The close of the pic-nic

Charles Keene

31 July 1860

Wood engraving by Joseph Swain

5 x 4 inches

Illustration for George Meredith’s Evan Harrington in Once a Week 3 (July–December 1860): 113.

Another example of Keene’s sensitivity to small nuance and naturalistic settings.

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