Curtsey Collection

Shirley Temple / Birthday
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of of 1930s, offering a birthday greeting

Royal Wedding 1986 - Fergie curtseys to the Queen
A smiling Lady Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, curtseys to Queen Elizabeth II, her mother-in-law following her marriage to Prince Andrew, Duke of York at Westminster Abbey on 23 July 1986. Date: 1986

May Milton, 1895. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
May Milton, 1895. Poster. Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Model Jennifer Goddard. Brown-haired girl in checkered dress with pig tails

SHIRLEY TEMPLE, American child star
SHIRLEY TEMPLE (1928 -2014), American child star of the 1930s, seen here giving a curtsey Date: circa 1930s

A Question of Propriety, 1875 (oil on canvas)
658474 A Question of Propriety, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Long, Edwin Longsden (1829-91); 132x215 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Question of Propriety. Edwin Long (1829-1891). Oil on canvas

Madame Vacani
Madame Marguerite Vacani, dance and deportment teacher pictured in caricature as walking on air, and admired by a group of adoring debutantes

The First Court of 1922
Debutantes bow to King George V and Queen Mary during the first court of 1922 at Buckingham Palace. Each debutante curtsies twice before withdrawing

The Supreme Moment
Debutantes, clad in their finery curtsey to King George V and Queen Mary during a court presentation. Thus they are launched into " Society"

Julie Andrews
A teenage Julie Andrews, c. 1950 Date: 1947

A court dress to curtsey in from Harvey Nichols, 1935
Advertisement for the department store, Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge, London, advertising a gown of classic simplicity to wear to a court presentation

Girofle, Girofla (coloured engraving)
8635214 Girofle, Girofla (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girofle, Girofla)

Girls curtseying, Christmas greetings card, late 19th or early 20th Century (chromolitho)
8677715 Girls curtseying, Christmas greetings card, late 19th or early 20th Century (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girls curtseying)

Her Majesty's Drawingroom at Buckingham Palace, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty's Drawingroom at Buckingham Palace, 1876. The...ceremony of personally introducing ladies to the Queen, beside whom stand their Royal Highnesses the Princess of Wales

Airs and graces, 1872-1909. Creator: Laura Theresa Epps Alma-Tadema
Airs and graces, 1872-1909

The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British E Creator: Unknown
The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British Embassy, at Pera, 1856

Brovish, Miss, 1923 Feb. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Brovish, Miss, 1923 Feb. 10

De Carleton, Grace, Miss, 1918 Aug. Creator: Arnold Genthe
De Carleton, Grace, Miss, 1918 Aug

Princess Margaret at Dior fashion show at Blenheim
A Dior mannequin curtsies before Princess Margaret in the Long Library at Blenheim Palace as she displays the highlight of the collection, a white satin off-the-shoulder evening dress named Blenheim

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visits Heinz Factory, Wigan. 26th June 1959

Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee: Drawing-Room at Buckingham Palace, May 11, 1897, (1901). 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Victoria (1819-1901)

Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Queen Mary at Bedford College, London, 1913, (1935). Staff and students curtseying to Queen Mary of Teck (1867-1953). Another aspect of the great movement for the emancipation of women was the steady

Mlle. Marthe Regnier, role de Jacqueline. - La Passerelle. - Vaudeville, 1904. Creator: Unknown
Mlle. Marthe Regnier, role de Jacqueline. - La Passerelle. - Vaudeville, 1904. Marthe Regnier, (1880-1967) as Jacqueline in La Passerelle by Francis de Croisset and Frederique Gresac

Cinderella, 1897 (lithography)
398335 Cinderella, 1897 (lithography) by Hardy, Dudley (1867-1922); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Affiche de Dudley Hardy, Angleterre and Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Lith)

TAKING LEAVE, Charles James Fox bows to Napoleon, 1802 (engraving)
7262220 TAKING LEAVE, Charles James Fox bows to Napoleon, 1802 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Paying Her Respects to His High Mightiness (colour litho)
7185304 Paying Her Respects to His High Mightiness (colour litho) by Conti, Tito (1842-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paying Her Respects to His High Mightiness)

Girl or fairy taking a bow after her performance (chromolitho)
7201247 Girl or fairy taking a bow after her performance (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl or fairy taking a bow after her performance)

The Dance, (oil on canvas)
659047 The Dance, (oil on canvas) by Toudouze, Edouard (1848-1907); 175x211 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dance. Edouard Toudouze (1848-1907). Oil on canvas

The Singer Rosita Mauri; La Chanteuse Rosita Mauri, (soft pencil on paper)
653022 The Singer Rosita Mauri; La Chanteuse Rosita Mauri, (soft pencil on paper) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 43.8x29.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Jubilee drawing room, 1887 (colour litho)
981848 Jubilee drawing room, 1887 (colour litho) by Ludlow, Henry (Hal) Stephen (b.1861, fl.1880-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jubilee drawing room, 1887. Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee)

