Research Catalog

Title

Collection of 19 engraved and etched portraits of Charles Dickens, from youth to the late 1860s.

Publication

[Various places : various publishers, 1839-1907]

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Additional Authors

• Armytage, James Charles, 1802-1897.
• Backer, H. J.
• Baker, James H., 1829-
• Bicknell, W. H. W. (William Harry Warren), 1860-1947.
• Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
• Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909.
• Gillies, Margaret, 1803-1887.
• Graves, Robert, 1798-1873.
• Gurney, Jeremiah, 1812-1895.
• Hollyer, Samuel, 1826-1919.
• Jackman, William G.
• Joyeuse, Théodore.
• Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870.
• Mayall, J. E. (John Jabez Edwin), 1813-1901.
• Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852.
• Pound, Daniel J.
• Quantin, A. (Albert)
• Rogers, J., engraver.

Description

19 prints : engravings and etchings, b&w; size varies.

Summary

Collection consists of the following 19 portraits: No. 1. James Charles Armytage (d. 1897), engraver; Margaret Gillies (1803-1887), artist. Engraved bust portrait of Charles Dickens, head turned front, with facsimile signature beneath portrait, "Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens." [London]: Smith, Elder & Co., [ca. 1840]. 21.5 x 13.8 cm. Removed from: Charles Dickens. A.l.s. to Mrs. Frances Trollope. Regents Park, London, Dec. 16, 1842. 3 p. Digital Data: Digital ID: 483483, Record ID: 300527. No. 2. H. J. Backer, engraver. Stipple engraved portrait of Charles Dickens in half-length portrait, three-quarter view, seated in armchair, right arm partially raised, head turned right, with facsimile signature beneath portrait, "Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens" [London, ca. 1840], 21.3 x 12.6 cm.. Purchased from Maggs Bros. June 8, 1961. Digital Data: Digital ID 483487, Record ID 300537. No. 3. Robert Graves (1798-1873), engraver; Daniel Maclise (1806-1870), artist. Engraved bust portrait in oval of Charles Dickens, facing right, "Charles Dickens" in capital letters printed beneath portrait, [London, 1839]. 16.5 x 20.2 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483486, Record ID 300535. No. 4. [Robert Graves, engraver; Daniel Maclise, artist]. Engraved bust portrait of Charles Dickens, facing right, [London 1839]. 15.7 x 23.1 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483489, Record ID 300539. No. 5: Jackman, W.G., engraver; [Daniel Maclise, artist]. Engraved bust portrait of Charles Dickens, facing right, with facsimile signature of Charles Dickens beneath portrait. [London]: Printed by D. Appleton & Co., [1839]. 14.5 x 21.7 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483479, Record ID 300514. No. 6. Théodore Joyeuse, engraver; A. Quantin, printer of plates. Drypoint bust portrait of Charles Dickens after portrait painting by unknown artist, shows Charles Dickens at 18 years of age; printed beneath image, "Charles Dickens à 18 ans. (Dessin d'un anonyme)." [Paris], 1885. Plate mark 17 x 24.5 cm. Removed from Dickens Bently collection. Digital Data: Digital ID 483484, Record ID 300531. No. 7. Théodore Joyeux [i.e. Joyeuse?], engraver; A. Quantin, printer of plates. Drypoint full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, after portrait painting by unknown artist, shows youthful Charles Dickens seated at desk, facing front, with London street scene featuring puppet show appearing through window. [Paris], 1885. Plate mark 24.5 x 16.9 cm. Removed from Dickens Bently collection. Digital Data: Digital ID 483490, Record ID 300540. No. 8. Théodore Joyeuse, engraver; Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Comte d'Orsay (1801-1852), artist; A. Quantin, printer of plates. Drypoint half-length, left profile, portrait of Charles Dickens. [Paris], 1885. Plate mark 20.5 cm. x 16.1 cm. Removed from Dickens Bently collection. Digital Data: Digital ID 483475, Record ID 300507. No. 9. William Harry Warren Bicknell (1860-1947), etcher. Etched head and shoulders, left profile, portrait of Charles Dickens, with Dickens's facsimile signature beneath portrait. [London?], 1907. Plate mark 16.5 x 12 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483474, Record ID 300505. No. 10. James H. Baker (b. 1829), engraver. Stipple engraved half-length, oval portrait of Charles Dickens. [London?, ca. 1858]. Oval image 13 x 10 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483480, Record ID 300516. No. 11. Unidentified engraver. Stipple engraved half-length, left profile portrait of Charles Dickens seated in armchair, head leaning on right hand, holding letter in left hand, with Dickens's facsimile signature below portrait, [London? ca. 1872]. 