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Valentine card: P.14346-R-41

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Valentine card

Maker(s)

Publisher: Canton, Robert

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Description

A hand-coloured lithograph on thin, white wove paper, the backing paper mostly cut away. A couple stands beside a fireplace in an interior, the male figure holding the hand of the female. A picture of Cupid drawing his bow hangs above the fireplace. A fire blazes in the hearth and a church can be seen in the distance through the window behind the couple on the right. The hand-colouring is quite basic and the wash applied to the face and hand of the male figure has an odd opaque quality to it. Printed at lower left: "R. Canton, London, E.C.". A printed verse below the image: "Oh, could you but read my heart, / You'd find it both constant and true, / and more than that, dearest one, / O'erflowing with love for you." A hand-written inscription in graphite at lower centre: "The Proposal".

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr J. W. L. Glaisher, 1928

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century
1860 - 1884

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Hand colouring
Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14346-R-41
Primary reference Number: 214427

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 14 February 2017 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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