This is potentialy large subject for research. All that is offered here are descriptions of a small number of books and magazines, where the name of the women artists are clearly stated.
Jane E. Benham
BM P&D
reg. no: 1996,1104.24 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline: A Tale of
Acadie. Illustrated with forty-five engravings on wood, from designs by Jane E.
Benham, Birket Foster, and John Gilbert. London: David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street,
1850. London: Henry Vizetelly, Printer and Engraver, Gough Square, Fleet
Street. vii, 102p. The illustration on page 1 is after Myles Birket Foster and
is engraved by Henry Vizetelly.
BL 11688.g.22. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline. A Tale of Acadie. Illustrated
with forty-five engravings on wood, from designs by Jane E. Benham, Birket
Foster and John Gilbert. London:
David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, 1850. London: Henry Vizetelly, Printer and
Engraver, Gough Square, Fleet Street. vii, 102p.
BL 11686.e.36.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Voices of the night; the seaside and the fireside;
and other poems. Illustrated with sixty-four engravings on wood from designs by
Jane E. Benham [i.e. probably Jane Benham Hay], Birket
Foster, etc. London: David Bogue, 1852. Henry
Vizetelly, Printer & Engraver, Gough Square, Fleet Street
BM reg.
no. 1992,0406.176 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie.
Illustrated with forty-five engravings on wood, from designs by Jane E. Benham,
Birket Foster, and John Gilbert. London: David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, 1854.
The illustration on page 9 is after Jane E. Benham and is signed with her
monogram.
BM reg.
no. 1992,0406.179 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Poems. Illustrated with upwards
of one hundred engravings on wood from designs by Jane E. Benham, Birket Foster,
etc. London: David Bogue, 86, Fleet Street, 1852. London: Henry Vizetelly, Printer and
Engraver, Gough Square, Fleet Street. Xi, 334p.
BL C.109.b.3. Longfellow, Henry
Wadsworth. The golden legend. Illustrated with fifty engravings on wood, from
designs by Birket Foster and Jane E. Hay. Bogue, 1854. In the ‘List of Illustrations’, those by
Benham are on pages: 30, 46, 49, 88, 93, 95, 103, 105, 114, 126, 129, 147, 182,
201, 206.
Illustrations by Adelaide and Florence
Claxton
BM P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.261. Pictures of
Society, Grave and Gay. Sampson Low, 1866. Illustrations of Adelaide and
Florence Anne Claxton engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
BM
P&D reg no. BM 1992,0406.393. Watts, Isaac. Divine and Moral
Songs for children. Nisbet, [1867]. Illustrated in the new graphotype engraving
process by several artists, including Florence Claxton, M. E. Edwards [i.e.
Mary Ellen Edwards], etc., etc., under the superintendence of H. Fitzcook [i.e.
Henry Fitzcook].
Claxton -
Illustrations in Magazines
BM
P&D reg. no: BM 1992,0406.201 (a) The Churchman's family magazine
containing contributions by the clergy and distinguished literary men. With
upwards of seventy illustrations by C.W. Cope, R.A.; J.E. Millais, A.R.A.; J.D.
Watson; J.C. Horsley, A.R.A.; George Thomas; H. C. Selons; L. Huard; H.H.
Armstead; F.R. Pickersgill, R.A.; T. Sulman; P.W. Justyne; H.S. Marks, and
others. Vol. I. London: James Hogg, 1863. The other illustrators given in the
‘List of Illustrations’ are: Charles Green, E. J. Poynter, T. Morten, J.
Hayter, D. H. Friston, W. P. Burton, J. B. Zwecker, Robert Barnes, R. Hind,
Thomas Kennedy, A. Claxton, T. Macquoid, William Harvey, William Mc Connell,
Rebecca Solomon. The engravings are signed by Swain, W. Thomas, H. Harral,
Dalziel.
BM
P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.201 (b) The Churchman's family magazine containing
contributions by the clergy and distinguished literary men. With upwards of
seventy illustrations. With
illustrations by Frederick Sandys; E. H Corbould; W. P. Burton; F. R.
Pickersgill, R. A.; M. Ellen Edwards; T. B. Dalziel; E. H. Wehnert; Alfred W.
Cooper; M. J. Lawless; P. W. Justyne; E. Armitage; H. C. Selous; Marshall
Claxton; T. Morten, and others. Vol. II. London: James Hogg, 1863. The
illustration on page 221 is after Marshall Claxton (father of Adelaide and
Florence), captioned: “It is very hard to wait”, Mabel said to herself, “and
silence is very cruel in love.”
