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Leaving The Morgue

Drawing
1868 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pinwell, George John (artist)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (made)

Study in pencil for an illustration to Charles Dickens' The Uncommercial Traveller


Object details

Category
Dickens
Object type
Drawing
TitleLeaving The Morgue (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil study
Pencil
Chinese White
Drawing
Brief description
Study by George John Pinwell, R W S (1842-75) for an illustration to 'The Uncommercial Traveller' by Charles Dickens.
Physical description
Study in pencil for an illustration to Charles Dickens' The Uncommercial Traveller
Dimensions
  • Height: 5in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910)
  • Width: 3 1/2in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed G. J. P. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910)
Association
Charles Dickens
Literary reference'The Unconventional Traveller' by Charles Dickens
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.73. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4166-1909

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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