Sweetheart Collection

The Farce by William Barribal
A young red-headed woman seated in a box at the theatre, feigns interest in what her older male companion has to say while secretly enjoying a kiss on the hand from a young, handsome beau. Date: 1917

Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries, Scotland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Wrights Coal Tar Soap - WW1
Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar Soap from the Great War showing a soldier and his wife or sweetheart bidding farewell to each other

Vera Lynn during the Second World War
Page from The Sketch featuring Forces Sweetheart, singer Vera Lynn answering fan mail, leaving home to star in the show Applesauce at the Palladium

Couple framed with the Space Needle in the distance at Kerry Park, Seattle, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Sweetheart Abbey dating from 13th and 14th centuries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Illustration, Sweetheart Roland -- The Maiden fetched the magic wand, and then she took her stepsisters head. Date: 1909

God Speed, 1900. Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton
God Speed, 1900

Advert for French couture house of Boue Soeurs in New York
Advert for the French couture house of Boue Soeurs in New York, 1926. Based in 9 Rue de la Paix, Paris and with branches in San Francisco and Palm Beach

Old couple walking through gate under spring cherry tree blossom, Kyoto, Japa, Asia

The Chaperon by Joyce Dennys
A young woman manages to steal a few moments with her sweetheart out of sight of her chaperon (whose Victorian bathing costume can be seen)

The 13th century Cistercian Sweetheart Abbey, founded by Devorgilla, Lady of Galloway, New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Shepherd's Calendar, 1848
3480123 The Shepherd's Calendar, 1848; (add.info.: Lovers enjoying a secluded walk Illustration of May for John Clare's The Shepherd's Calendar'. 1848.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Shepherd's Calendar, 1848
3480122 The Shepherd's Calendar, 1848; (add.info.: Lover bringing his sweetheart flowers. Illustration of April for John Clare The Shepherd's Calendar, 1848.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Illustration depicting a lover bringing his sweetheart flowers, 1848 (engraving)
5616408 Illustration depicting a lover bringing his sweetheart flowers, 1848 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Nobodys Sweetheart
A cute little girl says shes Nobodys Sweetheart... yet! Date: 1920

A Sailor's sweetheart waving goodbye as he is rowed out to his ship, 1850
3330831 A Sailor's sweetheart waving goodbye as he is rowed out to his ship, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Sailor's sweetheart waving goodbye as he is rowed out to his ship)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871
542964 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Siege of Paris 19 Sept 1870-28 Jan 1871.; (add.info.: Farewell between a National Guardsman and his sweetheart who is wearing a Red Cross armband)

Two Children Kissing, c.1910 (hand-colored toned silver print)
1126074 Two Children Kissing, c.1910 (hand-colored toned silver print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage photograph of a young boy and girl kissing on a bench with a doll, c. 1910)

Royal Navy, HMS Rodney items
MILITARIA, ROYAL NAVY: HMS Rodney items, rum measure, copper ashtray, caddy spoon, oval dish, sweetheart pendant, Vesta case and good luck horseshoe, framed

Lonely Sweetheart, Music Sheet Cover
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Lonely Sweetheart, by Art Strauss, Bob Dale and Sonny Miller. Recorded by Ambrose and his orchestra, who can be seen in the portrait photograph

Royal Navy memorabilia, HMS Rodney
ROYAL NAVY: HMS Rodney rum measure, copper ashtray, caddy spoon, oval dish, sweetheart pendant, Vesta case and good luck horseshoe, framed

WW2, Sailor's Knot And Captain's Boat
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows the heads of a Royal Navy sailor and his sweetheart within the loops of a sailor's knot

Soldier surprised by sweetheart standing with his rifle
Soldier surprised by sweetheart standing to attention with his rifle, Central Europe Date: circa 1850

Music cover, Take My Heart, Ruth Etting
Music cover, Take My Heart, words by Joe Young, music by Fred E Ahlert, sung by Ruth Etting, America's Sweetheart of the Air. Date: 1936

The Picnic, 1861 (oil on board)
650784 The Picnic, 1861 (oil on board) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 36x30.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Picnic. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas, 1861

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

Romeo and Juliet, 1886 (oil on canvas)
828439 Romeo and Juliet, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Muschamp, Francis Sydney (1851-1929); 61.3x87.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Romeo and Juliet. Francis Sydney Muschamp (1851-1929)

Portrait of a soldier and his wife (b / w photo)
6031241 Portrait of a soldier and his wife (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a soldier and his wife)

Minnie Palmer, a Reminiscence of My Sweetheart Date: 1890s

God be with you! (coloured photo)
3103708 God be with you! (coloured photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: God be with you)

