Graziella, from "Illustrated London News" Christmas Number
December 6, 1886
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 5/16 in. (40.9 × 28.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2013
Accession Number
2013.609.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
This wood engraving by Charles Edward Perugini, published in the Christmas number of the *Illustrated London News* on December 6, 1886, captures the refined elegance typical of Victorian portraiture. Perugini, an Italian-born artist active in Britain, specialized in graceful depictions of women children, often blending Pre-Raphaelite attention to detail with a softer, more sentimental style. The title *Graziella* likely references a popular literary character, inviting viewers to connect the image with contemporary storytelling traditions. Wood engraving was a vital medium in the nineteenth c...