Exhibit:

Selected Illustrations of George Eliot's Works

Preview of images

"Shepperton Church" by W.J. Mozart "Shepperton Village" by W.J. Mozart "Janet at Mrs. Petifer's Door" by W.L. Taylor
"Dinah Morris Preaching at Hayslope" by Will H. Low "Hetty" by Frederic Dielman "Hayslope Church," etched by J. Henry Hill from a painting by F.T. Merill "Adam Bede" by F.T. Merrill "The Donnithorne Arms," etched by R. Swaine Gifford from a painting by F.T. Merrill "The Hall Farm" by J. Henry Hill
"Maggie and Stephen" by W.L. Taylor "Lucy and Maggie" by W. St. John Harper
"The Old Gold" "The New Gold"
"Gwendolen at the Gaming-Table" by H. Winthrop Pierce "Grandcourt and Gwendolen and the Poisoned Diamonds" by H. Winthrop Pierce
"Fedalma" by George Fuller "The Troubador" by W.L. Sheppard "Fedalma, The Spanish Gypsy" by W. St. John Harper "Deep Mountain Gorge" by Fred B. Schell "Death of Zarca" by W.L. Sheppard "Fedalma Dances in the Street" by W.L. Taylor "My Father Comes" by W. St. John Harper "'Tis a Sword" by W. St. John Harper "The Embarkment" by Edmund H. Garrett
"Lisa" by J. Wells Champney
"Armgart, the Queen of Song" by Robert Lewis "Armgart and her Comforters" by Robert Lewis

Part of Group:

George Eliot Archive

Curated in collaboration with the George Eliot Archive, this gallery provides access to a selection of rare illustrations accompanying some of the major novels and poems by George Eliot. The original publication date is included in each title to provide context, but most of these illustrators' artwork was featured in editions that were published much later.

Images in this Exhibit

"Scenes of Clerical Life" (1857)
"Shepperton Church" by W.J. Mozart "Shepperton Village" by W.J. Mozart "Janet at Mrs. Petifer's Door" by W.L. Taylor

Depicting some of the settings from Scenes of Clerical Life, American illustrator and photographer William J. Mozart (1855-n.d.) composed “Shepperton Church” and “Shepperton Village" (Montgomery 1889, 895-96). The third scene featured in this exhibit, "Janet at Mrs. Petifer's Door," is by William L. Taylor (1854-1927), better known as W.L. Taylor. Artwork by Taylor is also featured in our exhibits for the novels The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch, along with the exhibits for the poems "Two Lovers," "The Spanish Gypsy," and "Agatha."
"Adam Bede" (1859)
"Dinah Morris Preaching at Hayslope" by Will H. Low "Hetty" by Frederic Dielman "Hayslope Church," etched by J. Henry Hill from a painting by F.T. Merill "Adam Bede" by F.T. Merrill "The Donnithorne Arms," etched by R. Swaine Gifford from a painting by F.T. Merrill "The Hall Farm" by J. Henry Hill

Numerous artists tried their hands at depicting scenes in the novel Adam Bede. Listed in order, the first three illustrations include "Dinah Morris Preaching at Hayslope" by Will H. Low (1853-1932), "Hetty" by Frederick Dielman (1847-1935), and "Hayslope Church," etched by J. Henry Hill (1839-1922) from a painting by Frank T. Merill (1848-1923). Hill was prominent in the American Pre-Raphaelite movement, and Merrill was celebrated for his illustrations Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. The final three illustrations in this exhibit are "Adam Bede" by Frank T. Merrill, "The...
"The Mill on the Floss" (1860)
"Maggie and Stephen" by W.L. Taylor "Lucy and Maggie" by W. St. John Harper

This exhibit features the following scenes from The Mill on the Floss: "Maggie and Stephen" by W.L. Taylor and "Lucy and Maggie" by William St. John Harper (1851-1910).
"Silas Marner" (1861)
"The Old Gold" "The New Gold"

American illustrator W.L. Taylor composed these scenes, "The Old Gold" and "The New Gold," respectively.
"Daniel Deronda" (1876)
"Gwendolen at the Gaming-Table" by H. Winthrop Pierce "Grandcourt and Gwendolen and the Poisoned Diamonds" by H. Winthrop Pierce

For the novel Daniel Deronda,  H. Winthrop Pierce (1850-1935) composed first two illustrations displayed in this exhibit: "Gwendolen at the Gaming-Table" and "Grandcourt and Gwendolen and the Poisoned Diamonds," respectively. The third illustration, "Gwendolen," is by Frederic Dielman, who also illustrated scenes from Adam Bede, Felix Holt, and Middlemarch. The last two scenes, "Deronda Meets his Mother" and "Deronda and Mirah," are by Frederick W. Freer (1849-1908), better known as F.W. Freer.
"The Spanish Gypsy" (1878)
"Fedalma" by George Fuller "The Troubador" by W.L. Sheppard "Fedalma, The Spanish Gypsy" by W. St. John Harper "Deep Mountain Gorge" by Fred B. Schell "Death of Zarca" by W.L. Sheppard "Fedalma Dances in the Street" by W.L. Taylor "My Father Comes" by W. St. John Harper "'Tis a Sword" by W. St. John Harper "The Embarkment" by Edmund H. Garrett

Numerous artists envisioned the poem "The Spanish Gypsy" through different scenes. The first four exhibited here include "Fedalma" by George Fuller (1822-1884), who was not only an illustrator, but also a portrait painter; "The Troubador" by William L. Sheppard (1833-1912); "Fedalma, The Spanish Gypsy" by W. St. John Harper; and "Deep Mountain Gorge" by Fred B. Schell (1838-1905). The next four scenes depicted are the "Death of Zarca" by W.L. Sheppard, "Fedalma Dances in the Street" by W.L. Taylor, and two more illustrations by W. St. John Harper, "My Father Comes" and "'Tis a Sword." And...
"How Lisa Loved the King" (1869)
"Lisa" by J. Wells Champney

J. Wells Champney (1843-1903) produced this image, titled "Lisa," for the poem "How Lisa Loved the King."
"Armgart" (1871)
"Armgart, the Queen of Song" by Robert Lewis "Armgart and her Comforters" by Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis (n.d.-n.d.) depicted these scenes from the dramatic poem "Armgart." These illustrations capture high and low points of the narrative; they are titled, respectively, "Armgart, the Queen of Song" and "Armgart and her Comforters."