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Images from the collections

Images of Valentines

20 images from works
  • To my valentine.
  • A bearded dandy admiring the ladies through his monocle on 'Buffers Walk' in the public gardens. Coloured wood engraving by W.H. Harrison.
  • A barber dressing a wig. Coloured wood engraving.
  • Valentine's greeting.
  • My valentine : if you'll be mine, we'll never part for I'll be yours with all my heart.
  • My valentine : if you'll be mine, we'll never part for I'll be yours with all my heart.
  • A quack doctor irresponsibly dispensing his potions. Coloured lithograph.
  • To my valentine.
  • A pharmacist making up a prescription in his shop. Coloured woodcut.
  • To my valentine.
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10 works

    • Pictures
    • Online

    A barber standing in his shop with his hands in his pockets. Coloured lithograph.

    | Reference: 29503i
    • Pictures

    A pharmacist making up a prescription in his shop. Coloured woodcut.

    | Reference: 16089i
    • Ephemera

    To my valentine.

    | Date: [1928?]
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A bearded dandy admiring the ladies through his monocle on 'Buffers Walk' in the public gardens. Coloured wood engraving by W.H. Harrison.

    | Harrison, W. H. | Reference: 16319i
    • Ephemera

    Valentine's greeting.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929?]
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1 work

    • E-books
    • Online

    The new English valentine writer , or the high road to love; for both sexes. Containing a complete set of valentines, ... To which is added, several new songs in honour of the day, ... Written by Mr. Turner, ... Mr. Williams, ... Mr. Manley, ... Miss Gray, ..

    | Date: 1784

Related topics

Heart
Valentine's Day
Love

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