A is for Alken

Aha! It's A Day for the April A to Z Challenge. It's also the first day of National Poetry Writing Month.

Does this 19th Century painting amaze or inspire you to write or react?

Duck-Baiting 

by Henry Thomas Alken 

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Be sure to comment - with a link to your own post. And c'mon back daily throughout the month for additional fine art blogging and writing prompt, all the way from A to Z.