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Valentine card
Printmaker: Unknown
Loose within album P.14347-R. A hand-coloured lithograph on 4to-sized wove paper. A border of stylised flowers, stems and a shell surrounds a vignette at upper centre of a couple embracing on a garden bench. A printed verse below begins with an illuminated letter decorated with a Cupid and two doves: "Ah! Love was never yet without / The pang, the agony, the doubt; …". Inscribed in pen and ink at upper right: "3/6" [3 shillings and sixpence]. The inside pages are blank.
Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
Accession number: P.14347-R-L6
Primary reference Number: 206577
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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