Esther Lyon

Title

Esther Lyon

Alt Text Description

Grayscale portrait of a young woman wearing a formal dress and a bonnet with woods in the background.

Description

This portrait introduces Esther Lyon as a figure of refined elegance, wearing a formal dress and bonnet which hints at her aspirations for a life beyond her modest circumstances and her initial vanity.

Illustrator

Dielman, Frederic (1847-1935)

Publisher

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

Date

1888

Rights

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Work Illustrated

Felix Holt, the Radical

Citation

Dielman, Frederic (1847-1935), Esther Lyon, 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/83631