Affectionate Collection

Little owl {Athene noctua) pair perched, courtship behaviour, Spain

Icon (oil on wood panel)
XBP394806 Icon (oil on wood panel) by Russian School, (18th century); Private Collection; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Russian, out of copyright

Traditional Japanese Woodblock Geishas in a Garden
This print shows two Geishas tending to plants in a garden. There are several pots of different shapes and sizes. The Geisha kneeling appears to be tending to Marigolds.Utagawa Toyokuni (1769)

Maori girls rubbing noses, c1920. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Parisian Lovers
23rd June 1951: A young couple sharing an intimate moment in one of the pavement cafes on the Champs-Elysees, Paris. Original Publication

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) bill rubbing, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, April

Masai giraffe {Giraffa camelopardalis} mother nuzzling baby, Lower Masai Mara GR, Kenya

A couple look towards the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, Europe

Mating pair of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Gold Beach, South Georgia Island, Sub Antarctica

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair, male passing Dragonfly prey to female, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Lions (Panthera leo) - two brothers patrolling territorial boundary, affectionate behaviour, border of Serengeti / Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) near Ndutu, Tanzania

Tabby kitten, Picasso, 9 weeks, head to head with Yellow labrador puppy, 8 weeks

Palomino Peruvian paso mare and foal, Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA

Female Orang Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) [Sandy, born 29.04.82] sitting, holding two young. One [Samboja, born 09.06.05] is her own offspring, the other [Dayang

Plains zebra (Equus quagga) grooming foal, Kruger National Park, South Africa, July

Adult Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) holding baby, Hirwa group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Sea Otter floating at sea surface holding pup. Alaska (Enhydra lutris) USA

Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing, part of ritual courtship, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May

Coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos) and cub, Lake Clarke National Park, Alaska, September

Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April

Heart of stones in water, view over Lake Konigssee, Berchtesgaden National Park, Berchtesgadener Land district, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Gingerbread hearts at a stall, Oktoberfest, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Mauretania Tender
Passengers disembarking from the Sir Francis Drake, tender to the Cunard liner Mauretania upon their arrival at Fishguard, Pembroke. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Sleepy Bears
8th August 1968: Polar bear cub Pipaluk joins his mother for a nap. (Photo by William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Grey crowned crane (Southern crowned crane) (Balearica regulorum) pair, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Monkeys at Tiger Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

The Kiss - Behrens, Peter (1868-1940) - 1900 - Woodcut - Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
FIA5400490 The Kiss - Behrens, Peter (1868-1940) - 1900 - Woodcut - Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg by Behrens, Peter (1868-1940); Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Hamburg

Madonna with Child and Saints
3567549 Madonna with Child and Saints by Pesari, Giovanni Battista (d.p.1650); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: ARTIST: Pesari, Giovani Battista Date of Artwork: XVII sec)

Children at the Zoo
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Pregnant woman and daughter
MODEL RELEASED. Pregnant woman and daughter

Twist / Affecionate Pals
Oliver is claimed by his affectionate friends

Athlete Jonathan Edwards Alison Edwards playing with her sons, Sam and 12 week old Nathan, in the garden of their home in Heaton

Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) kitten, aged eight months, nuzzling its mother, breeding and reintroduction program, Germany. Captive. March

Couple in front of their Bure at Koro Sun Resort, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Couple sitting in a horse and carriage, Old Walled-in City, Cartagena, Colombia, South America

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dog interacting with a vixen in an urban garden. North London, UK. June

Young orphan Elephants (Loxodonta africana) kissing. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010

Grey wolf (Canis lupus), adult with cub, captive, USA

Hoffmanns Two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) mother and baby, aged 2 months, in tree, Costa Rica. Rescued and released by Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary

Jaguar (Panthera onca) mother grooming with four month old cub, native to Southern and Central America, captive

Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) pair in greeting display. Antipodes Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species

Tabby kittens, Stanley and Fosset, 12 weeks old, walking together

Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) pair preening one another, The Netherlands

Icelandic horses with their manes blowing in the wind, South Iceland

Baby rabbit with a Roborovski Hamster (Phodopus roborovskii) sitting on its head

Mother and Daughter at Tea Time (Oil on canvas)
8835617 Mother and Daughter at Tea Time (Oil on canvas) by Knowles, George Sheridan (1863-1931); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: GEORGE SHERIDAN KNOWLES (British)

An elegant woman in a dress with knots caresses the face of her baby who is worn by a servant, 1835-68 (engraving)
AIS5351108 An elegant woman in a dress with knots caresses the face of her baby who is worn by a servant, 1835-68 (engraving; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid)

Engraving depicting a mother kissing her son, 19th century
5308899 Engraving depicting a mother kissing her son, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a mother kissing her son. Dated 19th century 01/02/1892); Universal History Archive/UIG

Former base relief at the altar of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg, destroyed in the 18th Century
UIG5414751 Former base relief at the altar of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg, destroyed in the 18th Century; UIG

The rake, French copper engraving, 17th century
UIG5414735 The rake, French copper engraving, 17th century; UIG

Chicks by a Basket, 1908 (oil on canvas)
658470 Chicks by a Basket, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Edgar (1876-1953); 25.4x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Chicks by a Basket. Edgar Hunt (1876-1953). Oil on canvas. Dated 1908

Peasant Mother and Child, c.1895 (drypoint on ivory laid paper)
5859902 Peasant Mother and Child, c.1895 (drypoint on ivory laid paper) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Mary Cassatt)

Peasant Mother and Child, c.1895 (etching & aquatint)
5859901 Peasant Mother and Child, c.1895 (etching & aquatint) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Mary Cassatt)

