Ways of the hour
1870s
Step into a scene of Victorian drama where a woman in a long, dark dress converses with a man through a barred grate in a stone wall. The caption at the bottom adds a layer of intrigue, as she compares their meeting to a convent interview, calling herself a 'novice' and him an 'excluded friend.' This engraving by F.O.C. Darley illustrates James Fenimore Cooper's novel 'Ways of the Hour,' capturing the tension of a forbidden or restricted meeting. The stark shadows and the solitary chair in the room emphasize the feeling of isolation and secrecy.
- Technique
- Steel engraving
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