August
1883
Kate Greenaway personifies August as a young harvest maiden in this charming 1883 calendar page, clutching a sheaf of wheat and a curved sickle. Dressed in her signature idealized Victorian style with a wide-brimmed hat and flowing dress, she stands ready for the late summer fields. The page is packed with practical details for the era, listing Sundays after Trinity, a Bank Holiday, and precise moon phases at the bottom. Greenaway was famous for her nostalgic, pastoral illustrations that captured a romanticized vision of English rural life, making her almanacs incredibly popular gifts.
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