Lying on Her Couch Alone

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The bust of a sleeping woman is seen from an angle, with flowers hanging over her head

Year after year unto her feet,
She lying on her couch alone,
Across the purpled coverlet
The maiden's jet black hair has grown...

Artist

Name:: Harper, W. St. John
Dates:: 1851-1910
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Andrew, George T.
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive
Observations:: Book illustrated, engraved, and printed under the supervision of George T. Andrew

Book

Title:: The day dream
Author:: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Publisher:: New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., 1886
Open Library:: View record

Description:

The bust of a sleeping woman is viewed from an angle, with flowers hanging over her head and small, faint figures from her dreams dancing beside her.

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