Charles Dickens
(1812-1870), NovelistEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 95 portraits
Charles Dickens is widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era whose writings are renowned for their vivid portrayal of the class system of the period, addressing social deprivation and injustice. He established his name with Pickwick Papers, 1836.
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by Daniel Maclise
oil on canvas, 1839
NPG 1172
by Ary Scheffer
oil on canvas, 1855
NPG 315
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, late 1850s
NPG P301(102b)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, arched top, late 1850s
NPG P301(184d)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, arched top, 1858
NPG P301(19)
by Herbert Watkins
albumen print, arched top, 29 April 1858
NPG P301(20)
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3446
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3563
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
NPG 3565
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, circa 1880-1910
NPG 3566
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, circa 1924
NPG 3445
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, circa 1924
NPG 3564
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen cabinet card, 1880s (late 1850s)
NPG x36208
Group including Clarkson Stanfield, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Augustus Leopold Egg
after Unknown photographer
photogravure, (1857)
NPG x45067
by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1858
NPG Ax18262
by Herbert Watkins
albumen stereoscopic card, 29 April 1858
NPG x5585
by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 29 April 1858
NPG x14342
by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1858
NPG x14341
by Herbert Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, (29 April 1858)
NPG Ax28569
Related People
- Catherine Dickens (née Hogarth) (wife)
- Charles Culliford Boz ('Charley') Dickens (son)
- Sir Gerald Charles Dickens (grandson)
- Sir Henry Fielding Dickens (son)
- Mary ('Mamie') Dickens (daughter)
- Catherine ('Katey') Elizabeth Macready Perugini (née Dickens) (daughter)
Links
- Blue plaque, 48 Doughty Street, Holborn, London WC1N 2LX
- Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum, Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Charles Dickens in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Charles Dickens Museum, London
- Dickens House Museum, Broadstairs, Kent
- Guildhall Museum, Rochester
- The Dickens Fellowship
- The Dickens Society
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