Romola Title Page

Grayscale illustration of a closed-spandrel arch bridge framing the title “Romola.” A man and woman look down the river to the landscape beyond.

In this scene, the illustration frames a bridge over the Arno beneath stone arches as a man and woman look out toward the city. The image grounds the opening of the novel in Florence’s river, architecture, and streets, presenting the city as the primary setting before individual characters take focus.

“And there flows Arno, with its bridges just where they used to be-the Ponte Vecchio, least like other bridges in the world, laden with the same quaint shops where our Spirit remember" ("The Shipwrecked Stranger", Chapter 1).

Leighton, Frederic (1830-1896)

George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

1865

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Leighton, Frederic (1830-1896), Romola Title Page, George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83332