The Man in the Iron Mask (Green)
Illustration for a magazine article about "The Man in the Iron Mask." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 246.
The Herberts of Elfdale (5) - Public domain book illustration
Illustration for The Herberts of Elfdale by Catherine Crowe; Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 508.
Divorce a Vinculo - The Entrance
Illustration for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo," depicting the entrance to the divorce trials. "Enter Westminster Hall by the great door, and the first indication that you are near the Grand Stand wil... More
The Head of Bran (Millais) - Public domain book illustration
Illustration for George Meredith's poem "The Head of Bran," on a topic from Celtic mythology. Warriors carrying the head to London where it protects Britain.
Evan Harrington (34) British Museum
Illustration for the serial novel Evan Harrington in Once a Week magazine (volume 3, page 253).
Trout Fishing in Nova Scotia (Hine)
Illustration for a memoir of a three-day trout fishing trip in Nova Scotia.
Alpine Glacier (Skelton)
A glacier in Switzerland. Woodcut for the article "Guides and Glaciers," Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 513.
Star Chamber door (Hine) - Public domain book illustration
1860 illustration of the door of the Star Chamber at Westminster Abbey, for a magazine article. Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 594.
Raven (Joseph Wolf) - Public domain book illustration
Raven hunching down with feathers fluffed (an appeasement display) with sticks scattered around it. Woodcut as illustration for an article in "Once a Week" magazine. This is Sarah Stickney Ellis's tame raven,... More
Where Is the Other - Jane's death
Illustration for the short story "Where Is the Other?", depicting the heroine's death as she sits by an open window in winter, thinking about her lover who went missing in the Arctic
The Ghost's Night-Cap - Public domain book illustration
Illustration for the story "The Ghost's Nightcap," depicting a skeleton in a nightcap standing in a bedroom with a shocked man in a nightshirt in the background
Evan Harrington (09) British Museum
Illustration for Chaper 10 of "Evan Harrington" (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 265). While waking to Fallowfield at night, Evan finds a woman huddled miserably on a stone and offers her aid.
Church of Marie Strassengel (Hine)
Engraving of the Church of Marie Strassengel, from a magazine article.
Swanka (OAW) - Public domain engraving
Illustration for the burlesque story "Swanka!" by Frederick Gale. Sailors held captive by Don Whiskerando Skittleballos have turned the tables on him in his bedchamber and prepare to flog him with a curtain co... More
Confessors Buildings at Westminster (Hine)
Illustration of the Confessor's Buildings at Westminster Abbey in 1860, for a magazine article. Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 591.
Deaf White Cat - Public domain engraving
This engraving illustrates an article about the fact that pure white, blue-eyed cats are usually deaf. It depicts two cats on a wall, with a dog jumping and barking below. The white-spotted cat hisses at the d... More
I'll Never Forget That Dear - Public domain book illustration
Illustration for the comic poem "I'll Never Forget That, Ma'am" by the Irish songwriter Samuel Lover. The young lady has invited her swain to her house--encouragingly, he thinks, but in reality, she just inten... More
Noménoë (Tenniel)
Woodcut illustration for a ballad. Noménoë, the 9th-century Breton chief, returns from hunting (with blood still on his hands) and is told that the son of the elderly chief of Mount Aré has been cruelly kille... More
Vase by Triqueti (OAW) - Public domain engraving
Engraving of a vase decorated with ivory carvings by Henri de Triqueti, published Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 163.
Castle of Dunluce (Transparent)
Castle of Dunluce, with a transparent background, for use on a magazine page.
Monkey and Cat - Public domain engraving
Engraving depicting a tame monkey belonging to Sarah Stickney Ellis, holding a cat affectionately
The Silver Cord (2) - Public domain book illustration
Illustration for the serial novel The Silver Cord by Shirley Brooks. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 561.
Physic Initial Letter
Initial letter for the story "Physic: A Fortune."
Lead Cock from Uriconium
Engraving of a lead cock found in excavations at the Roman-British site of Uriconium. Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 43.
Mont Orgueil (Hine)
Mont Orgueil, Jersey. A wood engraving for a magazine article. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 217.
