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Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, standing at desk, clasping book in both hands

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

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Charles Dickens collection of papers

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Collection of 12 photographs (including 1 photogravure) of Charles Dickens, chiefly from the 1860s

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Title
Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, standing at desk, clasping book in both hands
Names
J. Gurney & Son (Photographer)
Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902 (Illustrator)
Collection

Charles Dickens collection of papers

Portraits and Pictorial Works

Portraits

Collection of 12 photographs (including 1 photogravure) of Charles Dickens, chiefly from the 1860s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1867
Place: New York
Library locations
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Dickens [Text]
Shelf locator: Berg Coll m.b. Dickens ZP8 C65 1860
Topics
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Genres
Photographs
Portraits
Cabinet photographs
Sketches
Notes
Content: With a variety of sketches hand drawn by Nash in pencil on verso, including two figures of woman in profile, and skull.
Date: Reprinted 1895
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Extent: 1 photograph : 10.6 x 16.3 cm.
In black pen on verso: "From the Thomas Nash Collection"
In pencil on verso: "Remove from Gads Hill gazette. August 5, 1856. Reprint London 1895"
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15893398
MSS Unit ID: 19176
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19470881
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ddf30e0-5a42-0137-eb45-1513699313d3
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1867: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, standing at desk, clasping book in both hands" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1867. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b70cc490-5e17-0137-6efb-0adf8c8b4426

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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, standing at desk, clasping book in both hands" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b70cc490-5e17-0137-6efb-0adf8c8b4426

APA Format

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1867). Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, standing at desk, clasping book in both hands Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b70cc490-5e17-0137-6efb-0adf8c8b4426

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Full-length portrait of Charles Dickens, standing at desk, clasping book in both hands