Drawing Room at St Jamess (engraving)
725848 Drawing Room at St Jamess (engraving) by Chalon, Alfred-Edward (1780-1860) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing Room at St Jamess - the presentation)

The Duchess of Dantzic, written by Henry Hamilton, music by Ivan Caryll, a romantic comic opera based on the French play, Madame Sans Gene. Touring to Sale Public Hall

Valentine of a Curtsying Girl and a Red Heart, c. 1910 (colour litho)
2630015 Valentine of a Curtsying Girl and a Red Heart, c.1910 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

Ms Fr 848 fol. 1 Christine de Pisan (1364-1430) presents her work to Louis
BNP159903 Ms Fr 848 fol.1 Christine de Pisan (1364-1430) presents her work to Louis, Duke of Orleans (1372-1407) from the Letter of Othea to Hector by Christine de Pisan

The Visit of the Princess Royal, (oil on canvas)
989952 The Visit of the Princess Royal, (oil on canvas) by Latouche, Gaston de (1854-1913); 139x156.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visit of the Princess Royal)

Plate 199. Courtseying, Fan in Right Hand, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950462 Plate 199. Courtseying, Fan in Right Hand, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 22.9x34 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Esther 2 15-18, Esther is chosen to be Queen by the Persian King Ahasuerus
STC67535 Esther 2 15-18, Esther is chosen to be Queen by the Persian King Ahasuerus, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

Standing Dancer Holding Tutu (charcoal on paper)
BRN161668 Standing Dancer Holding Tutu (charcoal on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

As I was going up Pippin Hill (colour litho)
3631235 As I was going up Pippin Hill (colour litho) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: As I was going up Pippin Hill)

As I was going up Pippen-hill, Pippen-hill was dirty (engraving)
3655997 As I was going up Pippen-hill, Pippen-hill was dirty (engraving) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: As I was going up Pippen-hill, Pippen-hill was dirty)

Royals leaving St Clement Danes Church, London (b / w photo)
3095860 Royals leaving St Clement Danes Church, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royals leaving St Clement Danes Church, London, 1920)

Queen Mary at the Old Westminster Market and Fair in Deans Yard
STC360975 Queen Mary at the Old Westminster Market and Fair in Deans Yard, Westminster (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Young Girl (oil on canvas)
425820 Young Girl (oil on canvas) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

As I was going up Pippen hill, ... (colour litho)
2792382 As I was going up Pippen hill, ... (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As I was going up Pippen hill)

See the King! (colour litho)
2778330 See the King! (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: See the King! A little girl from Rome, to the Queen who visited her in a hospital)

A Dolls Great Grandmother
LLM459820 A Dolls Great Grandmother by Moran, Edward Percy (1862-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dolls Great Grandmother)

Bowing Dancer, cast c. 1919 (bronze)
NUL116412 Bowing Dancer, cast c.1919 (bronze) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); height: 22 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

An Invitation to Dance, 1908 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT223774 An Invitation to Dance, 1908 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Austrian, out of copyright

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"Curtsey: A Timeless Gesture of Elegance and Respect" In the world of grace and poise, the art of curtseying has always held a special place. From Shirley Temple's adorable birthday curtseys to Fergie's respectful gesture towards the Queen during the Royal Wedding in 1986, this timeless act continues to captivate hearts. Dating back to as early as 1895, when May Milton gracefully performed a curtsey immortalized by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's brushstrokes, it became evident that this gesture transcends time and cultures. Even young Shirley Temple, America's beloved child star with her charming pig tails and checkered dress, knew how to curtsy like a true lady. Madame Vacani, renowned for teaching proper etiquette through dance, ensured that every girl learned the intricacies of a perfect curtsey. The First Court of 1922 witnessed countless debutantes mastering this elegant move before their grand entrance into society. The supreme moment arrived when Julie Andrews graced us with her enchanting performance in "The Sound of Music, " where she effortlessly curtsied with utmost finesse. It was then we realized that even on-screen characters could exude such regal charm. Fashion also played its part in enhancing the beauty of a curtsey. In 1935 Harvey Nichols presented an exquisite court dress designed specifically for these graceful gestures – an ensemble fit for royalty itself. Let us not forget Mother Hubbard's nursery rhyme; it taught us from childhood about respect and humility embodied within a simple curtsy. And who can ignore the convolutions of train-laden court presentations? Each step carefully choreographed so as not to disturb one's majestic attire while executing a flawless curtsey. Whether you find yourself inspired by historical moments or enchanted by modern-day elegance, remember that behind every successful woman lies an impeccable curtsy – an embodiment of gracefulness and reverence that never goes out of style.