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First image is of a black haired woman with flowers in her hair sitting in profile to the right her lace trimmed black dress dividing the picture plane horizontally and vertically She is wearing several flowers in her hair affixed above her ear as well as others that are attached to the back of her dress Above her is a flowering branch originating from the upper right and growing downwards curling around the lettering EX LIBRIS JOHN LUMSDEN PROPERTY in the upper left corner She looks down at a harlequin figure in profile in the bottom left The harlequin is praying in front of a lit candle at the bottom right It is wearing a light coloured outfit with a ruff it has light hair Just behind the harlequin is a decorative black frieze with white blossoms Artist s signature and date 1893 are at bottom left corner Second image is of a kneeling woman in Grecian robes and headpiece in the extreme foreground She is kneeling in profile in the bottom left of the image dividing the image horizontally Her eyes are cast downward at a scroll she is holding that has the lettering MATT GOSSET 1893 HYS BOKE with a small flower in the scroll s upper right corner This scroll is in the bottom right corner Above the scroll in the right middle ground is a mast with heraldic shield containing an eagle and a ring and the Latin insignia Probita Verus Honos the shield is topped by a dog s head Both images are on a black background decorated with white tulip designs the border is formed by flag flowers swords and lizards Artist signature is contained in border at bottom right The images are horizontally displayed