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Ratudhvaja courting Madalasa with the help of a female chaperone. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

A common cold germ asking the father of a neurasthenia bacillus if he can marry her; he is refused on account of the social gap between them. Pen drawing by C. Harrison, 1913.

A young woman in Genoa is being proposed to, watched anxiously by her brother. Engraving by S. Davenport after S.J.E. Jones.

Three interlinked scenes of a fisherman with his nets, Cupid pointing an arrow at a young couple who are contemplating marriage and a physician. Etching.

Arjuna in disguise a dancing teacher wooing Subhadra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

King Dushyanta proposing marriage with a ring to Shakuntala. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

King Shantanu proposes to the low caste fisher girl Satyavatī (Matsyagandha). Chromolithograph after R. Varma.

Two female doctors discussing a patient. Reproduction of a drawing after G. King, 1907.

A drunken gentleman proposes to a beautiful woman at her tea table, but is rejected. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.

Astonishing X-Men. No. 50 / Marjorie Liu, writer ; Mike Perkins, artist.

A man whose height is being measured holds a proposal of marriage that he has received. Etching by R. Brichet, 1783, after J. F. de Göz.

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Astonishing X-Men. No. 50 / Marjorie Liu, writer ; Mike Perkins, artist.

A young woman in Genoa is being proposed to, watched anxiously by her brother. Engraving by S. Davenport after S.J.E. Jones.

A common cold germ asking the father of a neurasthenia bacillus if he can marry her; he is refused on account of the social gap between them. Pen drawing by C. Harrison, 1913.

A man whose height is being measured holds a proposal of marriage that he has received. Etching by R. Brichet, 1783, after J. F. de Göz.

Ratudhvaja courting Madalasa with the help of a female chaperone. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.