Wood carvers; Victorian London family firm perhaps formally under one name or the other

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Parodies of pictures at the Royal Academy: a woman in the centre surrounded by candles in holders, a man (Frederic Leighton RA) with a box of collars, a goose girl, soldiers in battle and women at tables. Wood engravings by Dalziel Brothers after J.G Thomson, 1871.

Parodies of pictures at the Royal Academy: women enjoying a bottle of wine, a nun wearing a wimple and a cross, a man riding a hobby horse and a dog with very large teeth. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers after John Gordon Thomson, 1871-1872.

A popular art and antique auction. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

People promenading in Belgravia. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

Men with hangovers after a night's heavy drinking; advertising Eno's Fruit Salt. Wood-engraving, 18--, by Dalziel after A. Claxton.

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

Saint John the Baptist baptises Christ; an angel with a book descends from above. Wood engraving by the Dalziel brothers, 1854, after W.O. Williams after Giotto.

A young woman is leaning against a wall reading a book as snowflakes fall. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1863, after E. Burne-Jones.

A gentlemen's dinner looking out onto the river. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. Wood engraving by Dalziel.

Parodies of pictures at the Royal Academy: women are playing cards at a table, a man has a bottle stuck on the end of his nose, jockeys ride on rocking horses and a camel looks over pyramid. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1872, after John Gordon Thomson.

A popular and fashionable centre devoted to the arts and sciences. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

Crimean War: Barrack Hospital kitchen, Scutari, Turkey. Wood engraving by Dalziel Bros after H.G. Hine.

Two African men sitting on the ground to smoke. Wood engraving by Dalziel.

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Brothers Dalziel

Images from the collections

Images produced by Brothers Dalziel

Works from the collections

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A popular and fashionable centre devoted to the arts and sciences. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

Crimean War: Barrack Hospital kitchen, Scutari, Turkey. Wood engraving by Dalziel Bros after H.G. Hine.

Two African men sitting on the ground to smoke. Wood engraving by Dalziel.

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Brothers Dalziel

Images from the collections

Images produced by Brothers Dalziel

Works from the collections

A busy day at the beach. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A popular acrobatics performance. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A popular and fashionable centre devoted to the arts and sciences. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

Crimean War: Barrack Hospital kitchen, Scutari, Turkey. Wood engraving by Dalziel Bros after H.G. Hine.

Two African men sitting on the ground to smoke. Wood engraving by Dalziel.

Frequent collaborators

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