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Charles Dickens

Print
1870 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait bust, to left, profile, vignette; facsimile signature and date below.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCharles Dickens (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving on paper
Brief description
Portrait bust of Charles Dickens. Stipple engraving by J.H Baker after a photograph by Mason & Co., 1870.
Physical description
Portrait bust, to left, profile, vignette; facsimile signature and date below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
  • Width: 16.7cm
Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Engraved by J. H. Baker, from a photograph taken in 1868, by Mason & Co.' (Lettered)
  • 'Charles Dickens 1870' (Facsimile signature)
Production
The photograph on which this print is based was taken in 1868 by Mason & Co.

Attribution note: India proof
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
24749

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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