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Framed antique valentine with a comet at top, cherubs, two draped women among foliage, a church spire at right, and verse text below.

The Comet Changed to a Valentine, February 14

A printed valentine framed in wood shows a comet with a streaming tail at top, with a cherub flying beside it and a second cherub with a bow below. Two draped women stand among foliage at center, a church spire rises at right, and a verse in lines fills the lower panel beneath the scene.

Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1830
Medium
Lithograph on ivory paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2083 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1835).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Paul E. Pearson