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The Bride

1829

Edward Calvert

(British, 1799–1883)
Culture
England, 19th century
Medium
engraving
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.140
Catalogue raisonné
Lister 8
Public Domain
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Calvert produced a small body of work---eleven miniature engravings on wood and copper---each devoted to what he conceived to be the Earthly Paradise. These breathtakingly detailed compositions are among the most intense expressions of the Ancients’ artistic sensibility. In the idyllic landscape of The Bride, a nymphlike figure stands upon the bank of a meandering brook. In the distance, a man invoking the god Mercury strides over the hills.
A horizontally oriented engraving in black ink with dense, intricate line work depicts a pastoral landscape. Centered, a nude woman faces away beside a tree laden with grapes, leading a small lamb. To the left, thatched houses sit behind a wooden fence. A river meanders through the middle ground toward distant hills where a lone figure walks toward a radiant star. Fine text borders the lower and right margins of the composition.

The Bride

1829

Edward Calvert

(British, 1799–1883)
England, 19th century

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