Illustrations for The Chimes, by Charles Dickens

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Artist/Maker	Maclise, Daniel (RA) (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

The artist Daniel Maclise produced these designs for the frontispiece and title-page of The Chimes, the second of the Christmas books written by his friend Charles Dickens. The book was published by Chapman and Hall in 1844.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Drawing Drawing
Title	Illustrations for The Chimes, by Charles Dickens (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil on paper Paper Pencil Drawing
Brief description	Frontispiece and title-page illustrations by Daniel Maclise, for The Chimes by Charles Dickens, 1844
Physical description	Two pages with sketches for illustrations for 'The Chimes'. The left hand one is of a bell tower with imps and ghostly figures emanating from the bells. The right hand one is a title page with floating figures populating the text, including a figure with ivy in her hair and an old man in a robe.
Dimensions	Height: 18cm Both sheets together width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	THE CHIMES / A / GOBLINSTORY / OF / SOME BELLS / THAT RANG / AN OLD YEAR IN / CHARLES DICKENS / CHAPMAN & HALL (Text of illustration) The drawing is not fixed - take care not to rub it out (inscribed in pencil accross the bottom of sheets.)
Credit line	Forster Bequest
Summary	The artist Daniel Maclise produced these designs for the frontispiece and title-page of The Chimes, the second of the Christmas books written by his friend Charles Dickens. The book was published by Chapman and Hall in 1844.
Bibliographic references	Peter Murray, ed. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870. Romancing the Past. Cork: Crawford Art Gallery: Gandon Editions, 2008. ISBN: 978 0948037 665.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	F.75

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Record created	September 23, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O167336/illustrations-for-the-chimes-by-drawing-maclise-daniel-ra/

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