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I am the bearer of evil tidings

Etching
1849-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hablot Knight Browne (artist)
Hablot Knight Browne
Place of origin
London (made)

Etching. Illustration to David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Etching
TitleI am the bearer of evil tidings (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
Browne, Hablot Knight ("Phiz"). Illustration to David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1849-50. Etching.
Physical description
Etching. Illustration to David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Width: 13.3cm
Association
Charles Dickens
Literary reference'The Personal History of David Copperfield' by Charles Dickens
Bibliographic references
  • Departmental record (micromedia)
  • A Johannsen, Phiz, Illustrations to the Novels of Charles Dickens, Chicago, 1956, pp.309-396 including reproductions of pulls from the different plates.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum. Charles Dickens. London: 1970
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.818-1972

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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