Love message from sea to sea (colour litho)
8635421 Love message from sea to sea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love message from sea to sea, greetings card)

Peter Pan: The return of the children (colour litho)
8635656 Peter Pan: The return of the children (colour litho) by Barham, Sybil (1877-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The return of the children. Scene from J M Barrie's Peter Pan)

The honeymoon (colour litho)
8656637 The honeymoon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The honeymoon. "My own little Tootsie-Wootsie." Affectionate couple in a chair)

Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho)
8661455 Maria Theresa on the Coronation Hill at Pressburg (colour litho) by Mytens or Meytens, Martin van (1695-1770) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The good mother. English engraving. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library
CUL4872008 The good mother. English engraving. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The good mother)

Portrait of a young couple, postcard
3560471 Portrait of a young couple, postcard; (add.info.: Italy 1910-1920 Photographer: Floreal); Alinari Archives, Florence

Letters L and M: rabbit and swift, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205975 Letters L and M: rabbit and swift, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas)
8766577 Breakfast for Three 1909 (Oil on canvas) by Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942); 50.8x76.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Half-length portrait of a young couple leaning against a balcony decorated with plants
3566196 Half-length portrait of a young couple leaning against a balcony decorated with plants. The man has his arm around the girl's waist and is kissing her cheek by Unknown photographer

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220588 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Portrait of a young couple, postcard
3560470 Portrait of a young couple, postcard; (add.info.: Italy 1910-1920 Photographer: Floreal); Alinari Archives, Florence

Postcard depicting a couple of lovers, "Album para Tarjetas postales"
3560997 Postcard depicting a couple of lovers, "Album para Tarjetas postales"; (add.info.: Europe 1910 ca. Photographer: B.N.K.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of a young couple, postcard
3560513 Portrait of a young couple, postcard; (add.info.: Italy 1910-1920 Photographer: Floreal); Alinari Archives, Florence

Triton and mermaid, 1895 (illustration)
8698403 Triton and mermaid, 1895 (illustration) by Klinger, Max (1857-1920); (add.info.: Paranormal. Mythology. Triton and Mermaid)

The sentimentalist, ironic English copper engraving, 1795
UIG5414720 The sentimentalist, ironic English copper engraving, 1795; UIG

Man climbing up to his sweetheart's window, historical engraving of 1883
UIG5414154 Man climbing up to his sweetheart's window, historical engraving of 1883; UIG

Hamilton Sisters with Cat 1825 (Oil on canvas)
8766679 Hamilton Sisters with Cat 1825 (Oil on canvas); 125.4x89.2 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Charity, 1878 (oil on canvas)
2117435 Charity, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: by William Adolphe Bouguereau)

Peter Pan and Tinkerbel (colour litho)
8635408 Peter Pan and Tinkerbel (colour litho) by Miller, Hilda Theodora (1876-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Boy and girl on a sofa exchanging secrets (colour litho)
8641347 Boy and girl on a sofa exchanging secrets (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy and girl on a sofa exchanging secrets)

"Hello Daddy". 1902 (engraving)
AIS5340703 "Hello Daddy". 1902 (engraving); (add.info.: image depicting a mother carrying her child in her arms to go greet her father in the morning Engraving copy of the painting by J)

Card: Galube und Heimar, Germany, c.1910-20 (b/w photo)
3562351 Card: Galube und Heimar, Germany, c.1910-20 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1910-1920 ca.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Love letters, historical illustration, ca. 1893
UIG5413810 Love letters, historical illustration, ca. 1893; UIG

Romantic couple celebrate with a champagne toast postcard c.1905
UIG5343406 Romantic couple celebrate with a champagne toast postcard c.1905; Superstock/UIG

Letters V and W: wave and wagon, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206040 Letters V and W: wave and wagon, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220569 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Sleep, baby
DUV4217189 Sleep, baby; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

A mother and son, 1850
3478190 A mother and son, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a mother and son. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia
2603887 Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia; (add.info.: Nicholas II (1868 - 1919) Tsar of Russia from 1894. embracing Pallas - Athene (Minerva) the ancient goddess of Wisdom

"I'll Take Care of You" (b/w photo)
8634588 "I'll Take Care of You" (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I'll Take Care of You")

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"Captivating Displays of Affection: From Little Owls to Coastal Brown Bears" A pair of little owls perched, showcasing their affectionate courtship behavior in Spain. "Parisian Lovers": An enchanting scene capturing the romantic ambiance of Paris, France. Atlantic Puffins on Skomer Island, Wales, engage in bill rubbing as a display of affection during April. "Icon": An exquisite oil painting on wood panel depicting an affectionate moment between a monk and nun from the 17th century. Traditional Japanese Woodblock Geishas find solace in each other's company within a serene garden setting. In Lower Masai Mara GR, Kenya, witness the heartwarming sight of a Masai giraffe mother nuzzling her adorable baby. A couple gazes lovingly towards the majestic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France - a symbol of their enduring love story set against Europe's backdrop. Sante Fe, New Mexico welcomes us with the tender image of a Palomino Peruvian paso mare and her playful foal sharing moments filled with pure affection. On the plains of Kruger National Park in South Africa during July, observe how Plains zebras groom their precious foals with utmost care and tenderness. Two lion brothers patrol their territorial boundary while displaying remarkably affectionate behavior that strengthens their bond as they rule over their kingdom together. Amidst Lake Clarke National Park in Alaska during September, witness an endearing scene where a coastal brown bear gently interacts with its curious cub - showcasing unconditional love and protection. From small avian gestures to grand mammalian displays; these captivating moments remind us that love knows no boundaries or species limitations – it is simply universal.