Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

Image credit: Charles Dickens Museum, London

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This copy of a portrait by Samuel Drummond depicts a young Charles Dickens, a rare image of the author before he embarks on his celebrated career. The original was owned by Dickens’s friend Angela Burdett-Coutts for many years and was valued as a good likeness of him.

Charles Dickens Museum, London

London

Title

Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

Date

1926

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 75 x W 62 cm

Accession number

DH477

Acquisition method

gift, 1927

Work type

Painting

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Charles Dickens Museum, London

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