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,0406.206 (d) Good Words for1864. Edited by Norman Macleod, D. D.
And illustrated by J. E. Millais, John Tenniel, Frederick Walker, Robert
Barnes, G. J. Pinwell, R. P. Leitch, Arthur Hughes and others. London:
Alexander Strahan and Co., 32 Ludgate Hill, 1864. The plates are separate from the text
throughout. The illustration facing page 840 is after Florence Claxton,
captioned: “They cry. ‘Peace, Peace, when there is no Peace.’”
BM P&D
reg no. 1992,0406.211 (a) London
Society. An illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature, for the hours
of relaxation. Volume I. 1862. London: [William Clowes] Office, 49 Fleet
Street, E. C. [The list of] Engravings cites the artists: H. Sanderson, A. W.
Cooper, J. D. Watson, M. J. Lawless, William Harvey, W. McConnell, Julian
Portch, George Thomas, Louis Huard, Florence Claxton, Waldo Sargent, Perceval
Skelton, F. R. Pickersgill, E. Hamman, C. R. Leslie, T. Gascoine, C. H.
Bennett, E. K. Johnson, Adelaide Claxton, F. Walker, Von Ramberg, Jas. Goodwin,
E. M. Ward, T. Morten.
There
are four illustrations after Florence Claxton, and one after Adelaide Claxton:
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facing page 107, captioned: “Ye Spring Fashions.”
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facing page 209, captioned: “London Societies: No.
I. Society for the Practice of Part Singing.”
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facing page 341, captioned: “The Balcony at ‘The
Trafalgar.’”
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facing page 378, captioned: “London Societies: No.
II. ‘The Artists’ and Amateur Society.’ A Conversazione at Willis’s Rooms.”
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facing page 433, after Adelaide Claxton, captioned:
“The Governess.”
BM P
& D Register no: BM 1992,0406.210 London Society. An illustrated magazine
of light and amusing literature, for the hours of relaxation. Volume II. 1862.
London: [William Clowes] Office, 49 Fleet Street, E. C. The plates are separate
from the text. [The list of] Engravings cites the artists: M. J. Lawless, G. du
Maurier, J. D. Watson, D. J. Anderson, R. Barnes, William McConnell, W. Crane,
A. B. Houghton, A. W. Cooper, F. Claxton, H. Sanderson, F. J. Skill, E. J
Poynter, Frank Wyburd, C. H. Bennett, E. K. Johnson, Waldo Sargent, George
Thomas, J. E. Millais, C. A. Doyle. Several of the plates are engraved by: “W.
J. Linton”. In this volume, there are three illustrations after Florence
Claxton:
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facing page 30, captioned: “The Artist at Flower
Shows: No. I. Rival Roses.”
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facing page 289, captioned: “How Croquet came to
Holcroft.”
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facing page 339, captioned: “On the Gallery stairs:
A Shilling Day.”
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,0406.211 (b)
London
Society. An illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature, for the hours
of relaxation. Volume V. 1864. London: [William Clowes] Office, 49 Fleet
Street, E. C. The plates are separate from the text. In the [list of]
Engravings, there are:
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facing page 6, after Florence Claxton, captioned:
“No Admission under £300 per annum.”
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facing page 178, after Florence Claxton, captioned:
“Society on its Feet.”
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facing page 320, after Adelaide Claxton, captioned:
“An April Fool.”
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facing page 320, after Adelaide Claxton, captioned
“Mrs. Honiton gives her hand to Perkins.”
-
facing page 462, after Adelaide Claxton, captioned:
“A Modern Masquerade.”
BM P
& D Register no: BM 1992,0406.211 (c)
London
Society. An illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature, for the hours
of relaxation. Volume VI. 1864. London: [William Clowes] Office, 49 Fleet
Street, E. C. The plates are separate from the text. In the [list of]
Engravings, there are:
-
frontispiece after Adelaide Claxton, captioned
“Seven flats!”, and accompanies the poem of the same title by Eleanora Louisa
Harvey.
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facing pages 289, 293, after Adelaide Claxton,
captioned: “Wanted – A Wife with Money.”
-
facing pages 481,489, after Florence Claxton, captioned:
“The Story of Noel Rushleigh’s Wedding.”
