(The Pickwick Papers./ "A plate of hot buttered toast was gently simmering before the fire,/ and the red-nosed man himself was busily engaged in converting/ a large slice of bread into the same agreeable edible.")
Robert Hinshelwood, Felix Octavius Carr Darley, W. A. Townsend & Co.
1861-1866
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Hinshelwood (Engraver)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
Ink
Paper
Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
2012.0013.131
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Wilford P. Cole
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Object Number
2012.0013.131
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
(The Pickwick Papers./ "A plate of hot buttered toast was gently simmering before the fire,/ and the red-nosed man himself was busily engaged in converting/ a large slice of bread into the same agreeable edible.")
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Hinshelwood (Engraver); Felix Octavius Carr Darley (Designer); W. A. Townsend & Co. (Publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1861-1866
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: R. Hinshelwood sculp.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: F.O.C. Darley fecit
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
Literary scene
Book illustration
Charles Dickens
Materials
Ink
Paper
Paper (wove)
Techniques
Engraved
Steel Engraved
Chine collé
Dimensions (inches)
15.2 (H) x 11.9 (W) x 4.1 (Image H) x 3.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
38.5 (H) x 30.3 (W) x 10.4 (Image H) x 8.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H and W at left and bottom. Plate H: 8.4 in. (21.4 cm). Plate W: 6.2 in. (15.8 cm).
Publisher Summary
W. A. Townsend & Co.
Publisher Date
01/01/1861
Place of Publication
New York, New York, United States, North America
Publisher Name
W. A. Townsend & Co.
Edition State
Possibly a proof
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
From: Dickens, Charles, Works of Charles Dickens. 4 vols., household edition. New York: W.A. Townsend & Co., 1861-1866.