoleum a dwarf rotunda beside a slender column kneels a round ball of a suitor, who, it would seem, is destined never to recover his perpendicular ; he is suing at the feet of an at... More
Sorrow's dry or a cure for the heart ache
Four line poem by Dryden at bottom. "Were I not resolv'd against the yoke of hapless marriage, never to be curst with second love, so fatal was the first, to this one error I might yield again." There is also a... More
Accomodation ladder, Thomas Rowlandson
At the feet of a gigantic and finely-built wench is a rotund yet diminutive Admiral, with cocked-hat, telescope, sword, and all complete ; his broad riband is marked Death or Victory. For his accommodation, tha... More
Mock turtle ; Puff paste, Thomas Rowlandson
Mock Turtle, the print on top, pictures a pair of elderly suitors cooing over a bowl of mock turtle soup ; a pair of real turtledoves, perched on a branch, are introduced to carry out the allusion. In Puff Past... More
Mock turtle ; Puff paste, Thomas Rowlandson
Mock Turtle, the print on top, pictures a pair of elderly suitors cooing over a bowl of mock turtle soup ; a pair of real turtledoves, perched on a branch, are introduced to carry out the allusion. In Puff Past... More
Sea stores, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain drawing
A bevy of females consisting of a negress and other beauties from the purlieus of the port, 'waiting for Jack' are sportively accosted by a dapper young midshipman who has been sent on shore to procure supplies... More
The four seasons of love, Thomas Rowlandson
Spring. A suitor, Jerry Thimble, Tailor, is kneeling at the feet of a blooming fair one ; both of the turtle-doves are in the prime of life. Summer. The wedded pair are enjoying a suburban excursion. Autumn set... More
Peace and plenty, Thomas Rowlandson
The artist's view of the situation, with the smiling prospect of peace as set forth in 1814, was somewhat premature, as the more desperate events of the year following amply confirmed ; but, with a general conc... More
Suitors to the pig faced lady Every man to his taste G. Cruik., fet, B...
Print shows a rich woman with a pig's face being courted for her money by unsuitable men including tradesmen and a stereotypical Jewish man. Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC). Most images available o... More
Nidanme, Utagawa Kuniyasu, Forty Seven Rōnin
Print shows Rikiya, with sword and fan, standing next to Konami, kneeling on the floor, offering him a cup of tea. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists... More
Verlegenheiten. No. 3, Mein Herr die Briefe an meine Tochter übergebe ...
Print shows a young man sitting on a chair next to a young woman who is sitting at a desk; he is about to pass her a letter, but her father, standing behind the young man, tells him that he delivers his daughte... More
Verlegenheiten. No. 1, Ich bien von Ihren - Reizen so - überrascht! Je...
Print shows a man and a woman sitting on a settee or bench in a room apart from a masquerade; the woman is holding her mask. Parallel text in German and French.
Verlegenheiten. No. 6, Der unseelige Hund! wir sind verloren Le chien ...
Print shows a man and a woman, with a small dog, in an orangerie; the woman is listening at the door. They have met for a romantic tryst, but their presence has been given away by their dog who is responding to... More
The guitar / D.G. Johnson, sc. - Engraving, Public domain image
Print shows a woman playing guitar as a man flirts with her. In album: [Album of ephemera and Civil War era photographs; photos and album compiled by Larkin Goldsmith Mead], page 2. Library of Congress copy i... More
Oh! My bravest and best I resign thee! on stone by A. Newsam ; P.S. Du...
Print shows a soldier with his right arm resting on the back of a chair in which a young woman is seated, she is holding a handkerchief in her right hand and gestures with her left hand. Caption continues: Wri... More
Der alte mann und die junge frau. Der junge mann und die alte frau
Print shows two scenes, on the left, an older man is spying on a young couple sitting on a bench below his window; on the right, an old woman is looking out a window at a young man who has escorted a young woma... More
Aileen Mavourneen, ballad. The words by Mrs. S.C. hall, the music by A...
Print shows a young woman, three-quarter length, standing, facing slightly left, holding a flower in her left hand at her waist. Printed on lower right: Pr. 50 cts. (DLC/PP-2001:068). Forms part of: Marian S. ... More
Byron's first love lith. & pub by Sarony & Major 99 Nassau near Fulton...
Print shows George Gordon, Lord Byron and Mary Chaworth who is facing right, sitting on a bench in a bower, holding hands and embracing, with a full moon over a lake in the background. 226 U.S. Copyright Office... More
John Leech - [The rising generation], Political Cartoon
A young boy with hands folded looks beseechingly at a lovely, young woman, dressed in a gown who stands looking at him. Inscribed below image: Now then you tiresome boy, what is it you wish to say to me that so... More
Byron's first love / lith. & pub by Sarony & Major 99 Nassau near Fult...
Print shows George Gordon, Lord Byron and Mary Chaworth who is facing left, sitting on a bench in a bower, holding hands and embracing. 435 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed in ink at top: 435. Received at the ... More
Coming through the corn, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Waiting for him, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Der Baum der Liebe - Public domain graphic arts, Library of Congress
Print shows several women on the ground beneath a tree in which several men of differing occupations are sitting and standing on the branches. Each women is trying to capture a man; one is reaching with a long ... More
The proposal, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Quand l'hymen dort, l'amour veille Challe pinx ; Maucler sculp
Print shows a young woman, with her husband asleep at her side, sitting in a garden courtyard, slipping a love note into the quiver of a statue of Cupid, intended for her young lover who is peeking around a tre... More
[Courting cats under arbor with eavesdropping fox by fence]
Title devised by cataloger. Purchase; 1980; (DLC/PP-1980:286.2). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Reynard the Fox."
Father Abbey’s will. To which is added, a letter of courtship to his v...
Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 34, Folder 20.
The bashful lover makes his first call
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One too many, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Half-past one in the morning - stereoscopic view, public domain photor...
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Courtship, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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"My wife to-morrow", Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Caught in the Glen Ramble, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Courtship, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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A quarter of two in the morning
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The first love letter, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Third call. Mother wants to know if he is coming
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Tipperary mans courtship. courtship. Song sheet
In English. (language) Public domain song - scan of American song sheet, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Second call. Improvement on call no. 1
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One o'clock in the morning, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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Short and sweet, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library
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