BM P
& D Register no: BM 1996,1104.27
London
Society. An illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature, for the hours
of relaxation. No. 26 February 1864. London: [William Clowes] Office, 9, St.
Bride’s Avenue, Fleet Street. The plates are separate from the text. The
illustrators are printed on the half title page: T. Morten, Wm. McConnell, E. F. Weir, Phiz
[i.e. Hablot Knight Browne], E. M. Wimperis, M. Ellen Edwards, J. Sanderson,
George M. Thomas, Florence Claxton, C. A. Doyle. The illustration facing page
178 is after Florence Claxton, captioned: “A Chat about Valentines.”
BM P&D reg.
no. 1992,0406.216 (b) The Quiver. [An illustrated magazine of social,
intellectual and religious progress. Volume II. London: Cassell, Petter, and
Galpin, Ludgate Hill, E. C. and 196 Broadway, New York. 1866- 1867.] 832p. No
separate plates. The issues in this volume are from Saturday, September 22,
1866 to Saturday September 14, 1867. The illustration
on page 689 (the issue for Saturday July 20, 1867), is after Edith Dunn,
captioned “Willie became thoroughly absorbed in the service. – p. 691.”,
accompanying the story: “The organ-blower”, by Dash Blank [pseud.?].
BM P&D reg no. BM 1992,0406.216 (d)
The Quiver. [An illustrated magazine of social, intellectual and
religious progress. Volume IV. London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, Ludgate
Hill, E. C. and 196 Broadway, New York. 1868- 1869.] 832p. No separate plates.
The issues in this volume are from Saturday, October 10, 1868 to Saturday,
October 10, 1869. The illustrations are signed variously: “W. Thomas”. The
illustration on page 617 is after Edith Dunn, is signed with her initials
bottom right, and is captioned: “Bonnie
Katie McKelvie, crouched behind the rock. – p. 621.”, accompanying the story:
““Lost” a true story”, by J. Hering.
Mary Ellen Edwards
Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Journalism
Illustration in Books
BL 11657.g.14. Proctor, Adelaide Anne. Legends and lyrics. With an
introduction by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by W. T. C. Dobson [i.e. William
Charles Thomas Dobson], A.R.A., Samuel Palmer, J. Tenniel [i.e. John Tenniel],
George H. Thomas [i.e. George Housman Thomas], Lorenz Frohlich, W.H. Millais
[i. e. William Henry Millais], G. Du Maurier [i.e. George Du Maurier], W.P.
Burton, J.D. Watson [i.e. John Dawson Watson], Charles Keene, J.M. Carrick
[i.e. John Mulcaster Carrick] M.E. Edwards [i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards], T. Morten
[i.e. Thomas Morten]. Seventh edition. George Bell and Sons, 1879.
BM P&D 1992,0406.110 Gatty, Margaret. Parables from
nature. By Mrs. Alfred Gatty. With notes on natural history, and illustrations
by C. W. Cope, R.A. [i.e. Charles West Cope], H. Calderon [i.e. Philip
Hermogenes Calderon], W. Holman Hunt [i.e. William Holman Hunt], Otto Speckter,
G. Thomas [i.e. possibly George Houseman Thomas] and E. Warren, Lorenz Frölich,
W. B. Scott [i.e. William Bell Scott], E. B. Jones [i.e. probably Edward
Burne-Jones], Harrison Weir [i.e. Harrison William Weir], John Tenniel, Joseph
Wolf, W. P. Burton [i.e. William Paton Burton], M.E. Edwards [i.e. Mary Ellen
Edwards], and Charles Keene. London: Bell and Daldy, 186, Fleet Street, 1865.
BL 11651.k.7. Jewry, afterwards Valentine, Laura. The nobility of life, its graces and virtues,
portrayed in prose and verse by the best writers. Selected and edited by L.
Valentine. With twenty-four original pictures printed in colours, elaborate
borers, headings, and vignettes. Frederick Warne and Company, Bedford Street,
Covent Garden, 1869. The artists who drew the twenty four colour illustrations
are: John Dawson Watson, Henry Le Jeune, Charles Green, Francis Walker, Henry
Courtney Selous, Edward Duncan, Edward John Poynter, James Mahoney, Alfred
Thompson, Mary Ellen Edwards, Henry Warren, Frederick John Skill, Alfred W. Cooper, Edward Henry Wehnert. The
illustrations were rendered into colours by Edmund Evans, Kronheim &
Co.
