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The Chamber Idyll

1831
Not on view
A pastoral love scene framed by the rustic structure of a cottage. Within a low room, a nude youth sits on the edge of a bed next to a standing woman who garment both remove. A bowl filled with fruit sits on the floor and a shepherd's crook leans at left while, at right there is a landscape with a star-filled sky and sheep and an ox standing near the cottage.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Chamber Idyll
  • Artist: Edward Calvert (British, Appledore, Devon 1799–1833 Hackney (London))
  • Date: 1831
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: image: 1 5/8 x 3 in. (4.2 x 7.6 cm)
    sheet: 2 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (5.4 x 8.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.87.41
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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