Coy Collection (#2)

Front cover of a score sheet for extracts from Dede by Albert Willemetz (1887-1962) and Henri Christine (c)
CHT164041 Front cover of a score sheet for extracts from Dede by Albert Willemetz (1887-1962) and Henri Christine (c.1867-1941), 1921 (colour litho) (see also 177591) by Valerio

Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas)
3744373 Susannah and the Elders (oil on canvas) by Gentileschi, Artemisia (1597-c.1651) (attr.to); 162.5x121.9 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle); (add.info)

The Woman with the Fan, 1919-21 (pochoir print)
781146 The Woman with the Fan, 1919-21 (pochoir print) by Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Femme a l eventail Illustration from La Guirlande)

A Hue and a cry after Cupid, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads
IL314812 A Hue and a cry after Cupid, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, published by Hodder and Stoughton, c.1910 (colour litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale

Study of a Young Girl
GG12177 Study of a Young Girl by Simmons, Edward Emerson (1852-1932); Private Collection; Photo © Gavin Graham Gallery, London, UK

Cupid Unfastening the Girdle of Venus, 1788 (oil on canvas)
BOO73502 Cupid Unfastening the Girdle of Venus, 1788 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 127.5x101 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; English, out of copyright

Flirtation, 1885 (pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper)
659716 Flirtation, 1885 (pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 59.7x40.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flirtation. Anders Leonard Zorn (1860-1920)

Portrait of a Girl, (oil on canvas)
659579 Portrait of a Girl, (oil on canvas) by Wiik, Maria (1853-1928); 40x36 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a Girl. Maria Wiik (1853-1928). Oil on canvas

A Courting Couple, 1880 (oil on canvas)
474810 A Courting Couple, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89); 78.7x47.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

A young girl raising her veil (oil on canvas)
CH19551 A young girl raising her veil (oil on canvas) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82); 52.4x39.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

Woman Playing the Cittern, c. 1662 (oil on panel)
5863945 Woman Playing the Cittern, c. 1662 (oil on panel) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 31x37.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Couple Courting, 1887 (oil on canvas)
NUL386990 Couple Courting, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931); 267x173 cm; Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

GIrl watching boy through window, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731444 GIrl watching boy through window, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl watching boy through window)

The Fishseller (ink, pencil & w / c on paper)
473905 The Fishseller (ink, pencil & w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 24.7x17.4 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Opera dress (colour litho)
FMB398930 Opera dress (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Fashion Museum Bath; (add.info.: published in Ackermanns Repository, July 1809; ); eFashion Museum Bath; English

Woman with a fan, 1900 (colour litho)
XIR379772 Woman with a fan, 1900 (colour litho) by Grasset, Eugene (1841-1917); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Femme a l eventail; Belle Epoque; ); French, out of copyright

Wooing girl towards the mistletoe, New Year Card (chromolitho)
731184 Wooing girl towards the mistletoe, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wooing girl towards the mistletoe)

Walking Dress, illustration from Journal des Dames et des Modes
STC444528 Walking Dress, illustration from Journal des Dames et des Modes, 1800 (coloured engraving) by Mesangere, Pierre de La (1761-1831); Private Collection; (add.info)

Original Artwork - Valentine card - mask removed
Original Artwork - Design for a Valentines card with removable mask - Coy, yet cautious; Loving yet shy; Here, Dear Valentine, Am I! Woman emerges from behind her mask. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Valentine card - woman in mask
Original Artwork - Design for a Valentine card with removable mask - Coy, yet cautious; Loving yet shy; Here, Dear Valentine, Am I! Woman hiding behind her mask. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1937

Comic postcard, Little girl at the doctors Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Coy secretary answers boss Date: 20th century

Study of a Smiling Young Woman (oil on canvas)
AGN270962 Study of a Smiling Young Woman (oil on canvas) by Romney, George (1734-1802); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

The Amorous Proposal, c. 1725 (oil on canvas)
CLK339824 The Amorous Proposal, c.1725 (oil on canvas) by Lemoyne, Francois (1688-1737); 99.1x144.8 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French

