Tag : LeBlond Ovals

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The Sailor's Departure, LeBlond Print
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 94. The Sailor’s Departure. Le Blond, No. 78. The hour of Jack’s departure—possibly to Sebastopol—has come, and, clasping the hand of his weeping wife with one of his, and his first born with the other, he looks almost as glum as his poor mother seated behind at …
The Soldiers Return
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 93. The Soldier’s Return. Le Blond, No. 77. On the right, seated at a table outside the inn, with the carpenter and two other villagers, is the soldier; and to the company, including the deaf old gentleman leaning out of the window, he is reliant, over a …
The Blackberry Gatherers
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 92. The Blackberry Gatherers. Le Blond, No. 76. After a painting by Collins. On the right is a boy gathering the fruit, and on the left are four other children arranging the stock. Coming up the beautiful lane, overhung with trees showing early autumn tints, is a …
The Pet Rabbits, LeBlond Oval Print
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 91. The Pet Rabbits. Le Blond, No. 75. Another cottage yard. On the right is the empty rabbit-hutch; the two pets are on the ground munching the green food which their owner has given them. On the left is the cottage, surrounded by trees, and at the …
Blowing Bubbles, LeBlond Oval Print
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 90. Blowing Bubbles. Le Blond, No. 74. After a painting by F. Goodall. On the left, at the cottage door, are seated two women and a child—the former are sewing, the latter is nursing a kitten; beyond, are two boys on the dustbin—one is blowing bubbles, which …
The Image Boy, LeBlond Oval Print, Cropped Thumbnail
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 86. The Image Boy. Le Blond, No. 49. In this, the first of the series, we see a delightful old village lane, and at the far end of it the ivy-clad church tower. At the cottage door, in the immediate foreground, the image boy—one of a now …
Grandmother's Snuff Box, LeBlond Oval Print
From The LeBlond Book by C.T. Courtney Lewis: 111. Grandmother’s Snuff-box. Le Blond, No. 100. On the left, seated in the ancestral arm-chair and wearing her grandparent’s cap and spectacles, is grandma junior. The snuff-box is being passed round; the last child to receive it is generously giving his share to the cat, who, willingly …
The Wedding Day LeBlond Print Oval
This print is one of only two upright ovals, the other being ‘Sunday Morning.’ The wedding party headed by the bride and groom, are seen leaving the church door under the tower. On the left and right are villagers making their obeisances and salutations to the newly wedded pair, whilst four girls strew their path …
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