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Charles Dickens

Photograph
before 1870 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, holding a quill, seated.

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read Charles Dickens Charles Dickens (1812 – 70) was the most popular British novelist of the Victorian era, responsible for some of English literature's most iconic characters, including Ebenezer Scrooge, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and Miss Havisham. The enduring appeal of his novels and short stories is...

Object details

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Object type
Titles
  • Charles Dickens (assigned by artist)
  • Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer in three volumes, vol. III (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
Portrait of Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Portraits of many persons of note photographed by Frederick Hollyer, Vol. 3, platinum print, ca. 1860s
Physical description
Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, holding a quill, seated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Not by Fred. Hollyer' (Written by hand in pencil on album page below photograph.)
Credit line
Given by Eleanor M. Hollyer
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
7917-1938

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2004
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