[Curtain call after a triumpohant first night] — illustration for G. W. M. Reynolds’s “The Mysteries of London” by G. Stiff

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Curtain call after a triumpohant first night

G. Stiff

c. 1843

Wood engraving

Source: The Hathi Trust version of G. W. M. Reynolds’s The Mysteries of London 1.273

The illustration, which appears in Chapter 90, depicts a passage in the following chapter.

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The many occupations of Ellen Monroe

Ellen becomes a sculptor’s model

“The face of your Venus is my own!”

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Passage illustrated

The applause continued for three or four minutes—uninterrupted and enthusiastic—as if some mighty conqueror, who had just released his country from the thraldom of a foreign foe, was the object of adulation.

At length this expression of approbation ceased; and the spectators awaited in suspense, and with curiosity depicted upon their countenances, the acknowledgment of the honours showered upon the author. [Chapter 91, “The Tragedy,” 1.276]

Bibliography

Reynolds, George W. M. The Mysteries of London. vol 1. London: George Vickers, 1846. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Web. 6 October 2016.

Last modified 6 October 2016