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Valentine card
Printmaker:
Unknown
Publisher:
Park, A.
Loose within album P.14347-R. A hand-coloured lithograph with stippled effect on 4to-sized wove paper. A man is shown an image of his lady love in a mirror by Cupid. The figure in the mirror holds a white dove to her breast and a red rose in her left hand. A double classical archway behind and circular temple in the background to the right. The cloud in the foreground is associated with Cupid. A printed verse above and below: "Letters but faintly trace at best, / The thoughts that fill a lovers [sic] breast …". Printed at lower centre: "Pub by A. PARK, 47 Leonard St London." The inside pages are blank.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1835
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Circa
1863
Accession number: P.14347-R-L5
Primary reference Number: 206576
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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