Lot 2: Philip Augustus Barnard (British, active 1840-1884) Charles Dickens (1812–1870), wearing grey coat, pale yellow waistcoat, white chemise, blue cravat and gold shirt pin

Name: Philip Augustus Barnard (British, active 1840-1884) Charles Dickens (1812–1870), wearing grey coat, pale yellow waistcoat, white chemise, blue cravat and gold shirt pin
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 2a3b1a4990

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBPSold:

BonhamsKidlington , United KingdomJuly 13, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Charles Dickens (1812–1870), wearing grey coat, pale yellow waistcoat, white chemise, blue cravat and gold shirt pin.
Watercolour on paper, signed on the obverse and dated Barnard/ 1847, mounted within glazed rectangular wood frame with gilt border.
Oval, 124mm (4 7/8in) high

Artist or Maker

Philipp Augustus Barnard

Notes

The sitter's identity is based on the inscription to the reverse of the frame which states that the miniaturist was the father or uncle of Dicken's illustrator. Other known portraits of the author as a young man tend to portray him with far darker and slightly longer hair.

Auction Details

Art & Antiques - Pictures

Bonhams

July 13, 2011, 12:00 PM GMT

Banbury Road Shipton on Cherwell, Kidlington , OFE, OX5 1JH, UK

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