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.
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG x11864
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, after Gurney & Son
platinum print, 1867
NPG x11861
by Gurney & Son, or by George Gardner Rockwood
albumen print, arched top, 1867
NPG x9057
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, published by The Gresham Publishing Company
photogravure, (1867)
NPG x28730
by George Gardner Rockwood
albumen carte-de-visite, 1867
NPG x14343
Charles Dickens, his characters and the empty chair
possibly after Harriet Anne Callow (née Smart), after John & Charles Watkins, and after Luke Fildes
albumen print, 1872
NPG x135439
published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132899
'Dickens placing his first contribution in the editor's box' (Charles Dickens)
by Robert Herbert, after James Stephenson
wood engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D2271
by Unknown engraver
hand-coloured stipple engraving, 1830
NPG D20081
by William Finden, after Daniel Maclise
stipple engraving, published 1839 (1839)
NPG D18833
after Daniel Maclise
watercolour on ivory, (1839)
NPG D19292
Charles Dickens; Alfred, Count D'Orsay
by Alfred, Count D'Orsay
hand-coloured lithograph, 16 December 1841
NPG D20137
by John Angel James Wilcox, after Francis Alexander
line engraving, (1842)
NPG D42289
by Daniel John Pound, published by Illustrated News of the World, after John Jabez Edwin Mayall
stipple and line engraving, circa 1855
NPG D42232
by Henry Duff Linton, after Mayall
wood engraving, circa 1856
NPG D42287
by Henry Duff Linton, published by National Magazine Company, after Mayall
wood engraving, published 8 November 1856
NPG D42288
by Butterworth and Heath, after Herbert Watkins
wood engraving, (1858)
NPG D42294
after Herbert Watkins
mixed-method engraving, (1858)
NPG D42295
probably after Herbert Watkins
mezzotint, (circa 1859)
NPG D42296
by Joseph Brown, published by Chapman & Hall, after John Watkins
stipple engraving, 1860s
NPG D42292
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)
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