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Love in a Village

Edward Scriven

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Classical Antiquity

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Love in a Village is a 1 by Edward Scriven, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Edward Scriven
When & what style?: 1 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

The print shows Mrs. Liston in full-length portrait as Madge in *Love in a Village*, published by C. Chapple in London on 1 June 1813 and held in the Harry Beard Collection.

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About the artist

Artist

Edward Scriven

Edward Scriven (1775 – 23 August 1841) was an English engraver of portraits, in the stipple and chalk manner. Scriven was the pre-eminent engraver of his generation, with 210 portraits ascribed to him by the National Portrait Gallery.

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