Drawing
1870 (illustrated)
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| Place of origin |
Luke Fildes was commissioned to provide illustrations for Charles Dickens's last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens died in 1870, before completing the text.
This is a sketch of one of the novel's main characters, Rosa Bud, apparently sitting in a seat. The image of her - without the seat - was subsequently incorporated into an illustration entitled Up The River. The published version shows Rosa and Mr Grewgious sitting in a boat on the river Thames, along with Mr. Tartar and Lobley.
The V&A also holds a sketch of the bridge and various buildings that appear in the background of the published image (E.788-1971).
This is a sketch of one of the novel's main characters, Rosa Bud, apparently sitting in a seat. The image of her - without the seat - was subsequently incorporated into an illustration entitled Up The River. The published version shows Rosa and Mr Grewgious sitting in a boat on the river Thames, along with Mr. Tartar and Lobley.
The V&A also holds a sketch of the bridge and various buildings that appear in the background of the published image (E.788-1971).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, black and red chalk, pen and ink, heightened and corrected with white. |
| Brief description | Study for illustration to Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870, by Sir Samuel Luke Fildes |
| Physical description | Study for Rosa Bud in 'Up the River'. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir Paul Fildes O. B. E., F. R. S. in memory of his father, the Artist |
| Association | |
| Literary reference | <i>The Mystery of Edwin Drood</i> by Charles Dickens |
| Summary | Luke Fildes was commissioned to provide illustrations for Charles Dickens's last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens died in 1870, before completing the text. This is a sketch of one of the novel's main characters, Rosa Bud, apparently sitting in a seat. The image of her - without the seat - was subsequently incorporated into an illustration entitled Up The River. The published version shows Rosa and Mr Grewgious sitting in a boat on the river Thames, along with Mr. Tartar and Lobley. The V&A also holds a sketch of the bridge and various buildings that appear in the background of the published image (E.788-1971). |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from departmental micromedia catalogue. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.789-1971 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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