About This Collection
Romance is one of those themes that goes wrong quickly on a wall. The prints here try to keep it specific: a particular poem, a particular city, a particular dance. It falls into four strands.
Love poem prints are the literary heart of it. The W. Shakespeare Sonnet 116 Print is the classic choice for a wedding or anniversary, since it's the sonnet most people have heard read at one. Alongside it sit John Donne's "A Valediction", W.B. Yeats's "He and She", Edgar Allan Poe's "To The River", the modern "Maybe" Romantic Poem Print, and John Keats's "Ode to a Nightingale", which comes from the Romantic poets proper and is less about a lover than about longing in general.
Love typography is the more direct option. The LOVE Typography Print and the Red LOVE Print say it in four letters, Love Is All Around is a little softer, and the Personalised Love Potion Print is made for Valentine's Day. The "This Must Be the Place" Quote Print and the Queen of Hearts Print suit couples who prefer their romance slightly sideways.
Couples and dancing is the most illustrated strand. The Dancing Couple on Record Print is the best seller among the couple prints, and the Japanese Couple Dancing Print makes a natural pair with it. The romantic ghost prints belong here too: the Fairground Romance Ghost Print and the Moonlit Swing Ghost Print suggest that courtship survives even the afterlife.
Romantic places and soft florals cover the rest. The Venice Gondola Canal Print, the Provence Lavender Field Print and the Mediterranean balcony, harbour and blue door prints suit couples who want a reminder of a honeymoon, or of the holiday where they decided it was serious. The Vintage Floral Bouquet Print, the Vintage Peony Postal Stamp Print, the June Rose Birth Flower Print and the Monet Bedroom Wall Art bring the flowers, and the William Morris White Doves Print brings the doves.
For more in the same spirit, try the poem prints collection, the floral prints collection and the bedroom collection, which is where most of these end up anyway.
What rooms suit romantic wall art?
Bedrooms are the obvious answer. A love poem above a bed, or a pair of prints either side, is about as romantic as interior decorating gets without candles. The Labrador Reading Print and the Duck Reading in Bed Print make the case for the other kind of bedroom romance: a Sunday, a blanket and nobody needing anything.
Living rooms suit the romantic places and the couple prints. The Venice and Mediterranean scenes bring warmth to a neutral room, and the Dancing Couple on Record Print belongs on the wall nearest the record player.
Hallways suit the "This Must Be the Place" Quote Print, which greets everyone who comes through the door, including the postman.
For a gallery wall, mix a poem print with florals from the vintage prints collection and something soft from the pink wall art collection. Keeping one typographic print among the illustrations stops the wall looking too sweet.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes wall art romantic?
Romantic wall art is anything that carries a feeling of love, longing or tenderness: love poetry, couples, flowers, and places people associate with honeymoons and long weekends away. It can also be a nod to Romanticism, the art and poetry movement, which is why Keats sits alongside the LOVE typography here.
Are romantic prints good anniversary and Valentine's gifts?
Yes. A love poem print is one of the more personal anniversary gifts you can give without writing the poem yourself. Sonnet 116 suits weddings and long marriages, Donne's "A Valediction" suits couples who spend time apart, and the Personalised Love Potion Print works for Valentine's Day. A print of the city where you got engaged also goes down well, provided it was Venice.
Do romantic prints work as a pair?
Pairs work especially well in this collection: two poem prints either side of a bed, or the Dancing Couple on Record Print with the Japanese Couple Dancing Print. Buy 2, save 10%; buy 3, save 15%, applied automatically at checkout.
What sizes are available?
Most prints are available in sizes from 5x7 up to A1, with both metric and US paper sizes. Full size options are shown on each individual product page. Above a bed, A2 or A1 gives a poem print room to breathe, while A4 and A3 suit bedside walls and pairs.
Can all prints be ordered framed?
Yes. All prints can be ordered framed. We're rolling framed options out across the site, so individual listings will show whether a framed version is currently available. If you'd like a framed version of a print that doesn't yet have that option listed, get in touch and we'll sort it for you.
What is the print quality like?
Prints are produced on FSC-certified 200gsm fine art paper using a 12-colour press with a matte, glare-free finish. The poem prints in particular benefit from the fine art paper, which keeps small type crisp at every size.
Where do you ship and how long does delivery take?
We ship worldwide via Gelato's global print network, meaning your order is fulfilled close to where you live. Every print is made to order and dispatched promptly, then arrives within 2 to 5 business days of dispatch. Free shipping applies to US and UK orders.