BL 11651.k.3. Baynes, Robert Hall. The
Illustrated Book of Sacred Poems. Edited by the Rev. Robert H Baynes M.A.,
Vicar of S. Michael, Coventry, Editor of “Lyra Anglicana,” &c. Illustrated
by J.D. Watson [ i.e. John Dawson Watson], H. C. Selhous [i.e. Henry Courtney
Selous], E. M. Wimperis [i.e. Edmund Morison Wimperis], H. Pixis, M. E. Edwards
[i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards], R. P. Leitch [i.e. Richard Pettigrew Leitch], W.
Small [ i.e. William Small], R. T. Pritchett [i.e. Robert Taylor Pritchett], T.
Macquoid [i.e. probably Thomas Robert Macquoid], J. W. North [i.e. John William
North]. London and New York: Cassell Petter and Galpin, 1867. The illustrations
after Edwards are:
-
page 4, illustration accompanying the poem:
“Out of Light”, by Elizabeth H. Whiteman.
-
page 177, illustration accompanying the poem
“Work and Rest” by E. D. H.
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page 213 illustration accompanying the poem
“The Mother’s Prayer”, by Nicholas Michell
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page 324, illustration accompanying the poem
“What might have been”, by Sophie Frances Fane Veitch.
BM P&D reg. no. 1996,1104.33 Pennell,
Harry Cholmondeley. The Family Fairy Tales; or Glimpses of Elfland at
Heatherston Hall. Illustrated by Ellen Edwards.
London: John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, 1864. 5 plates. The frontispiece
shows a domestic family interior, of a mother (standing, with her back to us),
father (seated in a chair), and six children. The plates are signed: “H. Harral
Sc.” [i.e. Horace Harral].
BM
P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.106 Foxe, John.
The Booke of Martyrs. Revised, with Notes and an Appendix, by the Rev.
William Bramley-Hope. With illustrations by G. H. Thomas [i.e. George Housman
Thomas], John Gilbert, G. Du Maurier [i.e. George Du Maurier], J. D. Watson
[i.e. John Dawson Watson], A. B. Houghton [i.e. Arthur Boyd Houghton], W. Small
[i.e. William Small], A. Pasquier [i.e. James Abbot Pasquier], R. Barnes [i.e.
Robert Barnes], M. E. Edwards [i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards], T. Morten [i.e. Thomas
Morten], etc. Engraved by W. L Thomas [i.e. William Luson Thomas]. London:
Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, Ludgate Hill, E. C. [1866].
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,0406.128 Hood, Tom. [Editor.] Cassell’s Penny Readings.
Illustrated by B. Bradley [i.e. probably Basil Bradley], H. K. Browne
[i.e. Hablot Knight Browne], W. Brunton
[i.e. William S. Brunton], G. Cruikshank [i.e. George Cruikshank], Miss Edwards
[i.e. probably Mary Ellen Edwards], W.H. Fisk [i.e. William Henry Fisk], The
Late Paul Gray, C. Green [i.e. Charles Green], L. C. Henley [i.e. possibly
Lionel Charles Henley], R. P. Leitch [i.e. Richard Principal Leitch], R. T.
Pritchett [i.e. Robert Taylor Pritchett], C. Robinson, H. Sandercock [i.e.
Henry Ardmore Sandercock], T. D. Scott [i.e. Thomas Dewell Scott], H. C. Selous
[i.e. Henry Courtney Selous], A. Thompson [i.e. possibly Alfred Thompson], J.
D. Watson [i.e. John Dawson Watson], W. J. Wiegand, E. M. Wimperis [i.e Edmund
Morison Wimperis]. Edited by Tom Hood. London and New York: Cassell, Petter,
and Galpin, [1867].
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,09406.136 Idyllic Pictures. Drawn by Barnes [i.e. Robert Barnes],
Miss Ellen Edwards [i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards], Paul Gray, Houghton [i.e. Arthur
Boyd Houghton], R. P. Leitch [i.e. Richard Principal Leitch], Pinwell, [i.e.
