'Circling, she lightly bends and lifts on high / The multitudinous-sounding tambourine.'
Title
'Circling, she lightly bends and lifts on high / The multitudinous-sounding tambourine.'
Alt Text Description
Grayscale illustration of a woman dancing with a tambourine. Men watch in a group behind her and a few play stringed instruments.
Description
A crowd in the city of Bedmar asks Fedalma to dance and is entranced by her movement. She dances with a tambourine accompanied by music and the singing of Pedro and the minstrel Juan. Directly after this moment, Father Isidor sees that Fedalma refuses to pray during prayer time thus confirming her identity as a Gypsy. (Book 2)
Illustrator
Unknown
Contributor
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), border designer
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Date
1888
Rights
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Work Illustrated
The Spanish Gypsy
Citation
Unknown, 'Circling, she lightly bends and lifts on high / The multitudinous-sounding tambourine.', 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/83478
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