Victorian Valentine's Day Greeting Card with Cupid's Arrow

The decision to have her hold the arrow horizontally like a very dangerous jump rope rather than being pierced by it somehow makes her expression of absolute dead-eyed detachment even more unsettling. Add to that her casual brandishing of a red heart in her other hand while draped in a floral garland, because apparently one romantic prop was not going to cut it, and the whole thing feels less like a declaration of love and more like a warning issued by someone who has clearly thought very carefully about the logistics of archery. The wide-brimmed hat completing her ensemble only adds to the overall sense of premeditated romantic menace.