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[Title page of The Characters of Charles Dickens pourtrayed in a series of original water colour sketches by 'Kyd'"]" – Antique Print

[Title page of The Characters of Charles Dickens pourtrayed in a series of original water colour sketches by 'Kyd'"]", London : Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1899. — antique lithograph
[Title page of The Characters of Charles Dickens pourtrayed in a series of original water colour sketches by 'Kyd'"]", London : Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1899.. Antique lithograph from the Books & Writers collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This lithographed title page announces a gallery of Dickens's characters rather than a single scene, presented as original watercolor sketches by the artist identified only as "Kyd." Kyd was the pen name of the illustrator Joseph Clayton Clarke, and the London publisher Raphael Tuck & Sons issued the collection around 1899, nearly three decades after Dickens's death in 1870. Such character albums were popular in the late Victorian and Edwardian years, when Dickens's figures had become household names. The page is worth a look for its ornamental lettering and its framing of the book as a showcase for the novelist's people.

Created / publishedLondon : Raphael Tuck & Sons, c1899.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenreTitle pages 1890-1900.Lithographs 1890-1900.
NotesIllus. in: The Characters of Charles Dickens pourtrayed in a series of original water colour sketches by Kyd"."
SubjectsDickens, Charles,--1812-1870. Kyd,--1856 or 7-1937.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,148 × 1,464 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216177

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