Courtship Gallery

Dutch skaters on the Zuider Zee, 1800s

Skaters enjoying a winter Sunday on the Zuider Zee, Dutch island of Marken, 1800s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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1800s, 19th Century, Apron, Art, Child, Cold, Country Side, Couple, Courtship, Dress, Dutch, Europe, European, Family, Female, Frozen, Fun, Fur Hat, Girl, Heritage, Historic, History, Holiday, Holland, Ice, Illustration, Male, Man, Marken, Men, Netherlands, Pantaloons, Recreation, Romance, Rural, Rural Life, Skate, Skater, Skates, Skating, Snow, Sport, Sports, Town, Traditional, Village, Vintage, Winter, Woman

PPRE2A-00129

George Washington's first meeting with Martha Custis, a widow with two children who became his wife.
Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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BUSN2A-00166

French fur traders and Native Americans dancing at a rendezvous in the north woods.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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