Couple embracing on a country stile (colour photo)
3094518 Couple embracing on a country stile (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple embracing on a country stile. Postcard, early 20th century)

Ethel Maurice as Mrs Fleeter in My Sweetheart, Sangers Amphitheatre, London. Date: 1887

Comic postcard, Sailor in the British Royal Navy, WW2 - with a photo of his sweetheart. Date: circa 1940s

Portrait of Jeanne Aubert, the French actress, singer and dancer, 1931. Imported to America by Connolly and Swanstrom for Princess Charming

The Tramp Abroad Again, by Mark Twain (engraving)
1614762 The Tramp Abroad Again, by Mark Twain (engraving) by Pegram, Frederick (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tramp Abroad Again, by Mark Twain)

Music sheet for Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart, music by Eberhard Storch, worlds by John Sexton and John Turner, sung by Vera Lynn. Date: 1949

Romantic scene
With best Christmas wishes. Young boy with a posy of flowers presents them to his sweetheart. Artist: Susan Beatrice Pearse. Date: circa 1910

Two Lovers, 1838 (gouache on paper)
1766458 Two Lovers, 1838 (gouache on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 21x16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Lovers. Qajar Persia, AH 1254 / 1838 AD. Gouache on paper)

The Seducer, 1929-30 (oil on canvas)
657483 The Seducer, 1929-30 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seducer. Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

Des Caresses, (coloured crayons heightened with white on grey paper)
653540 Des Caresses, (coloured crayons heightened with white on grey paper) by Khnopff, Fernand (1858-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Des Caresses. Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921)

Amorous allegorical Scenes in wooded Landscapes, (oil on panel)
827878 Amorous allegorical Scenes in wooded Landscapes, (oil on panel) by Janneck, Frans Christoph (1703-61); 24.3x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Awakening of Love - Words of Another to Music Set / Do Help True Love to Love
658485 The Awakening of Love - Words of Another to Music Set / Do Help True Love to Love Beget, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Schmalz

Stepping Stones over the Creek, (oil on canvas)
651104 Stepping Stones over the Creek, (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 45.9x56.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Stepping Stones over the Creek. John George Brown (1831-1913)

Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700245-6)
700247 Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700245-6) by Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young Lovers, (oil on canvas)
659343 Young Lovers, (oil on canvas) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 63.5x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Lovers. School of Fragonard. Oil on canvas)

The beauty of youth: soldier with his sweetheart (b / w photo)
6031268 The beauty of youth: soldier with his sweetheart (b/w photo) by Austrian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The beauty of youth: soldier with his sweetheart)

Engraving depicting the crowning of the May Queen
5309039 Engraving depicting the crowning of the May Queen by Small, William (1843-1931); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the crowning of the May Queen)

Sweetheart Abbey, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Sweetheart Abbey, or New Abbey, a Cistercian abbey near Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, dating back to the 13th century. Date: 1842

French Valentines Day card (chromolitho)
731644 French Valentines Day card (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Valentines Day card. Caption reads: Pour ma chere amie)

Children and flowers on a Valentine postcard
Children and flowers in a box on a Valentine postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Les Affaires de Coeur of a Young Man of the Period (chromolitho)
1062562 Les Affaires de Coeur of a Young Man of the Period (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Affaires de Coeur of a Young Man of the Period)

French postcard, soldier and sweetheart, WW1
French postcard, soldier and sweetheart, First World War. 1914-1918

A message to my sweetheart (photo)
724539 A message to my sweetheart (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A message to my sweetheart. Romantic postcard)

Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700245-7)
700246 Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700245-7) by Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700246-7)
700245 Letter to Josephine de Beauharnais, 1795-6 (pen & ink on paper) (see also 700246-7) by Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sweethearts Lunch, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)
CH401829 The Sweethearts Lunch, c.1895 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pranzo d Innamorati; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

A Victorian hold-to-light Christmas Card of a butcher making overtures to a maid
3604491 A Victorian hold-to-light Christmas Card of a butcher making overtures to a maid. When the card is held in front of a light source three grinning servants appear in the window

Gallant rescue of a workman from a building scaffold (engraving)
736058 Gallant rescue of a workman from a building scaffold (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Grass of Parnassus (chromolitho)
734962 Grass of Parnassus (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grass of Parnassus)

Alone at Last - Poilu Day, 1915 (litho)
699176 Alone at Last - Poilu Day, 1915 (litho) by Willette, Adolphe Leon (1857-1926); 100x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Journee du Poilu. 25 et 26 decembre 1915. Organisee par le parlement)

