Manuscripts

George Cruikshank "Oliver asking for more" from "Oliver Twist:" printed etching

Description: Window mounted.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1838
Call number: HM 39987 (24)
Provenance: Purchased from the William K. Bixby sale, August 1918.
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George Cruikshank "Oliver Twist, Master of the Workhouse, and Noah Claypole from 'Oliver Twist':" pencil sketches

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A collection of drawings, etchings, prints, and watercolors originally part of a bound volume; the material is related to Charles Dickens, his life, and some of the characters from his books, including "Nicholas Nickleby," "The Old Curiosity Shop," "Oliver Twist," and "The Pickwick Papers." Also included are drawings of Dickens and his wife, Catherine Dickens, and their visit to America in 1842. The material was created by various artists including Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"), George Cattermole, George Cruikshank, Daniel Maclise, Joseph Kenny Meadows, Pierre Morand, Frederick Sem, and Sir Leslie Ward ("Spy"). Also included is the original binding.

HM 39987 (25)

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Hablot Knight Browne "The Goblin and the Sexton:" from "The Pickwick Papers:" printed etching

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HM 39987 (3)

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Hablot Knight Browne "Charles Dickens:" printed etching

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HM 39987 (5)

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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. 1 letter to Leonard C. (Leonard Charles) Smithers, 1861-1907, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1890, Feb. 20), [(No. Africa)]

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Also enclosed: autograph draft of lines marked "C 1;" window-mounted (2 p.).

HM 78983

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Pierre Morand "Capt. Roberts on board Steamer British Queen:" pen and pencil drawing

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Mounted on paper.

HM 39987 (17)

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Hablot Knight Browne "Original design for the etching in 'The Pickwick Papers'" (not used)

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On verso: pencil sketch of a young woman.

HM 39987 (2)

George Cruikshank "Oliver asking for more" from "Oliver Twist:" printed etching

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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. 1 letter to Leonard C. (Leonard Charles) Smithers, 1861-1907, A.L.S. (4 p.), (1890, Feb. 20), [(No. Africa)]

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Hablot Knight Browne "Original design for the etching in 'The Pickwick Papers'" (not used)