George John Pinwell], Sandys [i.e. Frederick Sandys], Small [i.e. William Small], G. Thomas [i.e. George
Housman Thomas]. [Monogram device of Cassell, Petter and Galpin.] London and
New York: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1867. The illustrations after Edwards
are:
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p. 33,
captioned “Truer lights”
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p. 53,
captioned “Morning”
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page 65,
captioned “Margaret’s Birthday”
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page 97,
captioned “On the Shore”
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page 117,
captioned “Seeing Granny”
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page 149,
captioned “The Empty Cage”
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page 157,
captioned “Going Away”
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page 161,
captioned “On the River”
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page 165,
captioned “Recollections”
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page 177,
captioned: “Shadows on the Stream”
BM P & D reg. no. 1992,0406.261 Pictures of Society. Grave and
Gay. From the pencils of celebrated artists and the pens of popular authors.
London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, Milton House, Ludgate Hill, 1866.
[London:] Dalziel Brothers, engravers & printers, Camden Press. 226p. 91 plates.
In the [list of] Contents, the artists are listed as: Elizabeth Osborne,
Charles Henry Bennett, Louis Huard, Edward Killingworth Johnson, John Dawson
Watson, Von Ramberg [i.e. possibly Arthur Georg van Ramberg], Matthew James
Lawless, Alfred W. Cooper, George du Maurier, Walter Crane, John Everett
Millais, Florence Anne Claxton, Thomas
Hood, Frederick Richard Pickersgill, William McConnell, Charles Altamont Doyle,
George Thomas [i.e. probably George Housman Thomas], T. Morgan, Frederick
William Keyl, George Housman Thomas, Mary Ellen Edwards, Louis William
Desanges, Thomas Morten, James Godwin, Frederick John Skill, J Bouvier, Sen.
[i.e. possibly Joseph Bouvier] , John Callcott Horsley, Ferdinand Heilbuth,
Thomas Francis Dicksee, Frederick Walker, H. Thomas, H. Schlessinger [i.e.
possibly Henry Guillaume Schlesinger], Edward John Poynter, Edward Henry
Corbould, Francis John Wyburd, H. Sanderson, William Paton Burton, Carl Piloty,
Adelaide Claxton, Marcus Stone, Samuel Cotes, Charles Green, Charles West Cope,
Thomas Bolton Dalziel, A. Pasquier [probably James Abbott Pasquier], Frederick
Sandys, Robert Dudley.
BM P&D reg. no.1992,0406.270 Proctor, Adelaide Anne. Legends
and lyrics. With an introduction by Charles Dickens. New edition, with
additions. Illustrated by W. T. C. Dobson [i.e. William Charles Thomas Dobson],
A.R.A., Samuel Palmer, J. Tenniel [i.e. John Tenniel], George H. Thomas [i.e.
George Housman Thomas], Lorenz Fröhlich, W.H. Millais [i.e. William Henry
Millais], G. Du Maurier [i.e. George Du Maurier], W.P. Burton [i.e. William
Paton Burton] , J.D. Watson [i.e. John Dawson Watson], Charles Keene, J.M.
Carrick [i.e. John Mulcaster Carrick] M.E. Edwards [i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards],
T. Morten [i.e. Thomas Morten]. London: Ball and Daldy, 186, Fleet Street,
1866.
BM
P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.393 Watts, Isaac. Divine and Moral
Songs for children. Illustrated in the new graphotype engraving process by W.
Holman Hunt [i.e. William Holman Hunt], W. Cave Thomas [i.e. William Cave
Thomas], J. D. Watson [i.e. John Dawson Watson], G. du Maurier [i.e. George du
Maurier], T. Morten [i.e. Thomas Morten], C, Green, H.K. Brown [i.e. Hablot
Knight Brown], Marcus Stone, H. Anelay [i.e. Henry Anelay], Florence Claxton,
M. E. Edwards [i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards], etc., etc. Under the superintendence
of H. Fitzcook [i.e. Henry Fitzcook]. London: James Nisbet and Co., Berners
Street, [1867].
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,0406.203(m) The Cornhill Magazine. Vol. XIII. January to June,
1866. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 65, Cornhill, 1866. viii, 760p. 12 plates.
Each monthly issue (originally in paper wrappers) was accompanied by two
illustrations. This volume has five illustrations after Mary Ellen Edwards for
Trollope’s novel: ‘The Claverings
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page 129 captioned: “A puir reckless thing,
tottering along like-”
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page 257 captioned: “Mr. Saul proposes”
[Frontispiece to March 1866]
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page 385 captioned: “A friendly talk”
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page 513 captioned: “Was not eh price in her hand?”
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page 641 captioned: “did he not bear false witness
against her?”
