Victorian Valentine's Day Cherub Rose Bouquet Greeting Card

Despite the card's message of joyous romance, the composition reads more like a botanical horror scenario: a chubby cherub with tiny wings sits cross-legged on a patch of grass, fiddling with what appears to be a ribbon or bow, positioned directly in front of a towering rose bush that seems to be consuming him from behind. His expression is disconcertingly alert and knowing for a nude baby, and the roses cascading dramatically over his head give the whole scene the energy of a floral ambush in progress. 'A Joyous Valentine Day,' reads the caption — as if watching an unsupervised winged infant wrestle with ribbon while being slowly engulfed by shrubbery is the pinnacle of romantic sentiment.