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The Return Home by Edward Calvert

The Return Home

Edward Calvert · 1819

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DETAILS
Artist
Edward Calvert
Date
1819
Medium
Woodcut on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 4.2 × 7.7 cm (1 11/16 × 3 1/16 in.); Sheet, trimmed within platemark: 5.7 × 11.2 cm (2 1/4 × 4 7/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
England
Credit line
Gift of the Print and Drawing Club
ART MOVEMENTS
Aestheticism
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THE ARTIST

Edward Calvert

Edward Calvert captured idyllic, miniature worlds through his exquisite wood engravings, often inspired by William Blake.

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