Portrait of Charles Dickens (Scheffer)
| Portrait of Charles Dickens | |
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| Artist | Ary Scheffer |
| Year | 1855 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 94.3 cm × 62.9 cm (37.1 in × 24.8 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Portrait of Charles Dickens is an 1855 portrait painting by the Dutch artist Ary Scheffer depicting the British author Charles Dickens.[1] He sat for the painting while visiting Paris.[2]
The painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1856. Today the work is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London, which purchased it in 1870.[3]
See also
- Charles Dickens in His Study, an 1859 portrait by William Powell Frith
References
- ^ Ormond p.138
- ^ Bledsoe p.153
- ^ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw01843
Bibliography
- Bledsoe, Robert Terrell Dickens, Journalism, Music: 'Household Words' and 'All The Year Round'. Continuum International Publishing, 2012.
- Ormond, Richard. Early Victorian Portraits: Text. H.M. Stationery Office, 1974.
