The oldest of the Ancients, Calvert, by age twenty-five, had been a sailor and enjoyed a wider experience of the world than the other young men of the group. But he shared their love of and respect for the simple life as well as the inspiration of Blake's work. These small prints were the result of his having printed Blake's wood engravings for Virgil at the behest of John Linnell.
Edward Calvert (1799-1883), The Bride, 1828, 1974.50: 4