Woodpeckings – The Dalziel Archive, Victorian Print Culture, and Wood Engravings

About Dalziel
Dalziel Brothers was the most substantial wood engraving firm in Victorian London. Click to read more about them.
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View Exhibition
Alice to Alice is an online exhibition presenting work made by Dalziel between 1865 and 1871. Click to explore the exhibition.
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The Archive
The Dalziel Archive in the British Museum is a visual archive of the firm’s oeuvre from 1839 to 1893. Click to explore.
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Contemporary Printmakers in the Dalziel Archive: Chris Pig

Chris Pig, Tiggy's Funeral

‘Menagerist (Highgate West Cemetery)’, a poem by Isabel White

Dalziel engraving Graveyard scene, after Charles Green for Charles Dickens, 'The Old Curiosity Shop’, The Household Edition (London: Chapman & Hall, [1876]). First issued in parts.

Time Takes its Toll, by Jemima Woolnough

Jemima Woolnough, 'Time Takes its Toll'

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@ahrcpress project on @britishmuseum archive of Victorian wood engravers Dalziel Brothers, led by Bethan Stevens @sussexuni

Isabel Seligman’s workshop involved found images

Isabel Seligman’s workshop involved found images from the Dalziel Archive and lots of tip-ex! Look at these wonderful creations from students, including a feminist retelling of the history of art.

Check the link in our bio to see more images and take part in the activity. Don’t forget to upload your creations and hashtag us!

#printmakers #rewritinghistory #britishmuseum #dalzielbrothers #alteringhistory #illustrations

@bhlibraries asked students to create their own Vi

@bhlibraries asked students to create their own Victorian characters inspired by David Copperfield illsutrations. One student created a steam powered wooden robot that was used as either a butler or a pickpocket by its owner. The creater wasn’t certain if the robot is sentient or not 🤔😁

Check out the link in our bio for activity instructions if you’d like to take part, don’t forget to upload your creations and hashtag us!

#illustration #charactersketch #onlinevent #victorian #dalzielbrothers #jubileelibrary #archives #rarebooks #charlesdickens #davidcopperfield

@richdwragg from @the_keep_archives and @bacauk st

@richdwragg from @the_keep_archives and @bacauk students read letters from 11 year old Midshipman George Perceval to his parents, written in 1806. They thought about changes in his handwriting and how his tone altered when writing to his mother. In the activity, students wrote a letter about a recent event, thinking about their audience and who might read it 100 years in the future.

Check out the link in our bio for activity instructions if you’d like to take part. Don’t forget to upload your creations and hashtag us!

#illustration #letterwriting #onlineevent #victorian #dalzielbrothers #thekeep #archives #alicethroughthelookingglass

Katharine Martin, curator of 18th and 19th century

Katharine Martin, curator of 18th and 19th century prints at the @vamuseum helped us discover how linocutting techniques can portray a city, inviting students to rewrite museum labels for Edward Bawden’s Brighton Pier print on the theme of ‘Encounters.’ Aren’t they evocative?

You can scoot over to the Victoria and Albert Museum website to view Brighton Pier in full. Check out the link in our bio for activity instructions if you’d like to take part, don’t forget to upload your creations and hashtag us!

#printmakers #printculture #illustration #onlineevent #dalzielbrothers #edwardbawden #brightonandhove #brightonpier

Artist and expert of Victorian printmaking techniq

Artist and expert of Victorian printmaking techniques @christophermaxpig invited us virtually into his printmaking studio, encouraging the students to explore stories of bereavement in word and image.

Check out the link in our bio for more images and activity instructions if you’d like to take part, don’t forget to upload your creations to instagram and hashtag us!

#printmakers #printculture #victorian #illustration #onlineevent #dalzielbrothers #creativewritingworkshop

Just a couple of wonderful works created by studen

Just a couple of wonderful works created by students at @bacauk, when we embraced online events and all the accompanying technological surprises with these obliging experts: @britishmuseum @vamuseum @christophermaxpig @richdwragg from @the_keep_archives and @bhlibraries

Link in our bio! There you can check out activity instructions if you’d like to take part, don’t forget to upload your creations to instagram and hashtag us.

#printmakers #illustration #onlineevent #victorian #printculture #dalzielbrothers #alicethroughthelookingglass

We’ll be showcasing new work by contemporary pri

We’ll be showcasing new work by contemporary printmakers responding to the Dalziel Archive throughout November on the Woodpeckings site. Follow the link in our bio to see & hear more from @christophermaxpig ⚰️ #printmakers #dalzielbrothers

Isabel White’s poem ‘Menagerist (Highgate West

Isabel White’s poem ‘Menagerist (Highgate West Cemetery)’ is now up on the Woodpeckings site (follow the link in our bio)—illustrated with this graveyard scene by Dalziel after Charles Green for the Household Edition of Dickens’ The Old Curiosity Shop. As White writes, “get Dalziel to tell their tale in stone, / as he told of Alice / and those acquainted with Mr Dickens”. #dalzielbrothers #poetry #charlesdickens #woodengraving

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