Courtship Collection (page 17)

The Duet, 19th Century (colour litho)
5232409 The Duet, 19th Century (colour litho) by Schweninger, Karl the Elder (1818-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duet, 19th Century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

More Than a Game (colour litho)
5230176 More Than a Game (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: More Than a Game)

Lovers kissing (colour litho)
5230166 Lovers kissing (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lovers kissing)

The Lute Player, 1661 (oil on panel)
FIA5330651 The Lute Player, 1661 (oil on panel) by Sorgh, Hendrik Martensz (1611-70); 52.5 x 38.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Aubusson pastoral tapestry (wool)
831268 Aubusson pastoral tapestry (wool) by French School, (18th century); 222x395 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: scene galante); Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas)
827116 The Visitor, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Caraud, Joseph (1821-1905); 73.3x90.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Visitor. Joseph Caraud (1821-1905). Oil on canvas. Painted in 1881

Afternoon Visitors, (oil on panel)
827523 Afternoon Visitors, (oil on panel) by Portielje, Gerard (1856-1929); 46x58.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Afternoon Visitors. Gerard Jozef Portielje (1856-1929). Oil on panel

Golden Sunlight, 1895 (oil on canvas)
650552 Golden Sunlight, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Hale, Philip Leslie (1865-1931); 76.2x63.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Golden Sunlight)

The Ball, 1903 (oil on canvas)
658739 The Ball, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Mayne, Jean (1850-1905); 205.5x260.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ball. Jean Mayne (active 19th century). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1903

Idle Moments: a Boy Showing a Girl a Nest of Fledgelings in an Interior
651969 Idle Moments: a Boy Showing a Girl a Nest of Fledgelings in an Interior, (pencil and watercolour) by Heaphy, Thomas (1775-1835); 61.9x 46.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idle Moments)

Paysage du Boulogne, 1919 (oil on canvas)
652879 Paysage du Boulogne, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 61x45.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Competing for Attention, (oil on panel)
658241 Competing for Attention, (oil on panel) by Glindoni, Henry Gillard (1852-1913); 45.7x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Competing for Attention. Henry Gillard Glindoni (1852-1913)

The Ill-matched Lovers (oil on panel)
697865 The Ill-matched Lovers (oil on panel) by Oostsanen, Jacob Cornelisz van (1470-1533) (studio of); 49.5x35.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Proposal, (oil on canvas)
651367 The Proposal, (oil on canvas) by Becker, Carl Ludwig Friedrich (1820-1900); 120.3x125.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Proposal. Carl Ludwig Friedrich Becker (1820-1900)

Her Suitor, (oil on canvas)
989679 Her Suitor, (oil on canvas) by Soulacroix, Joseph Frederick Charles (1825-79); 52.4x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Her Suitor. Joseph Frederic Charles Soulacroix (1825-1879)

The Hunters Favourite (oil on panel)
778887 The Hunters Favourite (oil on panel) by Veith, Edouard (1856-1925); 17.5x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Woodpeckers: woman kissing a man inside a hollow tree (coloured photo)
5996145 Woodpeckers: woman kissing a man inside a hollow tree (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woodpeckers)

Under the Greenwood Tree (litho)
6014305 Under the Greenwood Tree (litho) by Andreotti, Federigo (1847-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Under the Greenwood Tree)

Cupid consoling a woman by showing her a portrait of her love (colour litho)
6031992 Cupid consoling a woman by showing her a portrait of her love (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Couple embracing on a farm gate being watched through a pair of binoculars (colour litho)
6031836 Couple embracing on a farm gate being watched through a pair of binoculars (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

Couple in a romantic embrace in a bunker at the golf course (litho)
6001454 Couple in a romantic embrace in a bunker at the golf course (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two lovers drawing hearts in the sand at the beach (litho)
6001433 Two lovers drawing hearts in the sand at the beach (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two lovers drawing hearts in the sand at the beach)

Christmas in ye Olden Time (colour litho)
6001243 Christmas in ye Olden Time (colour litho) by Granville-Smith, Walter (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas in ye Olden Time)

Bystander masthead by Gordon Conway, 20 May 1931
Masthead design for The Bystander magazine front cover by artist and designer Gordon Conway featuring an elegant couple fishing by a river while spring lambs gamble joyfully among the flowers behind

Cover design, Harry Coverdales Courtship
Part-work cover design, Harry Coverdales Courtship and all that came of it, by Frank E Smedley, illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne), Part 1, Price one shilling. 1854

Their eyes met - Nanki Poo and Yum-Yum
Their eyes met, Nanki Poo and Yum-Yum - The Story of the Mikado by Ws Gilbert. 1921

He saw Yum-Yum enter the garden - The Story of the Mikado by Ws Gilbert. 1921

Mirror Case, 1350-75 (ivory)
5903245 Mirror Case, 1350-75 (ivory) by French School, (14th century); 11.1x10.4x1.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Dans cette aimable solitude... before 1743 (oil on panel)
5938133 Dans cette aimable solitude... before 1743 (oil on panel) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 29.5x18.4 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; French

