With the theme of romance deeply entrenched in the realm of art, promising to go on commanding a position of power till kingdom come and beyond, photography could not leave it out of consideration, although the dictates of the times compelled it to come up with a few innovations. Just like the aforementioned female head portraits, this theme was also a hand-me-down from the art of painting that the newfangled art of photography put a new face on. With the theme of romance deeply entrenched in the realm of art, promising to go on commanding a position of power till kingdom come and beyond, photography could not leave it out of consideration, although the dictates of the times compelled it to come up with a few innovations. For one thing, photographic amour made a point of keeping abreast of the times, abandoning the previously popular classical references in favor of a more accurate representation of the topical amorous mores.