Ideal Pastoral Life (reproduced for Calver's "Memoir") — Edward Calvert | DiscoverArt

Ideal Pastoral Life (reproduced for Calver's "Memoir")

1904

Photo-lithographic reproduction

4.3 × 7.6 cm (1.7 × 3 in)

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