Spirit Painting
Illustration for the story "Spirit Painting." A ghost has appeared to a painter and asked to have her portrait done. Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 424.
Legend of Swaffham
Illustration for "A Legend of Swaffham." (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 549). The tinker of Swaffham, directed by a dream, has gone to London and encounters someone on London Bridge who has important in... More
The Emigrant Artist - Charles Keene
Illustration for the story "The Emigrant Artist," Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 608.
The Bridge at Prague (Once a Week, 17Nov 1860)
View of the Charles Bridge in Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 580.
Elfie Meadows
Illustration for the poem "Elfie Meadows", Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 304.
Evan Harrington - 30 - Harry Declares Friendship
Illustration for Chapter 32 of "Evan Harrington." Once a Week, Volume 3, page 145. Harry shakes Evan's hand and declares that they're great friends, even though he's found out Evan's a tailor (of course, his o... More
October - Thomas Robert Macquoid
Wood engraving illustration depicting seasonable activities, plants and animals for October. Apple picking, squirrels gathering acorns, etc. Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page 435.
Evan Harrington - 32 - Lady Jocelyn Judges
Illustration for Chapter 34 of "Evan Harrington" {Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 197). Evan Harrington has just told Lady Jocelyn that he forged the letter that caused her to eject one of the guests from... More
September (OAW)
For a magazine series on "The Months": country landscape and September plants and animals. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 288.
London Changes
Illustration for the comic article "London Changes." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 126.
Night Adventure in Ireland - Charles Green
Wood engraving illustration for the story "A Night Adventure in Ireland." Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page 375. An English soldier stationed in Ireland seeks shelter from rain in an unknown house. The woma... More
The Iceberg (1) - John Everett Millais
Wood engraving illustration for "The Iceberg" by A. Stewart Harrison. Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page 407.
A Day with the Christchurch Drag
Illustration for a memoir of life as an Oxford student: the students are drag hunting, and have trespassed onto the land of a squire who is very irate. Left: squire confronts student; right: the man who was la... More
A Suburban Fair 1860 - Victorian era public domain image
Illustration for the essay: A Suburban Fair; depicts a fun fair in Victorian England, with customers of a food vendor in the foreground and a commedia dell'arte performance in the background
An Honest Arab - Public domain book illustration
Illustration for a sentimental magazine story; depicts a small ragged boy in Scotland, having been given a large coin by the gentleman on the right, returning with change while the gentleman in the center look... More
Chicken Graftings, Hunterian Museum
From an article about the Hunterian Museum in Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 628.
Alexander Pope on the Thames
Illustration for a magazine article, depicting Alexander Pope being rowed on the Thames, in his sedan chair which he has had lifted into the boat. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 109.
Grève au Lançon (Hine)
Grève au Lançon, Jersey. A wood engraving for a magazine article. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 219.
The Lots Upon the Raft
Illustration for the story "The Lots Upon the Raft" (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 620). Survivors of a shipwreck cast lots to see which one will be eaten; but it is rigged because the child is deemed expendable.
Evan Harrington - 03 - Approaching England
illustration for Chapter 4 of Evan Harrington (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 155). Depicts the young hero, Evan, and heroine, Rose, on the deck of a ship as they arrive back in England from having been ... More
Evan Harrington - 08 - Call to Action
Illustration for Chaper 9 of Evan Harrington. Published in Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 243. In this scene, the Countess de Saldar, English born but proud of her Portuguese noble title so that she alwa... More
Evan Harrington - 09 - Woman at a Milestone
Illustration for Chaper 10 of "Evan Harrington" (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 265). While waking to Fallowfield at night, Evan finds a woman huddled miserably on a stone and offers her aid.
Only for Something to Say
Illustration for the poem "Only for Something to Say." An unwise romantic commitment is made at a party by a young man who doesn't know how to turn down the young lady flirting with him. Once a Week magazine, ... More
The Lake at Yssbrooke
Illustration for the ghost story "The Lake at Yssbrooke," in which a dead woman appears to tell people that her corpse is in the lake. Wood engraving, Once a Week, volume 2, page 538.
