The balloon "Royal Victoria" being launched at night by Charles Green at Vauxhall Gardens, London, watched by crowds of people. Wood engraving by Dalziel Brothers, 1878.

Date

1878

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

A lady and a gentleman galloping on their horses over a heath. Colour wood engraving by Dalziel.

An alchemist at his alembic; surrounded by vignettes of scientific pursuits. Wood engraving by Dalziel, 18--.

Date

1870

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.

Date

[1871-1872]

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.

Date

1871

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.

Date

[1872]

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.

An elaborate English bazaar. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A crowded country ball. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

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

An African medicine man or shaman using symbols and small animals to eject a demon (disease). Wood engraving by Dalziel after J. Leech.

A massive indoor children's party. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A magnificent state banquet. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

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

A packed domestic music recital. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The smoking room in a gentlemen's club. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

An African medicine man cupping and bleeding two patients. Wood engraving by Dalziel after J. Leech.

A fashionable outside morning party. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

A huge private brunch gathering. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

The overcrowded promenade in Hyde Park known as 'Rotten Row'. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

People relaxing in a drawing-room after dinner. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.

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