The Story of Elizabeth (titlepage design)
This photograph records Walker's drawing on a woodblock for the title-page of "The Story of Elizabeth," later engraved by Swain and published in 1867. A visible horizontal joint-line reflects the fact that wood engravings are printed from small pieces of boxwood, cut across the grain, then bolted together.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Story of Elizabeth (titlepage design)
- Artist: After Frederick Walker (British, London 1840–1875 Perthshire, Scotland)
- Date: ca. 1867
- Medium: Photograph of a drawing on a woodblock
- Dimensions: Image: 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.8 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 10 1/16 in. (31.8 × 25.5 cm) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.37.79(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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