London Street Photographer. late nineteenth century (colour litho)
CHT271755 London Street Photographer. late nineteenth century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Minnie Palmer; Wait for me, my sweetheart, I am coming (engraving)
609364 Minnie Palmer; Wait for me, my sweetheart, I am coming (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minnie Palmer; Wait for me, my sweetheart)

The Girl I ve Left Behind Me, song illustration from Pan-Pipes
DGC452038 The Girl I ve Left Behind Me, song illustration from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Showing a Preference, 1860 (oil on canvas)
VFS109715 Showing a Preference, 1860 (oil on canvas) by Horsley, John Callcott (1817-1903); 67.5x52.7 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Stolzenfels Castle on the River Rhine, German patriotic military themed postcard (b / w photo)
6031270 Stolzenfels Castle on the River Rhine, German patriotic military themed postcard (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Song of the Landsturm: militia soldier with his sweetheart (b / w photo)
6031266 Song of the Landsturm: militia soldier with his sweetheart (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Song of the Landsturm)

A salute between a solider and his commanding officer in Kitcheners and a different salute when he meets his sweeheart
6031677 A salute between a solider and his commanding officer in Kitcheners and a different salute when he meets his sweeheart (colour litho) by English School

A pair of Chelsea blue-ground lobed tapering oviform vases
1766853 A pair of Chelsea blue-ground lobed tapering oviform vases and covers depicting lovers among trees, c.1765 (ceramic) by English School

Lovers or Young Couple, 1910 (gouache, w / c & pencil)
1196002 Lovers or Young Couple, 1910 (gouache, w/c & pencil) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 34.3x44.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

The crowning of the May Queen with a wreath of hawthorn by her sweetheart
5615996 The crowning of the May Queen with a wreath of hawthorn by her sweetheart. By William Small (1843-1929) an English illustrator, 1/1/1870 (engraving) by Small

Intermezzo, (oil on canvas)
650555 Intermezzo, (oil on canvas) by Frieseke, Frederick Carl (1874-1939); 91.5x72.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Intermezzo. Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939). Oil on canvas

The Soldiers Home, The Vision, pub. by Currier & Ives, 1862 (colour litho)
AQS331976 The Soldiers Home, The Vision, pub. by Currier & Ives, 1862 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

A Fiance Buying a Ring for his Bride (w / c on paper)
SRM96647 A Fiance Buying a Ring for his Bride (w/c on paper) by Ivanov, Aleksandr Andreevich (1806-58); 29.6x35 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Visitors at the Paris Salon (engraving)
1060093 Visitors at the Paris Salon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visitors at the Paris Salon)

The Lovers, (oil on canvas)
658822 The Lovers, (oil on canvas) by Clairin, Georges (1843-1919); 81.4x59.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lovers. Georges Jules Victor Clairin (1843-1919). Oil on canvas

Lovers and Swans; The Autumn Walk; Les Amants et les Cygnes; La Promenade d Automne
651505 Lovers and Swans; The Autumn Walk; Les Amants et les Cygnes; La Promenade d Automne, 1896 (pastel on paper) by Latouche

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"Sweetheart: A Timeless Love Story Through the Ages" Step back in time and explore the captivating tales of love that have been woven into history. From the trenches of WW1 to the enchanting Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries, Scotland, love has always found a way to prevail. During the dark days of war, soldiers sought solace in simple pleasures like Wrights Coal Tar Soap. Its comforting scent reminded them of their sweethearts waiting back home. In times of turmoil, music became a balm for weary souls. Vera Lynn's melodic voice echoed through air raid shelters during the Second World War, offering hope and reminding us all of our beloved sweethearts. Love knows no boundaries or distances. A couple framed with the iconic Space Needle in Seattle stands as a testament to this truth. Their embrace speaks volumes about enduring affection amidst breathtaking views at Kerry Park. Travel even further back in time to discover Sweetheart Abbey dating from 13th and 14th centuries. This architectural marvel was built as an eternal symbol of devotion by Lady Dervorgilla for her late husband John Balliol—truly a testament to everlasting love. Artistic expressions have also captured love's essence throughout history. The poignant illustration "Sweetheart Roland" depicts undying loyalty and sacrifice while Edmund Blair Leighton's masterpiece "God Speed" showcases chivalry and protection within romantic relationships. From humorous moments portrayed by Joyce Dennys' "The Chaperon" to elegant fashion showcased in Boue Soeurs' New York couture house advert, love takes on various forms but remains ever-present across time periods and cultures. Even William Barribal's satirical piece "The Farce" reminds us that sometimes love can be comical yet endearing—a reminder not to take ourselves too seriously when it comes to matters of the heart. As seasons change, so does romance bloom beneath spring cherry tree blossoms.