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Draft title page for Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist

Drawing
1846 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing for the wrapper of the 1846 edition of Oliver Twist.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDraft title page for Charles Dickens' <i>Oliver Twist</i> (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Drawing, draft titlepage from Charles Dicken's Oliver Twist, by George Cruickshank, England, ca. 1846
Physical description
Drawing for the wrapper of the 1846 edition of Oliver Twist.
Dimensions
  • Unmounted height: 8.75in
  • Unmounted width: 6.5in
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum. Charles Dickens. London: 1970, p.86. The full text of the entry is as follows: "George Cruikshank (1792-1878) Two drawings for the wrapper of the 1846 edition of Oliver Twist 9995.A,B."
Collection
Accession number
9995B

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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