Writers -
Charles Dickens
CHARLES DICKENS
His Artist Friends
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A Short Page About Some of Charles Dickens' Artist Friends
Artist friends featured on this page: George Cruickshank, George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Browne (aka 'Phiz')
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George Cruikshank (1792-1878) illustrated some of Charles Dickens' work such as 'Oliver Twist' and 'Sketches by Boz'. He was a prolific book illustrator and his work was well sought after. In his time, he was a leader in his field. His first work was with his father Isaac, who was also a caricaturist and he began his career as an engraver of chap books and lottery tickets. His forte was caricatures, which he excelled in though it has been stated that his work was better suited the previous century than it was to the 19th. |
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George Cattermole (1800-1868) was an intimate friend of Dickens who called him 'Kittenmoles'. His work was exceptional, but it was due to his connections with Charles and others, that Cattermole was offered many commissions by Queen Victoria. He was subsequently offered a knighthood, that he refused, despite this Her Majesty continued to request his skills. The works of Charles Dickens that Cattermole illustrated were: Barnaby Rudge - 1841 and The Old Curiosity Shop - 1841. Click here to read a more detailed account on George Cattermole. |
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"Phiz" aka Hablot Knight Browne
(1815-1882) was a book illustrator, humorous artist
and watercolourist. Kennington was his place of birth and
he was educated in Suffolk. His apprenticeship was with
Finden, the engraver, and after completing this he opened
up his own studio whilst he attended the St. Martin's
Lane School. He first began to illustrate Dickens' work in 1836, unfortunately it was due to his predecessor, Robert Seymour's death. He also produced the illustrations for Sunday as it is, another of Dickens' works, that same year. He continued to illustrate Dickens' major novels until he was replaced by new, modern illustrators, in the 1860's. In 1857, Browne's work had moved on somewhat the same year that Little Dorrit appeared. Dickens, however, found him to be a worthy companion and he brought Browne with him on two trips in order for Browne to collect reference material for his new naturalistic work. In 1867, Browne became paralysed, In 1880, he moved to Brighton, where he died two years later. His studio was sold on December 5th 1887, by Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge. Click here to find out which works that Phiz illustrated and contributed to. |
POSTAPRINT Feature pages containing Information about Friends of Charles Dickens
Friends 1: George Cruikshank; George Cattermole; "Phiz" aka Hablot K. Browne
Friends 2: Daniel Maclise, R.A.; S. Lawrence; John Leech
Friends 3: W. P. Frith, R.A.; Luke Fildes, R.A.; Marcus Stone, R.A.
Other POSTAPRINT Feature pages with Charles Dickens Related Information
Charles Dickens - A Brief Outline of His life and work
Charles Dickens - A Brief Outline of His Romantic Life
KYD Caricatures - Dickens Characters as Portrayed by Joseph Clayton Clark (a.k.a. Kyd)
