Love True (Valentine)

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

Quick Overview

Artist: George Kershaw / English, 19th century
Date: c. 1850
Medium: Collaged elements and watercolor, with pen and brown ink on cut and embossed ivory wove paper (lace)
Dimensions: Folded sheet: 17.8 × 11.4 cm (7 1/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: valentine
Place: England
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Emma B. Hodge
Accession no.: 1919.460

Believe I am Sincere (valentine)
George Kershaw
c. 1850 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00003248
Forget Me Not Where'eer You Be (valentine)
George Kershaw
c. 1850 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00003249
Is it Weakness thus to Dwell (valentine)
George Kershaw
c. 1840 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00003254
Is it Weakness thus to Dwell (valentine)
George Kershaw
c. 1840 · Drawing
Public collection via the Art Institute of Chicago
AT-00003255