This facsimile etching is a faithful reproduction of Norman Lindsay’s rare etching, Virtue, originally issued in 1921 for the price of 10 guineas. Virtue is without doubt one of Lindsay’s most beautiful etchings, both in terms of delicacy & mood.The couple stand in a field of tiny daisies & spring flowers with doves of love & peace echoing their love for each other. The aura of light around the couple signifies a pure love, which is almost spiritual in nature. Lindsay uses this evocative technique of light against dark in other etchings, where he emphasises the power of pure emotion & divine love & genius. Original etchings of Virtue are held in the collections of University of Melbourne, the National Trust Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum, & the Mitchell Library in Sydney.