Evan Harrington - 20 - By the Stream
Illustration for Chapter 23 of "Evan Harrington". Evan and Rose: A mutual declaration of love. Once a Week, volume 2, page 515.
Physic - Charles Green
Wood engraving illustration for the story "Physic: A Fortune" by Beaufort Bright; Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page 330.
The Iceberg Part 2 (transparent)
Illustration for "The Iceberg" by A. Stewart Harrison. The sailor Ben Stevens by the deathbed of his wife Esther, who's been in love with someone else (her former fiance) during their whole marriage, and whose... More
Evan Harrington - 05 - A Sixpence
Illustration of Chapter VI of "Evan Harrington": Evan has spent his last money on hiring a coach and has nothing but a sixpence left to give the postillion for his personal services. The postillion expresses s... More
OAW Vol III title page
Title page of Once a Week Vol. III, with an ornamental border by Joseph Swain
Portland Harbour (OAW)
Illustration for a magazine article about Portland Harbour. Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Barlow Brothers' Books - Charles Green
Illustration for the story "Barlow Brothers' Books," Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 467.
Crown of Love (NGV)
Woodcut illustration for the poem (ballad) "The Crown of Love" by George Meredith, in Once a Week magazine (which is a retelling of Marie de France's lai "The Two Lovers"). A king demands that a suitor for his... More
Après (Walker)
Illustration for the poem "Après." Depicts a man whose wife is dead looking at his daughter. Once a Week magazine, Volume 2, page 330.
Wallenstein's House in Prague (Once a Week, 17Nov 1860)
Wallenstein's House in Prague in Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 581.
Master Olaf (Millais)
Illustration for the poem "Master Olaf." The master smith shoes Odin's horse.
Evan Harrington - 01 - Mr. Mel's Neighbours
First illustration in the serial publication of Evan Harrington, by George Meredith (Once a Week, Volume 2, page 133). Depicts three tradesmen conversing in a street -- Melchisedec Harrington's neighbours, who... More
Leaving the family (Hunt)
Illustration for the story "Witches and Witchcraft." Ellen's mother (holding the baby in this illustration) believes that a witch has cast the evil eye on Ellen (in the chair inside), blaming this for quarrels... More
The Head Master's Sister - Breakfast Alone
Illustration for "The Head Master's Sister" (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 386). An under-teacher's solitude.
Evan Harrington - 17 - Riding Double
Illustration for Chapter 18 of "Evan Harrington" (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 431). Evan gives Rose's maid Polly a lift from the village to the manor, having found her sheltering from the rain under a... More
Redcaps of Kerleau - T. R. Macquoid
Illustration for "The Little Redcaps of Kerleau" -- inspired by Breton stories. Korrigans/lutins/imps confined in a box make trouble when it's opened. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 498.
House of Albert Durer 1860
Albert Durer's house in Nuremberg, circa 1860, wood engraving illustration for a magazine article. Once a Week, volume 3, page 721.
Markham's Revenge (2)
Illustration for the story "Markham's Revenge." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 184.
The Meeting (Millais)
Illustration for the poem "The Meeting." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 276.
The Herberts of Elfdale (1)
Illustration for the story "The Herberts of Elfdale." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 449.
Wanted - a Diamond Ring
Illustration for the story "Wanted—a Diamond Ring!" Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 210.
Tenby Castle 1860 - Percival Skelton
Wood engraving showing the ruined castle among the streets, in 1860. Illustration for a magazine article, Once a Week, volume 3, page 346.
The Iceberg (Part 2) - John Everett Millais
Illustration for "The Iceberg" by A. Stewart Harrison. The sailor Ben Stevens by the deathbed of his wife Esther, who's been in love with someone else (her former fiance) during their whole marriage, and whose... More
Divorce a Vinculo - The Barrister and the Dove
Initial letter for the satirical story "Divorce a Vinculo." Illustrates the passage where Mrs. Barber, when introduced to the barrister for her case, "flapped her dove's pinions a little too hard" but "Dr. Dod... More
Once a Week Series 1 Volume II title page
Title page of series 1, Volume II of Once a Week, with ornamental border by Thomas Robert Macquoid
Prince Metternich (OAW) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Klemens von Metternich, engraved by Joseph Swain from an unknown original. Published in the magazine Once a Week.
