delineavit

Latin

Engraving by M De Bye after P Potter.

Verb

dēlīneāvit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of dēlīneō

Usage notes

Up to the 1870s, book illustrations required two steps: the artist drawing the design on paper, and then an engraver translating it to wood. The artist's name was often signed with "del." (for delineavit), and the engraver's with "sc." or "sculp." for sculpsit.