Harrison Fisher Single Ca 1907 Illustration; 'The Nun'

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‘The Nun’ was one of 21 color illustrations by Harrison Fisher published in the 1907 … Read more Vacation setting: 08/28/2025 to 09/23/2025

‘The Nun’ was one of 21 color illustrations by Harrison Fisher published in the 1907 book, ‘A Dream of Fair Women.’ Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis. Framer has pulled print from the frames to authenticate age/to show edge (see photo) where print was pulled from the book.

Each of the 21 illustrations are accompanied by a poem. Below is the poem to accompany this illustration.

Frame outside: 12” wide x 14” tall
Inner frame: 5.5 wide x 8” tall

Provenance: This print was purchased from an antique dealer in the late 1990s and framed in 1998.

Professionally framed at Art Aspects, Charlotte, NC., framer to The Mint Museum.

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The Nun
By James Henry Leigh Hunt

If you become a nun, dear,
A friar I will be;
In any cell you run, dear,
Pray look behind for me.
The roses all turn pale, too;
The doves all take the veil, too;
The blind will see the show:
What! you become a nun, my dear!
I’ll not believe it, no.

If you become a nun, dear,
The bishop Love will be;
The Cupids every one, dear,
Will chaunt “We trust in thee”;
The incense will go sighing,
The candles fall a dying,
The water turn to wine:
What! you go take the vows, my dear!
You may, but they’ll be mine. See less