Dalziels' Bible Gallery: Illustrations from the Old Testament
Medium
Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on card
Dimensions
Mounts: 16 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (41.8 × 32.8 cm) Portfolio: 16 15/16 × 13 9/16 × 1 1/4 in. (43 × 34.5 × 3.2 cm)
Classification
Portfolios
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 1926
Accession Number
26.99.1(1-67)
Art Historical Context
Dalziels' Bible Gallery: Illustrations from the Old Testament is a striking 1881 portfolio of wood engravings produced by the renowned Dalziel Brothers in collaboration with Camden Press and published by Scribner and Welford. This ambitious project brought together designs by leading Victorian artists to create a visual companion to key Old Testament stories. Printed on delicate India paper and mounted on card, the prints were designed for both book illustration and fine-art display, reflecting the era’s growing appreciation for reproductive printmaking as an accessible art form. The Dalziel ...
About the Artist
Camden Press|Scribner and Welford|Dalziel Brothers (British|American|British) · 1857 |1800 |1839 –1893 |1899 |1893
British, London|New York, NY|British, active 1839–93