A lovely detail about this painting is that there’s an inscription on the back by the artist’s daughter, Helen Peto Smiley, that simply reads, “Painted by my father”. It makes it even more relevant that I’m using it on a…
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A lovely detail about this painting is that there’s an inscription on the back by the artist’s daughter, Helen Peto Smiley, that simply reads, “Painted by my father”. It makes it even more relevant that I’m using it on a…

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