'I'll put them on, / Help me, my lord, and you shall see me now / Somewhat as I shall look at Court with you.'

Title

'I'll put them on, / Help me, my lord, and you shall see me now / Somewhat as I shall look at Court with you.'

Alt Text Description

Grayscale illustration of a man opening a box of jewelry and presenting it to a young woman. The woman leans towards the box, holding a closed fan.

Description

Don Silva proposes to Fedalma that they get married quickly and secretly. He shows her all of his jewelry intended for her and she tries on a pair of ruby earrings, imagining what she would look like in Court as his wife. (Book 1)

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, 'I'll put them on, / Help me, my lord, and you shall see me now / Somewhat as I shall look at Court with you.', 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/83479

Illustration