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,0406.203(n) The Cornhill Magazine. Vol. XIV. July to December,
1866. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 65, Cornhill, 1866. viii, 760p. 12 plates.
Each monthly issue (originally in paper
wrappers) was accompanied by two illustrations. This volume has six illustrations after Mary Ellen Edwards for Trollope’s novel:
‘The Claverings’
- page 85 captioned: “Captain Clavering makes his
first attempt”
- page198 captioned: “The Lord giveth and the Lord
taketh away”
- page257
captioned: “ Harry”, she said, “There is nothing wrong between you and
Florence?”
- page 385 captioned: “Lady Ongar, are you not
rather near the edge?”
- page 604 captioned: “How Damon parted from
Pythias”
- page 702 captioned: “Florence Burton makes up a
packet”
BM P
& D Register no: BM 1992,0406.205 (a) The Dark Blue. Vol. I. March to
August 1871 Edited by John C. [i.e. Christian] Freund. Illustrated. London:
Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, Crown Building, 188 Fleet Street, 1871. 796p. 17
Plates. There are six monthly issues in this volume, and seventeen plates. The
plates are usually signed with the artist and engraver names. The illustration
facing page 197 is after M E Freer [i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards]. It is captioned
‘Take care whom you trust.’ and accompanies chapter III ‘Society Choral’ of the
novel of the same title by Compton Reade. The illustration by Edwards facing
page 494 accompanies chapter IX ‘ Oil and Water’, of the novel.
BM P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.201
(b) The Churchman's family magazine containing contributions by the clergy and
distinguished literary men. With upwards of seventy illustrations. With illustrations by Frederick Sandys; E. H
Corbould; W. P. Burton; F. R. Pickersgill, R. A.; M. Ellen Edwards; T. B.
Dalziel; E. H. Wehnert; Alfred W. Cooper; M. J. Lawless; P. W. Justyne; E.
Armitage; H. C. Selous; Marshall Claxton; T. Morten, and others. Vol. II.
London: James Hogg, 1863. 568p. The illustrations are
variously engraved by: Swain, W. Thomas, H. Harral, Dalziel. The illustration
facing page 385 is after Mary Ellen Edwards, captioned: “On the shelf – see
page 405”.
BM
P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.211 (b) London Society. An illustrated magazine of
light and amusing literature, for the hours of relaxation. Volume V. 1864.
London: [William Clowes] Office, 49 Fleet Street, E. C. 570p. This volume has five
illustrations after Mary Ellen Edwards:
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page 41 captioned “At Swindon”
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page 151 captioned “The Forlorn Hope and the Damask
Rose”
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page 350 captioned “The Dream becomes Reality”
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page 428 captioned “The Study of Astronomy”
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page 538 captioned “Rival Charms”
BM P
& D Register no: BM 1992,0406.211 (c) London Society. An illustrated
magazine of light and amusing literature, for the hours of relaxation. Volume
VI. 1864. London: [William Clowes] Office, 49 Fleet Street, E. C.570p; 96p. The
plates are separate from the text. In the [list of] Engravings, the
illustrations are drawn by: M. Ellen Edwards, C. A. Doyle, Cuthbert Bede, G. H.
Thomas, Phiz [i.e. Hablot Knight Browne], J. D. Watson, Carl Piloty, W. Mc
Connell, J. E. Millais, W. Brunton, H. Sanderson, Frank Wyburd, H.
Schlessinger, Adelaide Claxrton, R. T. Pritchett, Rebecca Solomon, Florence
Claxton. The engravings are by Dalziel, W. J. Lindon, H. Harral. The
illustration facing page 353 is after M. E. Edwards, is captioned “Dangerous”,
accompanying the story “The ordeal for wives; a story of London life”, by Annie
Edwards. This volume has six illustrations after Mary Ellen Edwards:
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page 185 captioned “Gone!”
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page 252 captioned “Unto this last”
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page 269 captioned “Milly’s Successes”
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page 353 captioned “Dangerous!”
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page 423 captioned “A Holocaust”
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page 553 captioned “Magdalen”
BM P
& D Register no: BM 1996,1104.27 London
Society. An illustrated magazine of light and amusing literature, for the hours
of relaxation. No. 26 February 1864. London: [William Clowes] Office, 9, St.
