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The Lovers: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design
Two unclothed figures stand beneath a large winged presence and a radiating sun. Separate trees rise behind the earthly pair, with a high mountain placed between them in the distance. Smith lets the upper figure occupy more space than either person below, making the relationship part of a larger vertical order. The distinct trees preserve differences within the pair's otherwise answering postures. The small mountain gives the open background a centre without bringing the bodies together.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "The Lovers: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design" [editorial title]. In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. 1916 edition, 1916, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-smith-54
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Original source design and caption inspected; composition retained with scan margins trimmed. No reconstructed or recoloured details. Design credited to Pamela Colman Smith; reproduced in the active L. W. de Laurence volume. Card border, number and title retained.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). The Lovers: Pamela Colman Smith’s Tarot Design. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-smith-54