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

James McNeill Whistler|Dalziel Brothers|Rev. Thomas J. Baty

July 26, 1862 · Wood engraving; proof · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler|Dalziel Brothers|Rev. Thomas J. Baty

Date

July 26, 1862

Medium

Wood engraving; proof

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917