The Wood Engravers' Self-Portrait: The Dalziel Archive and Victorian Illustration

The wood engravers' self-portrait tells the story of the image-making firm Dalziel Brothers, investigating and interpreting a unique archive from the British Museum. The study takes a creative-critical approach to illustration, alongside detailed investigation of print techniques and history. Five siblings ran the wood engraving firm Dalziel Brothers: George, Edward, Margaret, John and Thomas Dalziel. Prospering through five decades of work, Dalziel became the major capitalist image makers of Victorian Britain. This book, based on AHRC-funded research, outlines the achievements of these remarkable siblings and uncovers the histories of some of the 36 unknown artisan employees that worked alongside them. Dalziel Brothers made works of global importance: illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice books, novels by Charles Dickens, and landmark Pre-Raphaelite prints, as well as other, brilliant works that are published here for the first time since their initial creation.

Author: Bethan Stevens
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 06/14/2022
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.10lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.50w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781526156662
ISBN10: 1526156660
BISAC Categories:
- Design | Graphic Arts | Illustration
- Literary Collections | European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory

About the Author
Bethan Stevens is a Senior Lecturer in English and Creative & Critical Writing at the University of Sussex