Great Was Her Indifference

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A listless young woman sits in a paneled room with a dog at her side, plucking at a small bouquet

Indeed, so great was her indifference, that she was amusing herself with plucking to pieces a choice bouquet of hot-house flowers.

(Facing p. 72.)

Artist

Name:: Caldecott, Randolph
Dates:: 1846-1886
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Cooper, James Davis
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: University of California Libraries, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Old Christmas (Caldecott)
Author:: Irving, Washington
Publisher:: London: Macmillan and Co., 1886
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A young woman sits in the corner of a wood-paneled room, a dog resting at her side, as she idly plucks at a small bouquet, her expression dreamy and listless.

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