The Story of Elizabeth (titlepage design)

Frederick Walker

ca. 1867 · Photograph of a drawing on a woodblock · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Frederick Walker

Date

ca. 1867

Medium

Photograph of a drawing on a woodblock

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927