EditorialLetter from King Henry VII to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Original Letters of Perkin Warbeck, Henry VII, Pri. England [Canterbury]. [Whole folio] Letter of Kiing Henry VII to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain concerning the nup...
EditorialThe Royal Double Bethrothals or Nuptials of 1502. Date/Period: Ca. 1642. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,650 mm (64.96 in); Width: 3,450 mm (11.31 ft).
EditorialNuptials of Cupid and Psyche, overseen by Venus, Roman goddess of love. Wine jugs lie on the floor as Psyche relaxes and Cupid pulls a leopard cub by its tail. Copperplate engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi after a design by Giovanni Battista Cipriani f...
EditorialVillage nuptials, 14th century. The bride is accompanied home by her father and her groom, to the sound of rebecs (oboes). She wears a crown and girdle, a rich cape over a bodice and dress, identifying her as a duchess. From the Gaignieres collection. ...