Dancing the Gavotte, Randolph Caldecott, 1880

Breton folk: an artistic tour in brittany, by henry blackburn (1880) was one of the travel books which randolph caldecott illustrated. Randolph accompanied henry blackburn on three journeys to brittany, and on the last of these they were joined by randolph's wife marian (they had got married that year). This picture from it (facing page 96) is especially interesting to us, because it is believed that the lady on the right is randolph's wife marian. Date: 1880. Medium: wood engraving print. Collection: New York Public Library. Gavotte