Title: Romola : illustrations for the novel by George Eliot /
Authors: Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, 1830-1896.; Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909; Jeffrey, W.,; Linton, W. J. 1812-1897,; Eliot, George, 1819-1880.
Year: 1862
Abstract: Consists of the title-page wood engraving by J. Swain; 14 wood engravings of initial letters (in one mount); 12 photographs of drawings (11 x 17 cm., mounted on boards, in mats 30 x 40.5 cm.); and 12 sets of photographs and prints of the same image, each set in mat 41 x 61 cm. The illustrations were commissioned by George Smith and first appeared in the Cornhill Magazine (1862-1863). The photographs were made of the drawings as a production aid, to assist the engraver and the artist in coming to agreement on the appearance of the illustrations. Later published, printed from the same blocks, in the Smith Elder 1880 edition of the novel. Some prints are by W.J. Linton.