Bacchus and Ariadne, 1710-20 (oil on canvas)
3930883 Bacchus and Ariadne, 1710-20 (oil on canvas) by Bertin, Nicolas (c.1667-1736); 73X92 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Romeo took leave of his dear wife with a heavy heart (Romeo and Juliet)
3949504 Romeo took leave of his dear wife with a heavy heart (Romeo and Juliet), from Tales from Shakespeare pub. by Ward Lock & Co Ltd, 1930-40s (colour litho) by Jackson, A

Flirtation, 1869 (oil on panel)
Ma112543 Flirtation, 1869 (oil on panel) by Hardy, David (1837-70); 15.2x12.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, 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

Border of a chessboard depicting courtly life, 1415 (ivory)
XOT361232 Border of a chessboard depicting courtly life, 1415 (ivory) by French School, (15th century); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; French, out of copyright

Arm in Arm (w / c on paper)
NOO367871 Arm in Arm (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; Photo eJohn Noott Galleries, Broadway, Worcestershire, UK; French, out of copyright

A shepherdess seated with her swain (red chalk on white paper)
829851 A shepherdess seated with her swain (red chalk on white paper) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); 20.8x35.4 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Swooning at the Sight of the Beauteous Kamakandala, c. 1785 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874467 Swooning at the Sight of the Beauteous Kamakandala, c.1785 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Chokha (fl.1799-1824); 20.48 x15.24 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Courtship, 1864-65 (oil on canvas)
938812 Courtship, 1864-65 (oil on canvas) by Lambdin, George Cochran (1830-96); 58x46.5 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Dance of the Nymphs, c. 1725 (oil on canvas)
703299 Dance of the Nymphs, c.1725 (oil on canvas) by Creti, Donato (1671-1749); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Amorous Attentions, c. 1800 (w / c on paper)
BOU202931 Amorous Attentions, c.1800 (w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey; English, out of copyright

Perswaition figure of a courting couple, c. 1815-28
FIT76512 Perswaition figure of a courting couple, c.1815-28 (pearlware decorated overglaze with enamels) by Walton, John (fl.1790-1840); height:20 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Affair (Scheveninger interior) (oil on canvas)
HGM78248 The Affair (Scheveninger interior) (oil on canvas) by Artz, David Adolph Constant (1837-90); 30x90 cm; Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; Dutch

Fr 606 f. 35 The Wheel of Fortune and the Treachery of Worldly Delights
BAL52461 Fr 606 f.35 The Wheel of Fortune and the Treachery of Worldly Delights, from the L Epitre d Othea, by the Epitre Master, acquired by Jean de Berry c.1405 by French School

Ladies and Gentlemen playing Croquet (w / c)
DRU86943 Ladies and Gentlemen playing Croquet (w/c) by McConnell, William (fl.1850-90); 22.9x30.5 cm; William Drummond, London, UK; English, out of copyright

A Woman and her Beau Spinning Thread (w / c on paper)
aH101938 A Woman and her Beau Spinning Thread (w/c on paper) by Downman, Isabella (18th century); 18.5x22.4 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; English, out of copyright

The Graceful Rest, c. 1713 (oil on canvas)
AMO100870 The Graceful Rest, c.1713 (oil on canvas) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721); 20x13 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

Declaration of Love, 1731 (oil on canvas)
BBC188991 Declaration of Love, 1731 (oil on canvas) by Troy, Jean Francois de (1679-1752); Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany; French, out of copyright

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Courtship is a beautiful dance of love and attraction that transcends species boundaries. From the enchanting sight of a little owl pair perched on a branch, engaging in courtship behavior in Spain, to the mesmerizing blue-footed booby courting pair on the South coast of Santa Cruz Island, courtship displays are truly captivating. Even in remote places like Albatross Island in South Georgia, Antarctica, wandering albatrosses perform elaborate courtship displays that leave us awestruck. And who can resist the heartwarming image of red-crowned cranes with their necks intertwined, displaying their affectionate bond amidst snowy landscapes in Hokkaido, Japan? On Skomer Island in Wales, Atlantic puffins engage in bill rubbing as part of their courtship rituals. The gentle touch between two Northern gannets beak-to-beak greets each other on Heligoland island off Schleswig-Holstein's coast in Germany. In Bavaria's winter wonderland, an alpha male European wolf shows his affection towards the pack leader - the alpha female - reminding us that even wild creatures understand love and devotion. Meanwhile, brown hares engage in playful boxing matches during February mornings in Oxfordshire. The ancient Caledonian pine forests of Scotland witness capercaillie males and hens displaying their vibrant plumage and intricate dances during leks – nature's grandest stage for courtship. Whether it's witnessing red-crowned cranes performing elegant courtship displays at Kushiro Shitsugen National Park or simply admiring mute swans engaged in romantic behaviors against a backdrop of misty waters at dawn near Cleveland UK; these moments remind us that courtship is not just reserved for humans but is an integral part of life across our diverse planet.