Love in Idleness

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A man and a woman sit together on a beach. He holds a book in one hand while she does some needlework

Love in idleness.

(Facing p. 99.)

Artist

Name:: Tenniel, John
Dates:: 1820-1914
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Etching
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The Gordian knot
Author:: Brooks, Shirley
Publisher:: London: Richard Bentley, 1860
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A man and a woman sit together on a beach. He holds a book in one hand while she does some needlework. Behind them, a fishing boat rests on the sand, with a fishing net hanging from a spar.

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