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The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week")

After James McNeill Whistler American
Engraver Associated with Dalziel Brothers British
Author Related poet Rev. Thomas J. Baty British
July 26, 1862
Not on view
In 1862 Whistler designed four wood engravings for the London periodical "Once a Week." Many of his Pre-Raphaelite friends were illustrating poems and short stories at this moment and the decade proved to be the start of a new flowering of British illustration. Founded in 1859, "Once a Week" supported the movement and was known as a "journal of the younger men." Whister here responds to an article titled "The Relief Fund in Lancashire: A Commendation" with a related verse concerning th flight of the Lancashire weavers. This is a proof for a wood engraving published July 26, 1862.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week")
  • Artist: After James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
  • Engraver: Associated with Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839–93)
  • Author: Related poet Rev. Thomas J. Baty (British, active 1860s)
  • Date: July 26, 1862
  • Medium: Wood engraving; proof
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 in. × 5 in. (14 × 12.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.259
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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