18.7 x 13.5 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483488, Record ID 300538. No. 12. [D. J. Pound, engraver]. Engraved half-length portrait of Charles Dickens, facing right, seated at table, after a photograph by John Jabez Edwin Mayall (d. 1867). Printed in engraved capitals below image: "Charles Dickens, From A Photograph Taken At The Time When He Was Writing 'David Copperfield.'" [London, ca. 1858]. 16.5 x 12.7 cm. Image appeared in Jan. 8, 1858, publication of Illustrated News of the World, in section titled Drawing Room Gallery of Eminent Personages, with short biographical sketch. Digital Data: Digital ID 483482, Record ID 300525. No. 13. Unknown engraver. Mezzotint, half-length, three-quarter view portrait of Charles Dickens seated in chair, gloves in left hand, with "Charles Dickens" etched below portrait, after a photograph by Matthew Brady (1823-1896), affixed to larger piece of hand-made paper. [New York?, 1867]. 18 x 12.7 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483476, Record ID: 300509. No. 14. (Darker iteration of no. 13). Unknown engraver. Mezzotint, half-length, three-quarter view portrait of Charles Dickens seated in chair, gloves in left hand, with "Charles Dickens" etched below portrait, after a photograph by Matthew Brady (1823-1896). [New York?, 1867]. 18 x 12.7 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483477, Record ID: 300511. No. 15. [Robert Graves], engraver. Engraved head and shoulders portrait of Charles Dickens, after the 1859 painting by William Powell Frith. [London, 1859]. 22.7 x 15 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483478, Record ID: 300512. No. 16. James Charles Armytage, engraver. Stipple engraved head-and-shoulders, right profile portrait of Charles Dickens, after 1868 photograph by Jeremiah Gurney. Etched beneath image: "Photd. in America. J.C. Armytage. Charles Dickens [capital letters]. AET. 56." [New York, 1868]. 18.2 x 12 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID: 483481, Record ID: 300521. No. 17. (Larger and darker version of no. 16). James Charles Armytage, engraver. Stipple engraved head-and-shoulders, right profile portrait of Charles Dickens, after 1868 photograph by Jeremiah Gurney. Etched beneath image: "Photd. in America. J.C. Armytage. Charles Dickens [capital letters]. AET. 56." [New York, 1868]. 23.5 x 16 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483491, Digital Record 300541. No. 18. Samuel Hollyer (1826-1919), etcher. Etched head-and-shoulders, right profile portrait of Charles Dickens, after 1868 photograph by Jeremiah Gurney, mounted on paper board, with Charles Dickens's signature etched below image. [New York, 1868]. Platemark 23 x 15 cm. Digital Data: Digital ID 483485, Record ID 300533. No. 19. J. Rogers, etcher. Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of seated Charles Dickens, arms crossed, head turned to his right, with Dickens's etched signature below image, after 1851 daguerreotype by John Jabez Edwin Mavall (1810-1901), matted unevenly. Plate mark: 15 x 11.2 cm. [London, 1851?]. Digital Data: Digital ID: 483492, Record ID: 300542.

Subject

• Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 > Portraits

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Call Number

Berg Coll m.b. Dickens ZP8 C65 1839

OCLC

768130876

Title

Collection of 19 engraved and etched portraits of Charles Dickens, from youth to the late 1860s.

Imprint

[Various places : various publishers, 1839-1907]

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Added Author

Armytage, James Charles, 1802-1897. Engraver

Backer, H. J. Engraver

Baker, James H., 1829- Engraver

Bicknell, W. H. W. (William Harry Warren), 1860-1947. Etcher

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896. Photographer

Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Artist

Gillies, Margaret, 1803-1887. Artist

Graves, Robert, 1798-1873. Engraver

Gurney, Jeremiah, 1812-1895. Photographer

Hollyer, Samuel, 1826-1919. Etcher

Jackman, William G. Engraver

Joyeuse, Théodore. Engraver

Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870. Artist

Mayall, J. E. (John Jabez Edwin), 1813-1901. Photographer

Orsay, Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, comte d', 1801-1852. Artist

Pound, Daniel J. Engraver

Quantin, A. (Albert) Printer

Rogers, J., engraver.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll m.b. Dickens ZP8 C65 1839