No.45

Charles Edward Perugini

1839-1918

Girl Reading

c.1870

Oil in Canvas

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This lovely picture shows part of The Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, Canada. They have more than a million visitors every year.

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"And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."
-  Percy Bysshe Shelley, (The Sensitive Plant)

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Mary Cassatt
1844-1926

Lilacs in a Window
1880
Oil on Canvas
61.5 cm x 51.1 cm

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