Print of Charles Dickens, a daguerreotype portrait
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Framed Print of Charles Dickens, from a recent daguerreotype by Mayall, 1 December, 1855
Charles Dickens, from a recent daguerreotype by Mayall, 1 December, 1855
Memoir of Charles Dickens
The lives of men of genius when happy, are ordinarily uneventful. It may, perhaps, be one of the reaspms for the paucity of materials available for the life of him who was not for an age but for all time, that our Shakespeare went through life a prosperous gentlemen, that he had shares, and rents, and messages, and tenements, and that he died at last in affluence, in his bed, in his own house, near the pleasant town he loved so well. But the most moving and most copious literary memoirs are merely records of miseries. The blindness of Milton, the weary life-struggle of Dryden, the deformity of Pope, the persecution of Defoe, and the melancholy of Swift; the stern woe of Dante, the heart-sickness of Petrarch, the despair of Butler; Tassos fetters, Cervantes neglect, Camoens hospital pallet, Guilberts starvation, and Chattertons suicide; all these are bold and jutting headlands in the seascape of life - stern and rugged rocks, all beaten by the tempests of time, and seamed and furrowed by the salt waters of sorrow. These the painter can seize and transfer to canvas, giving force and variety to his picture. He can paint the surging billows and the angry sky; but what scope has he for display when the sea is smooth as glass, calm as a good mans bossom, when the bark glides placidly along, when the log of the mariner may be summed up in two words: Genius or Success?
These two words are really the summary of the career of the famous writer whose portrait graces our page. There are no moving accidents by flood or field in his life to tell; his life has been one of uniform industry and prosperity. Yet, as our readers must naturally be anxious to learn even the minutest particulars concerning one who possesses such remarkable talents, and has occupied for so long so conspicuous a position in society, we will proceed, to the best of our ability, to tell how Mr. Dick. Librifly - Inspiring Content from Around the World. © Quint Lox Limited
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British Writer Biography , English Literature Classics , Charles Dickens Portrait , Victorian Era Portrait Gallery , English Literature History
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 19.3cm x 23.4cm (7.6" x 9.2")
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