Victorian Valentine's Day Card with Children and Giant Heart
Text on Card
To My Valentine
Description
Pink roses and lush green foliage frame this charming Victorian Valentine's greeting card, which captures the sentimental spirit of the era through its depiction of two cherubic children in a pastoral garden setting. A young boy dressed in a white shirt and blue breeches uses a rod or stick to interact with an oversized crimson heart decorated with a wreath of pink roses, while a girl in a brown dress sits nearby holding a bow and arrow, creating a scene of innocent romance. Towering trees in the landscape backdrop emphasize themes of love and nature that dominated Victorian Valentine imagery.
Subjects
children, giant heart, pink roses, garden, Victorian children, romantic gesture
Printing Notes
Hand-colored chromolithograph with delicate gradations in foliage and dimensional shading on the heart