The Return of the Firefly
Illustration for the poem "The Return of the Firefly"; depicts a middle-aged man trying to reassure an anxious young man in sailor's clothes (they are brothers about to arrive home after a voyage).
Sam Bentley's Christmas (2) British Museum
Illustration for the serial novella Sam Bentley's Christmas, Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page 712.
Contrasts (OAW)
Illustration for the poem "Contrasts." Once a Week, volume 3, page 84. The artist, credited as "J. Luard" in the magazine, is probably John Dalbiac Luard (1830-1860): note the JDL signature.
Bronze Ornament from Uriconium
Engraving of a Roman-British bronze ornament found in excavations at the site of Uriconium. Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 43.
Saracenic Fort (OAW)
One of the "Saracen towers" on the Naples coast, circa 1860. Woodcut for a magazine article. Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 616.
Evan Harrington - 13 - Scornful Young Men
Illustration for Chapter 14 of Evan Harrington, Once a Week magazine, Volume 2, page 331. Depicts the behaviour of Harry Jocelyn & friends after finding out that one of the guests at Beckley is a tailor. "[The... More
The Knight's Grave - Percival Skelton
Illustration for the poem "The Knight's Grave" by Edwin Arnold. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 500.
The Herberts of Elfdale (4)
Illustration for The Herberts of Elfdale by Catherine Crowe; Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 505.
First Love - Frederick Walker
Wood engraving illustration for the poem "First Love" by Richard Forster Sketchley. Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page 322.
Evan Harrington - 37 - Juliana's Last Letter
Illustration for Chapter 43 of "Evan Harrington", Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page. In this scene, Rose is reading the final letter Juliana wrote to her, which she received along with the black-bordered le... More
Violet (Millais)
Illustration for the poem "Violet." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 140.
Divorce a Vinculo - Angel of the House
Initial letter for the satrical story "Divorce a vinculo," literalizing the idea that "women are angels."
Divorce a vinculo - The two Misses Barber
Illustration of a satirical story, "Divorce a vinculo, or, The Terrors of Sir Cresswell Cresswell": Mrs. Barber alleges that her husband's sisters (maiden ladies) treated her cruelly: here, they painfully put ... More
Evan Harrington - 16 - Idle at the Green Dragon
Illustration for Chapter 17 of Evan Harrington (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 403). Jack Raikes spends the morning in gloomy immobility outside the Green Dragon inn (as Evan Harrington is arriving in th... More
Prayer at Sea - Public domain book illustration
Illustration accompanying the poem "God Save Our Men at Sea," depicting a sailor praying on deck during a storm.
The Poor Woman's Hovel - Public domain book illustration
Illustration for the story "Peasant Proprietorship;" here, the self-reliant peasant Austin meets his neighbor, a very poor woman taking care of a disabled child. Her cottage is tiny and tumbledown but clean, w... More
The Tragedy of Baikie (2)
Illustration for the novella: The Tragedy of Baikie
At Night (Hunt)
Illustration for the poem "At Night." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 102.
Evan Harrington (32) British Museum
Illustration for the serial novel Evan Harrington in Once a Week magazine (volume 3, page 197).
Sam Bentley's Christmas (1) British Museum
Illustration for the serial novella Sam Bentley's Christmas, Once a Week magazine, Volume 3, page 687.
Cupid's Ring
"Dan Cupid" playfully captures a girl. Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 528.
Once Upon a Time OAW (2)
Illustration for the poem "Once Upon a Time." Once a Week magazine, volume 3, page 25.
The London Clubs
Illustration for the story "The London Clubs," captioned "Mr. Baker at the Club."Wood engraving, Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 529.
Evan Harrington - 12 - At the Cricket Match
Illustration for Chapter 13 of Evan Harrington; or, He Would Be a Gentleman, Once a Week magazine, Volume 2, page 309. The crowd at a cricket match; Evan Harrington has picked up a small boy so he can look aro... More
The Head Master's Sister - The Wedding Breakfast
Illustration for "The Head Master's Sister" (Once a Week magazine, volume 2, page 393). The wedding breakfast.