Betrothal Collection (page 5)

Congratulating the Young, 1861, (1965). Creator: Grigori Grigoryevich Myasoedov
Congratulating the Young, 1861, (1965). A Russian family celebrates the marriage of a young couple. Painting, also known as Congratulating the Newlyweds at the Landowners House

An engagement, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the Collection of State V. Tropinin-Museum, Moscow

Betrothal of the Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and Natalia Naryshkina, 1916. Private Collection

Engagement between the Count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer IV and Petronilla of Aragon who is 2 years old, in 1137, colored engraving

Donation made by Bernat Ato IV and his wife Cecelia, viscounts of Beziers, as a dowry to their daughter Ermengardis, to the future Count of Roussillon Gausfred III in 1110

The Marriage during the First Empire. Private Collection

The Marriage Contract, . Private Collection

Le Couple, 1868. Found in the Collection of Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), 1723. Found in the collection of Museo Correr, Venice

The Ill-matched Couple, 1566. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

The Ill-matched Couple, 1532. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Preparing for the Wedding. Private Collection

Paying a ransom for the bride, 1888. Private Collection

Court Banquet to celebrate the Engagement of Archduchess Marie Christine to Prince Albert of Saxony, 1766, 1773. Found in the collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Slovak Bride. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Museum, Bratislava

The engaged couple. Found in the Collection of Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci

The old rite of blessing the bride in Murom. Found in the Collection of State Museum of Architecture, History and Art, Vladimir

The Presentation of the Bride. Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Wedding Scene. Private Collection

After the wedding night, the sheets must be shown. From Voyage en Siberie, 1767. Private Collection

Wedding of Mishka the Clumsy Bear, End of 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Wedding of Mishka the Clumsy Bear, End of 19th century. Private Collection

The Marriage Contract. Artist: Gautier Dagoty, Jean-Baptiste Andre (1740-1786)
The Marriage Contract. Private Collection

Le Menuet de la mariee (The Brides Minuet), 1786. Artist: Debucourt, Philibert-Louis (1755-1832)
Le Menuet de la mariee (The Brides Minuet), 1786. Private Collection

Eve-of-the-wedding party in a Merchants House, First quarter of 19th century. Artist: Anonymous
Eve-of-the-wedding party in a Merchants House, First quarter of 19th century. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Spanish Wedding. Artist: Fortuny, Maria (1838-1874)
The Spanish Wedding. Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

The Unequal Couple. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
The Unequal Couple. Found in the collection of Frankische Galerie, Kronach

Sprinkling the hops (study). Artist: Makovsky, Konstantin Yegorovich (1839-1915)
Sprinkling the hops (study). Private Collection

Bride and Groom. Artist: Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920)
Bride and Groom. Found in the collection of © Museum of Modern Art, New York

The Bridesmaid. Artist: Waldmuller, Ferdinand Georg (1793-1865)
The Bridesmaid. Private Collection

Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), 1776. Artist: Anonymous
Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), 1776. Found in the collection of the Jewish Museum, New York

Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), 1843. Artist: Anonymous
Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), 1843. Found in the collection of the Jewish Museum, New York

Chuppah (Marriage Canopy), 1867-1868. Artist: Anonymous
Chuppah (Marriage Canopy), 1867-1868. Found in the collection of the Jewish Museum, New York

Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), 1885. Artist: Anonymous
Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract), 1885. Found in the collection of the Jewish Museum, New York

Marriage for Wealth Officiated by the Devil, ca. 1600. Artist: Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607)
Marriage for Wealth Officiated by the Devil, ca. 1600. From a private collection

The Peasant Wedding, ca 1568. Artist: Bruegel (Brueghel), Pieter, the Elder (ca 1525-1569)
The Peasant Wedding, ca 1568. Found in the collection of the Art History Museum, Vienne

Proposal (The Rivals). Artist: Kulle, Axel (1846-1908)
Proposal (The Rivals). Found in the collection of the Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm

Before the marriage, 1900s. Artist: Tselebrovski, Pyotr Ivanovich (1859-1921)
Before the marriage, 1900s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History and Art, Murom

The Ill-matched Couple, ca 1530. Found in the collection of Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Before the wedding. (Farewell), 1894. Artist: Makovsky, Vladimir Yegorovich (1846-1920)
Before the wedding. (Farewell), 1894. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Samara

A Bridegroom Choosing a Ring for His Fiancee, 1838. Artist: Ivanov, Alexander Andreyevich (1806-1858)
A Bridegroom Choosing a Ring for His Fiancee, 1838. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Wedding in a Merchants House, First quarter of 19th cen Artist: Anonymous
Wedding in a Merchants House, First quarter of 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Ill matched Couple. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)
The Ill matched Couple. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Portrait of Marsilio Cassotti and His Bride Faustina. Artist: Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1556)
Portrait of Marsilio Cassotti and His Bride Faustina. Found in the collection of Museo del Prado, Madrid

Greeting the Newlyweds, 1913. Artist: Grigoriev, Boris Dmitryevich (1886-1939)
Greeting the Newlyweds, 1913. Found in the collection of the Museum of Russian Art, Kiev

The Major Makes a Proposal, 1851. Artist: Fedotov, Pavel Andreyevich (1815-1852)
The Major Makes a Proposal, 1851. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434. Artist: Eyck, Jan van (1390-1441)
The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Mariae Verlobnis, (The Betrothal of the Virgin), c1600- 1614, (1938). Artist: El Greco
Mariae Verlobnis, (The Betrothal of the Virgin), c1600- 1614, (1938). From El Greco. [George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1938]

A Grotesque Betrothal, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Grotesque Betrothal, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

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