![]() ![]() The publication of illustrations in the nineteenth century was a laborious and time-consuming process. Preparing the Illustrations for Print Methods of Reproduction Sometimes the practice of reversing (or not reversing) the drawing to the printing plate for etching caused confusion as in these illustrations by Phiz for Dombey and Son where Captain Cuttle's hook changes from his left arm to his right ( Kitton, 1899, p. ![]() 167) See Maclise's frontispiece for The Chimes My curses light upon the miserable dog that produced it - I don't mean myself.ĭ. I wish you had left me that last one I would have tried to beguile myself with a belief that it might be improved. I would give anything that I had kept to my original notion and had nothing to do with the thing. I wish to Heaven you would have my name cut out from the corners, that at least I might have the benefit of the doubt as to which of the blots is mine. It really is too much to be called upon to submit to, to be shown up in these little dirty scratches and to have one's name blazoned as if one was proud of them. " My dear F.,-I can never hope to get you to understand how I am mortified and humiliated by the effect of these damnable cuts. ![]() He voices his displeasure with the woodcut in this letter to John Forster: Such is the case for the frontispiece of The Chimes by Daniel Maclise. No matter the skill of the engraver, the artist was often dissatisfied with the result. ![]() It is easy to imagine the difficulty of reproducing an illustration made in pencil, with all of its subtle shades of light and dark lines, and engraving it onto a block of wood for the printing process. Your browser does not support JavaScript!
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