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A gentleman and a lady hold a dreamy twilight tryst in this lovely Victorian illustration of 1846 by Daniel Maclise and F.P. Becker.
The original black-and-white engraving is long out of copyright and in the public domain. I've remixed it with a modern twist by digitally hand-painting it, which took me around 8-10 hours.
And to complement the enchanting imagery, I've incorporated John Keats' beautiful 1820 poem Bright Star: "Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art— / Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night / And watching, with eternal lids apart, / Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite, / The moving waters at their priestlike task / Of pure ablution round earth's human shores, / Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask / Of snow upon the mountains and the moors / No—yet still stedfast, still unchangeable, / Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast, / To feel for ever its soft fall and swell, / Awake for ever in a sweet unrest, / Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath, / And so live ever—or else swoon to death."
This pretty print is perfect for the 21st-century lover of 19th-century art and poetry. It would look wonderful on the wall of a neo-Victorian parlor, romantic boudoir, or steampunk study.
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★ This listing is for a high quality 8.5" x 11" full bleed (borderless) inkjet print on heavy matte cardstock of the above image. Ships in a plastic sleeve and is ready to frame. Please note that the colour balance of the print may be slightly different than that of the image on your computer, due to the wide variety of screen settings. I print each one myself and make certain it meets my standards.
If you have any questions, please check my shop policies or contact me!
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More Victorian poetry prints featuring Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Blake, Emily Brontë and others in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Shakoriel
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