Coy Collection (page 3)

Boy talking to shy girl, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730913 Boy talking to shy girl, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy talking to shy girl)

An attachment he discovered to my daughter, illustration from
617058 An attachment he discovered to my daughter, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, c.1910 (colour litho) by Jameson

American Racial Stereotypes - Wooing. 19th century

Sly Boots (engraving)
1098255 Sly Boots (engraving) by Weigall, Charles Harvey (1794-1877); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sly Boots. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Dickens scrap - Mr Tupman, Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens scrap - Mr Tupman paying court to a spinster aunt in the novel, The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 8. 19th century

In the Meadow, 1906 (oil on canvas)
474181 In the Meadow, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 54x38.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

By the Sea (oil on canvas)
474808 By the Sea (oil on canvas) by Piot, Etienne Adolphe (1850-1910); 46.5x38.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

In the Library, 1897 (oil on board)
659774 In the Library, 1897 (oil on board) by Linton, James Dromgole (1840-1916); 33x27.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Library. James Dromgole Linton (1840-1916). Oil on board

Woman in White, 1872 (oil on canvas)
3506304 Woman in White, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Woolmer, Alfred (1805-92); 53.3x43.1 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; eHerbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry; English, out of copyright

The Love letter, c. 1790 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
XYC234028 The Love letter, c.1790 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 27.8x19.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

What You Will - Ce Qui Vous Plaira, 1791 (engraving)
XYC286292 What You Will - Ce Qui Vous Plaira, 1791 (engraving) by Smith, John Raphael (1752-1812); 58.6x43.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Fanny Squeers and Nicholas Nickleby, illustration for
IL193484 Fanny Squeers and Nicholas Nickleby, illustration for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

Sweet Resistance (colour litho)
CHT207476 Sweet Resistance (colour litho) by Boilly, Julien Leopold (1796-1874) (after); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Mistress Merino, 1913 (colour litho)
446544 Mistress Merino, 1913 (colour litho) by Ross, M.T. " Penny" (1881-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: She comes from Spain, this proud, proud dame, Mistress Merino is her name)

Portrait of a Lady (pen & ink with wash on paper)
449339 Portrait of a Lady (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); eThe Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees;

The First Kiss this Ten Years! Or the meeting of Britannia & Citizen Francois, pub
2490889 The First Kiss this Ten Years! Or the meeting of Britannia & Citizen Francois, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Young Girl wearing a pearl earring
AGN35548 Young Girl wearing a pearl earring by Rotari, Pietro Antonio (1707-62); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Italian, out of copyright

Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1620-30 (oil on panel)
5672010 Portrait of a Young Woman, c.1620-30 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (and studio); 97x67.8 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Flemish, out of copyright

Idyll, 1864 (oil on canvas)
827497 Idyll, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Portaels, Jean Francois (1818-95); 141x110.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idyll. Jean Francois Portaels (1818-1895). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1864

Woman holding bag of sticks (coloured photo)
3643363 Woman holding bag of sticks (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman holding bag of sticks)

Miss Bianca (oil on canvas)
3115291 Miss Bianca (oil on canvas) by Peters, Rev. Mathew William (1742-1814) (circle of); 74.8x61.6 cm; Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire

Portrait of a Young Woman (L Ingenue), c. 1874 (oil on canvas)
CLK339860 Portrait of a Young Woman (L Ingenue), c.1874 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 55.7x46.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Eve, the Serpent and Death (oil on panel) (detail of 35456)
AGN394984 Eve, the Serpent and Death (oil on panel) (detail of 35456) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

The Proposition (oil on canvas)
474379 The Proposition (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Pio (1850-1919); 44.5x34.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Bouquet (oil on canvas)
476575 The Bouquet (oil on canvas) by Andreotti, Federigo (1847-1930); 59.7x45.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Flirtation (oil on canvas)
476561 Flirtation (oil on canvas) by Volkhart, Max (1848-1924); 91.5x110.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

A Market Scene with Fruit and Vegetable Sellers (oil on canvas)
RAF228133 A Market Scene with Fruit and Vegetable Sellers (oil on canvas) by Valkenborch, Frederick van (1570-1623); 92.1x114 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Flemish

Segawa Kikunojo V dancing, c. 1820 (coloured woodblock print)
FIT282747 Segawa Kikunojo V dancing, c.1820 (coloured woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Japanese

Small Talk, (oil on panel)
658661 Small Talk, (oil on panel) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931); 81x56 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Small Talk. Eugen von Bls (1843-1931). Oil on panel

Puzzled which to Choose!! Or the King of Tombuctoo offering one of his daughters in
MGS149613 Puzzled which to Choose!! Or the King of Tombuctoo offering one of his daughters in marriage to Capt.___. Anticipated result of a African Mission, published in 1821 by G

The Dial, 19th century (pen and ink on paper)
AMO101417 The Dial, 19th century (pen and ink on paper) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 23.3x17.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English, out of copyright

Shy (oil on canvas) (see also 15065)
Ma198372 Shy (oil on canvas) (see also 15065) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 18x11.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

and would st thou turn the vile Reproach on me
NCO189797 and would st thou turn the vile Reproach on me? published by Hannah Humphrey in 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman (colour litho)
6001515 Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman (colour litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man trying to steal a kiss from a young woman)

Detail from Eve, the Serpent and Death (oil on panel) (detail of 35456)
1448890 Detail from Eve, the Serpent and Death (oil on panel) (detail of 35456) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Courting, 1868 (w / c & bodycolour over pencil on pencil)
2956817 Courting, 1868 (w/c & bodycolour over pencil on pencil) by Claxton, Adelaide (1835-c.1905); 31.7x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Signorina Concha de Ossa, 1888 (pastel on prepared canvas)
987354 Portrait of Signorina Concha de Ossa, 1888 (pastel on prepared canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 221x120.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Billet-doux, 1897 (pencil & w / c on paper)
3050867 Billet-doux, 1897 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); 27x34.5 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Elegant Ladies (oil on canvas)
827198 Elegant Ladies (oil on canvas) by Pinel, Gustave Nicolas (1842-96); 52.8x26.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Elegant Ladies. Gustave Nicolas Pinel (1842-1896). Oil on canvas

At the Well, 1872 (oil on canvas)
827214 At the Well, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Meyer von Bremen, Johann Georg (1813-86); 66x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Well. Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen (1813-1886)

A Glimpse of the Loved One, (opaque w / c on paper)
874475 A Glimpse of the Loved One, (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 24.13 x14.92 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

In Libera Uscita (oil on canvas)
659044 In Libera Uscita (oil on canvas) by Courten, Angelo (1848-1925); 81.2x102.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Proposal, 1888 (oil on canvas)
488293 The Proposal, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Bls, Eugen von (1843-1931); 129.5x94 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

First Impressions, 1851 (w / c on paper)
WAG451528 First Impressions, 1851 (w/c on paper) by Baxter, George (1804-67); 35x25 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; eWolverhampton Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Les Etudians de Paris, 1839 (engraving)
XIR316606 Les Etudians de Paris, 1839 (engraving) by Gavarni, Paul (1804-66) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etudiants; Students of Paris; ); French, out of copyright

Mrs Hone in a Striped Dress, 1912 (oil on canvas)
PNH356919 Mrs Hone in a Striped Dress, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Orpen, William (1878-1931); 76x65.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; Irish

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