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Unknown Artist English, 19th century

Dear Girl, Whilst Listening to a Lover's Vows (valentine)

c. 1840
Lithograph with hand-coloring on embossed off-white wove paper
25.6 × 20.7 cm (10.1 × 8.1 in)

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