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The Brothers Dalziel (pronounced ) was a prolific wood-engraving business in Victorian London, founded in 1839 by George Dalziel.


The Dalziel family

In 1840, George (1 December 1815 – 4 August 1902) was joined in the business by his brother Edward Dalziel (1817–1905) and in subsequent years they were joined by their sister Margaret (1819–1894), brother John (1822–1869), and brother Thomas Dalziel (1823–1906). Along with at least three older brothers and one younger, they were children of the artist Alexander Dalziel of
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. George Dalziel trained under the wood-engraver Charles Gray in London from around 1835.


Business activity

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''. They also produced independent ventures, most notably ''The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ'' (London: Routledge, 1864), illustrated by Millais, and contributed humorous cartoons to magazines such as ''
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'', which George and Edward acquired in 1865. Until the advent of photo-mechanical processes 1880, they were pre-eminent in their trade. Examples of their work can be seen in the
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in London. At the end of the nineteenth century they collaborated on an autobiographical summary of their work: ''The Brothers Dalziel, A Record of Work, 1840–1890'' published by Methuen."Record of Fifty Years’ Work, A"
FromOldBooks.org. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
George Dalziel is buried in a family vault in the Egyptian Avenue in
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. Edward Dalziel is buried in a family vault in the Circle of Lebanon in Highgate Cemetery.


References

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External links


Biography of Edward DalzielExcerpts from the Dalziel Brothers autobiography, with some of their engravingsBooks with engravings by the Dalziel brothers
from the
University of Florida Digital Collections The University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC) are supported by the University of Florida Digital Library Center in the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida. The University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC) comprise a ...
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Gallery

George Dalziel00.jpg, Image taken from page 338 of 'Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains. Arranged in fifty-two divisions. Illustrations by eminent artists, engraved by the Brothers Dalziel' (11056593894).jpg, PProg 02 Frontispiece.jpg, Family vault of George Dalziel.jpg, Family vault of George Dalziel in the Egyptian Avenue in
Highgate Cemetery Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as ...
Dalziel, Edward 1905.jpg, Vault of Edward Dalziel in the Lebanon Circle in
Highgate Cemetery Highgate Cemetery is a place of burial in north London, England. There are approximately 170,000 people buried in around 53,000 graves across the West and East Cemeteries. Highgate Cemetery is notable both for some of the people buried there as ...
{{Authority control British engravers Burials at Highgate Cemetery