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George Dalziel
1815–1902
A leading Victorian wood-engraver, he helped shape the look of 19th-century illustrated books and magazines. As the senior figure behind the Dalziel Brothers, he worked with many of the era's best-known artists and brought their images to a wide reading public.
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The Brothers Dalziel A Record of Fifty Years Work in Conjunction with many of the Most Distinguished Artists of the Period 1840-1890
by George Dalziel, Edward Dalziel
About the author
Born in Wooler, Northumberland, on December 1, 1815, George Dalziel trained in Newcastle and then moved to London as a young man to study wood engraving. In 1839 he established the business that soon became known as the Dalziel Brothers, later joined by his brother Edward and other family members.
The firm became one of the most important engraving houses of the Victorian period. Its work appeared in illustrated books, periodicals, and gift volumes, and the Dalziels collaborated with major artists including members of the Pre-Raphaelite circle. George Dalziel is remembered as the founder and senior partner who helped turn wood engraving into a central part of 19th-century print culture.
He also left a record of that world in The Brothers Dalziel, a memoir written with Edward about the family business and the artists they worked with. Dalziel died on August 4, 1902, after a long career closely tied to the golden age of British illustration.