Walter Besant Collection (#2)

To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1594976 To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant)

Sir Walter Besant (b / w photo)
1605390 Sir Walter Besant (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Walter Besant. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 June 1896)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604275 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604259 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604099 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604020 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600524 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600519 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600515 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626758 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1624909 The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant)

The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1624717 The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant)

Dorothy Forster (engraving)
1061535 Dorothy Forster (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dorothy Forster. Illustration for The Graphic)

The Chaplain of the Fleet (engraving)
1037742 The Chaplain of the Fleet (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chaplain of the Fleet)

They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving)
1624098 They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving) by Knowles, Davidson (fl.1879-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice)

They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving)
1624086 They Were Married, by Walter Besant and James Rice (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: They Were Married)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626914 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1624841 The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant)

The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1624675 The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant)

The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1624555 The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The World Went Very Well Then, by Walter Besant)

To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1594980 To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595922 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595548 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595516 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1594985 To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: To Call Her Mine, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595689 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595649 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

A Fountain Sealed, by Walter Besant (litho)
1597022 A Fountain Sealed, by Walter Besant (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fountain Sealed, by Walter Besant)

Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1615020 Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant)

Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1615018 Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peer and Heiress, by Walter Besant)

The Two Sophias, by Walter Besant (litho)
1615358 The Two Sophias, by Walter Besant (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Two Sophias, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1603976 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600528 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho)
1600513 The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Five Years Tryst, by Walter Besant)

The Short Way, by Walter Besant (litho)
1606492 The Short Way, by Walter Besant (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Short Way, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1603903 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604373 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604372 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604243 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604222 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604079 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho)
1604059 The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant (litho) by Birkenruth, Adolphe (b.1863); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebel Queen, by Walter Besant)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1627103 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626792 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626721 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1626662 Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armorel of Lyonesse, A Romance of To-Day)

St Katherine by the Tower (engraving)
1062353 St Katherine by the Tower (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Katherine by the Tower)

St Katherine by the Tower (engraving)
1062322 St Katherine by the Tower (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Katherine by the Tower)

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"Walter Besant: A Literary Journey Through Time" Step into the world of Walter Besant, a renowned English novelist and historian whose works have left an indelible mark on literature. Born in Clapham in 1812, Besant's creative genius knew no bounds as he transported readers through various eras and settings. Immerse yourself in the vibrant streets of Beer Street, captured by William Hogarth in 1751 and brought to life once again through Besant's words in 1925. Feel the hustle and bustle of A Country Inn Yard from Hogarth's brush, resonating with readers decades later thanks to Besant's masterful storytelling. Besant delves even further back into history with Gambling at Whites Club, a glimpse into the opulent yet treacherous world of London society during the early 18th century. The execution of rebel leaders during Venners Rising becomes hauntingly vivid under his penmanship, transporting us to a time when political unrest gripped England. But it is not just historical events that captivate Walter Besant; he also paints vivid pictures of everyday life. Wander through Skin Market at Leadenhall in 1825 alongside Thomas Dale's artistic vision or stroll along The Causeway in Wandsworth as it appeared around 1895 - both scenes brought alive by Besant's keen eye for detail. Beyond his literary accomplishments, we catch glimpses himself - an engraving capturing his essence forever etched into history. His collaborative efforts with James Rice are immortalized through engravings depicting their novels "They Were Married" and "Armorel of Lyonesse, " showcasing their ability to transport readers across genres. Join us on this literary journey where past meets present as we explore the rich tapestry woven by Walter Besant.