First Whisper (oil on canvas)
MIG101502 First Whisper (oil on canvas) by Hook, James Clarke (1819-1907); 43.2x33.01 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Manya Igel Fine Arts, London; English, out of copyright

Flora, 1872 (oil on canvas)
BOU203153 Flora, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Schlesinger, Heinrich Wilhelm (1814-93); 71.2x58.4 cm; Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; German, out of copyright

Study for The Boyhood of Raleigh, 1870 (oil on canvas)
NCK215099 Study for The Boyhood of Raleigh, 1870 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 48.5x48.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: full picture in Tate Gallery; ); English

Illustration from A Frog He Would a Wooing Go (w / c on paper) (see also 327021)
SC8465 Illustration from A Frog He Would a Wooing Go (w/c on paper) (see also 327021) by Caldecott, Randolph (1846-86); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Flirtation (oil on panel)
615839 Flirtation (oil on panel) by Lesur, Henri-Victor (1863-1937); 38.1x46.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

A Breton Girl, 1889 (oil on canvas)
659157 A Breton Girl, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 61x46.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Breton Girl. Willam Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905). Oil on canvas

The Beautiful Moroccan; La Belle Marocaine, 1880 (oil on canvas)
651361 The Beautiful Moroccan; La Belle Marocaine, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Richter, Edouard Frederic Wilhelm (1844-1913); 211x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Moment of Suspense, 1861 (oil on panel)
CH139773 Moment of Suspense, 1861 (oil on panel) by Smith, George (1829-1901); 40.5x35.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Jeunesse, c. 1920 (oil on canvas)
6200105 Jeunesse, c.1920 (oil on canvas) by Richir, Herman (1866-1942); 193.5x83.6 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Belgian, out of copyright

Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman (litho)
6001460 Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman)

21st Independent Para Coy Memorial, Oosterbeek
The 21st was commanded by Major B. A. B. Boy Wilson who, at the age of 45, was one of the oldest paras in the 1st AB Division

Joe Mann Memorial, Open-Air Theatre, Best, Holland
This was put up by the people of Best in memory of Private 1st Class Joe E. Mann of H Coy, 502nd US Parachute Infantry Regiment. It was unveiled by his parents on 17 September 1956

Eve, the Serpent and Death (oil on panel)
AGN35456 Eve, the Serpent and Death (oil on panel) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545); National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Photo eAgnew s, London; German, out of copyright

Courting, 1868 (pencil & w / c on paper)
PNH350811 Courting, 1868 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Claxton, Adelaide (1835-c.1905); 32.5x45 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

The Woodmans Courtship (oil on board)
PNH351903 The Woodmans Courtship (oil on board) by Dell, John Henry (1836-88); 14x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

The Strawberry Girl, 1773-77 (oil on canvas)
ALM403413 The Strawberry Girl, 1773-77 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 76.8x63.8 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Mrs. F.F

Nude from the Front (oil on board)
619219 Nude from the Front (oil on board) by Etty, William (1787-1849); 60.9x45.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Intrigue, plate 10 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion
STC192033 Intrigue, plate 10 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion, published 1823 (hand coloured aquatint) by Egerton

Illustration from Reigen Magazine, Germany, 1924 of a coy and romantic couple Date: 1924

Five Figures on Porch (ink on silk)
BRN187434 Five Figures on Porch (ink on silk) by Shih Fu Chuiu Ying (18th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; Chinese, out of copyright

Beatrice Meeting Dante at a Marriage Feast Denies Him Her Salutation
AMO136296 Beatrice Meeting Dante at a Marriage Feast Denies Him Her Salutation, 1860s (oil on canvas) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Two Lovers in a Garden (oil on panel)
RAF228100 Two Lovers in a Garden (oil on panel) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); 17.8x14 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Lorenzo and Jessica, illustration from The Merchant of Venice, c
IL314898 Lorenzo and Jessica, illustration from The Merchant of Venice, c.1910 (colour litho) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

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