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GSV1-french-parting

This hand-coloured image is centered horizontally on the page, without frame. It serves as a decorative headpiece for the poem of the same title. The image depicts a woman’s face at the centre of a red rose, upon a brown wooden cross. The woman has red lips, closed eyes, and pale skin. Her face is surrounded by five layers of petals, each containing seven petals. Beside the bottom edge of the cross, the artist’s monogram is visible.