A Quest for a Cousin, from "Illustrated London News"
December 19, 1874
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 13 7/16 in. (25.2 × 34.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2019
Accession Number
2019.279.17
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
**A Quest for a Cousin**, a wood engraving by James Abbott Pasquier published in the *Illustrated London* on December 19 1874, captures Victorian era's fascination with narrative storytelling through visual journalism. The *Illustrated London News launched in 1842, was a pioneering weekly magazine that brought current events, society scenes, and serialized tales to life with intricate engravings, making high-quality illustrations accessible to a broad middle-class audience. This print, measuring 9 15/16 × 13 7/16 inches, reflects that tradition, likely depicting men and women in a dramatic sea...