Bride’s Avenue, Fleet Street. 192p. The plates are separate from the text. The
illustrators are printed on the half title page: T. Morten, Wm. McConnell, E. F. Weir, Phiz
[i.e. Hablot Knight Browne], E. M. Wimperis, M. Ellen Edwards, J. Sanderson,
George M. Thomas, Florence Claxton, C. A. Doyle. The frontispiece is after
Edwards, is captioned: the “The folorn hope and the damask rose.”, and
initialled bottom left “MEE”, and is also signed “H. Harral Sc” bottom right.
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,0406.206(f)
Good
Words for1866. Edited by Norman Macleod, D. D. And illustrated by J. Wolf, R.
P. Leitch, W. Small, G. J. Pinwell,, A.
B. Houghton, J. W. North, and others. London: Strahan and Co., Magazine
Publishers, 1866. 862p. 60 separate plates and illustrations set into text.
Most of the engravings are signed “J. Swain” and “Linton”. In this volume,
Edwards provided six illustrations to accompany the story “Ruth Thornbury”. The
illustration facing page 624 is after Edwards, captioned: “Ruth Thornbury”,
accompanying chapter VII of the story by William Gilbert.
BM
P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.216 (b) The Quiver. [An illustrated magazine of
social, intellectual and religious progress. Volume II. London: Cassell,
Petter, and Galpin, Ludgate Hill, E. C. and 196 Broadway, New York. [1866-
1867.] 832p. No separate plates. The issues in this volume are from Saturday,
September 22, 1866 to Saturday September 14, 1867. Some of the illustrators in
this volume are: G. J. Pinwell, Alfred Thompson, A. Fairfield, C. Rufford,
Edith Dunn, F. Oakes, B. Bradley, M. Ellen Edwards, W. Small, J. D. Watson,
Charles Green, J. Wolf, E. Shiel(d?), C. J. Staniland, R. P. Leitch, R. T.
Pritchett, F. W. Wimperis, A. C. Gow, W. H. Fisk, F. A. Fraser. The
illustrations are variously signed “Linton”; W. Thomas”.
BM P & D Register no: BM 1992,0406.212 (f) Once a week. An
illustrated miscellany of literature, art, science, & popular invention.
Volume XIII. June to December 1865. London: Bradbury & Evans, 11, Bouverie
Street. 780p. 80p. [Christmas Number.] 2 plates. M. E. Edwards provided twelve
illustrations for this volume: p. 14, 42, 70, 98, 253, 281, 309, 337, 365, 393,
442, 471. The illustrations are
variously signed: “Swain”.
Mrs. D. O. Hill
Museum
number P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.47 Burns, Robert. Poems and Songs. With
original illustrations by R. Herdman, Gourlay Steell, Waller H. Paton [i,e.
Waller Hugh Paton], Mrs. D. O. Hill [i.e Amelia Robertson Hill, second wife of
D. O. Hill, nee Amelia Robertson Paton, sister of Sir Noel Paton and Waller
Hugh Paton] , Samuel Bough, John McWhirter, and other eminent Scottish artists.
Engraved by R. Paterson [i.e. possibly Robert Paterson]. Edinburgh: William P.
Nimmo, 1868. Edinburgh: Printed by R. & R. Clark. xviii, 336p.
Agnes Eliza MacWhirter
Museum number P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.47 Burns, Robert. Poems and
Songs. With original illustrations by R. Herdman, Gourlay Steell, Waller H.
Paton [i, e. Waller Hugh Paton], Mrs. D. O. Hill [i.e. Amelia Robertson Hill,
second wife of D. O. Hill, nee Amelia Robertson Paton, sister of Sir Noel Paton
and Waller Hugh Paton] , Samuel Bough, John McWhirter, and other eminent
Scottish artists. Engraved by R. Paterson [i.e. possibly Robert Paterson].
Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1868. xviii, 336p. In the [list of] Illustrations,
the artists, not mentioned on the title page, are: J. Lawson [i.e. John
Lawson], Miss A. E. MacWhirter, [i.e. Agnes Eliza McWhirter], E. J. Douglas
[i.e. Edwin James Douglas], George Hay, J. Cassie [i.e. James Cassie], Clark
Stanton [i.e. George Clark Stanton], D.O. Hill, [i.e. David Octavius Hill], J.
O. Brown, C. A. Doyle [i.e. Charles Altamont Doyle], W. F. Vallance [i.e.
William Fleming Vallance], J. B. Macdonald [i.e. John Blake Macdonald], W.
