Mr. Joseph entangled
William Makepeace Thackeray
c. 1861
Wood engraving
Illustration for to Chapter 1, Thackeray's Vanity Fair: "And before he had time to ask how, Mr. Joseph Sedley, of the East India Company's service, was actually seated tête-à-tête with a young lady, looking at her with the killing expression; his arm strecthed out before in an imploring attitude, and his hands bound in web green silk, which she was unwinding."
Image scanned by Gerald Ajam and captions by Tiaw Kay Siang and Sabrina Lim.