Illustration for "The Romaunt of the Rose"
William Shakespeare Burton (1824-1916)
Engraver: Joseph Swain
1864
Wood engraving
6½ x 4¾ inches (16.5 12.0 cm)
Once a Week, 21 May 1864, p.602.
This illustrates an episode in the ballad "The Romaunt of the Rose (A Cornish Legend)" by Morgan George Watkins (1836-1911). See below for commentary.
Image scan by Dennis T. Lanigan and text by Lanigan and Jacqueline Banerjee. Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.