Fourteenth Day of Advent

from Christmas Roses by Lizzie Lawson and Robert Ellice Mack, published in London by Griffith, Farran & Company, 1887.

Here is a classic Victorian portrayal of an idealised, angelic little girl, with her rosy cheeks, blonde hair and blue eyes, clutching a bunch of white flowers. Such a sentimental image may not be to our taste these days, but Lizzie Mack’s illustrations were very popular at the time, and it’s a beautiful example of its genre. She is credited as Lizzie Lawson here, along with Robert Ellice Mack, who later became her husband.

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