Supper at the Mill

Artist: Edward Dalziel

1867

Wood-engraving, cut by the Dalziels

5½ x 4 inches

Jean Ingelow’s Poems, 5

Dalziel’s image epitomizes the poetic style of the ‘Idyllic School’ of the 1860s. Of particular note are the reflections of the poplars in the water and the delicate gradations of light breaking through the trees. [Click on image to enlarge it.]

  • Edward Dalziel: Engraver and Illustrator

    • Scanned image and text by Simon Cooke.

    You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the person who scanned the image and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.