The Song of the Disconsolate One
1863
Musical melancholy becomes the subject of Du Maurier's social observation, demonstrating his ability to find both humor and pathos in the performative aspects of Victorian emotional life.
- Medium
- wood engraving
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Artists in conversation
John Leech
British · b. 1817
Leech was a prominent Victorian illustrator who shared Du Maurier's gift for combining gentle humor with social observation in black and white wood engraved compositions featuring middle class figures in domestic and performative settings.
Charles Keene
British · b. 1823
Keene worked in the same Victorian illustrated press tradition as Du Maurier, producing monochromatic wood engravings that captured the pathos and subtle comedy of everyday British social life with assured figurative draftsmanship.
John Tenniel
British · b. 1820
Tenniel produced highly refined Victorian wood engravings with strong narrative and figurative qualities, sharing Du Maurier's melancholic yet observational tone in black and white printed illustrations for a discerning British readership.
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