Artwork
Charles Dickens in his Study
Charles Dickens in his Study is an oil painting by the Realist artist William Powell Frith. It dates from 1859 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
English painter William Powell Frith painted Charles Dickens in his study in 1859. The oil on canvas shows a writer at work, brush still in hand. It hangs at the Victoria and Albert Museum today.
Frith signed and dated the work at the bottom left. That small mark proves who made it and when.
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Overview
Charles Dickens in his Study is an oil on canvas painting created by William Powell Frith in 1859. It is now held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Technique & Style
The painting is executed in oil paint and features a signature and date at the lower left, 'W P Frith fecit 1859', confirming its authorship and year of creation.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts the English writer Charles Dickens at work in his study, capturing a moment of literary creativity.
Artist & collection
Artist
William Powell Frith was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life in the Victorian era.
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