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Caption:

"Now," cried I, holding up my children, "now let the flames burn on and all my possessions perish."

Artist:

Mulready, William

Materials:

Paper (fiber material), Ink

Techniques:

Wood engraving

Engraver:

Thompson, John

Author:

Goldsmith, Oliver

Title of Publication:

The vicar of Wakefield

Publisher:

T. Nelson and Sons

Publication place:

London

Publication date:

1888

Curator Comment:

'The Vicar of Wakefield' was first published in 1766, and maintained its popularity throughout the 1800s. William Mulready was commissioned to illustrate Goldsmith's text in the 1840s, producing 32 drawings, one for each chapter head, various editions with Mulready's illustrations followed.

Note on artwork:

A new edition of a work first published with Mulready's illustrations in 1843. Each richly detailed illustration relates closely to Goldsmith's original text

References:

ONDB online and DIB online; K.M. Heleniak, William Mulready, New Haven and London, 1980.