McTaggart [i.e. William McTaggart], W. E. Lockhart [i.e. William Ewart
Lockhart].
Elizabeth Osborne
BM P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.261 Pictures of Society. Grave and
Gay. From the pencils of celebrated artists and the pens of popular authors.
London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, Milton House, Ludgate Hill, 1866.
[London:] Dalziel Brothers, engravers & printers, Camden Press. 226p. 91
plates. The frontispiece is captioned: “Victoria’. It is signed: “EMO”, [i.e.
Elizabeth M. Osborne].
Rebecca Solomon
BM P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.202 The
Churchman's family magazine containing contributions by the clergy and
distinguished literary men. With upwards of seventy illustrations. With upwards of seventy illustrations by C.W.
Cope, R.A.; J.E. Millais, A.R.A.; J.D. Watson; J.C. Horsley, A.R.A.; George
Thomas; H.C.Selons; L.Huard; H.H. Armstead; F.R. Pickersgill, R.A.; T. Sulman;
P.W. Justyne; H.S. Marks, and others. Vol. I. London: James Hogg, 1863. London:
Harrild, printer. 636p. The other illustrators given in the ‘List of
Illustrations’ are: Charles Green, E. J. Poynter, T. Morten, J. Hayter, D. H.
Friston, W. P. Burton, J. B. Zwecker, Robert Barnes, R. Hind, Thomas Kennedy,
A. Claxton, T. Macquoid, William Harvey, William Mc Connell, Rebecca Solomon.
The illustrations are variously signed by Swain, W. Thomas, H. Harral, Dalziel. The
illustration facing page 571 is after Solomon, captioned: ‘“The results of an
ambiguous Direction”; See “Which Won? A Story of Sisterly Affection,” page
571.’
BM P&D
reg. no.1992,0406.211 (c) London Society. An illustrated magazine of light and
amusing literature, for the hours of relaxation. Volume VI. 1864. London:
[William Clowes] Office, 49 Fleet Street, E. C. London: Printed by William
Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street and Charing Cross. 570p; 96p. . The plates are
separate from the text. In the [list of] Engravings, the illustrations are
drawn by: M. Ellen Edwards, C. A. Doyle, Cuthbert Bede, G. H. Thomas, Phiz
[i.e. Hablot Knight Browne], J. D. Watson, Carl Piloty, W. Mc Connell, J. E.
Millais, W. Brunton, H. Sanderson, Frank Wyburd, H. Schlessinger, Adelaide
Claxrton, R. T. Pritchett, Rebecca Solomon, Florence Claxton. The blocks were
cut by Dalziel, W. J. Lindon, H. Harral. The
illustration on p.541 is after Solomon, captioned “The Model’s Story”.
Emily Thompson
BM P&D
reg. no. 1992,0406.347 Rowley, Charles. A treasury for the young of all ages.
Selected by Charles Rowley. Manchester: Sherratt & Hughes,1903. 80p. 8
plates. Printed in the Acknowledgement on page 3: “The living artists to be
thanked for pictures are Miss Emily Thomson and Mr. Frederick Shields.” The
illustration on the verso of the plate between pages 28 and 29 is entitled: “/
What o’clock is it?/ From a drawing by F. Shields/”. It shows two girls and a
boy seated in a field, with the boy blowing the seeds from a dandelion head.
Miss C. Walker
BM P&D reg. no. 1992,0406.393
Watts,
Isaac. Divine and Moral Songs for children. Illustrated in the new graphotype
engraving process by W. Holman Hunt [i.e. William Holman Hunt], W. Cave Thomas
[i.e. William Cave Thomas], J. D. Watson [i.e. John Dawson Watson], G. du
Maurier [i.e. George du Maurier], T. Morten [i.e. Thomas Morten], C, Green,
H.K. Brown [i.e. Hablot Knight Brown], Marcus Stone, H. Anelay [i.e. Henry
Anelay], Florence Claxton, M. E. Edwards [i.e. Mary Ellen Edwards], etc., etc.
Under the superintendence of H. Fitzcook [i.e. Henry Fitzcook]. London: James
Nisbet and Co., Berners Street, [1867]. [4], vi,
76p. 18 plates. In the
‘List of Illustrations’, the following artists are additionally given [full
names give where possible]: D. C. Hitchcock, C. E. Bassebe, Miss C. Walker.
‘The Headings, Borders, Tail-pieces, Ornaments and Cover, are by H. Fitzcook.’
