John Simmons: Better Times Ahead, 1854

John Simmons (1823-1876) was a British miniature painter and illustrator. He is known primarily for his watercolours of ethereal fairyland scenes, often illustrating literary works including Shakespeare, such as his illustrations for A Midsummer Night's Dream. He was one of several popular Victorian artists who together created a genre of forest idyll in their fairy paintings, and they are often grouped with the Pre-Raphaelites.

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HC-775: card size 7" x 5" (178mm x 127mm)