MOUNTED SILVER GELATIN PHOTOGRAPH Of A YOUNG DICKENS, Seated at a Writing Table, Facing to His Left.
(n. p.): (n. d.). Ca mid-1880s. Verso blank. Image: 4-7/8" x 3-7/8". Mount: 12" x 10-1/16". Mount with penciled note in lower right corner: "From painting by Alexander, Boston 1842". Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Photograph with excellent detail, VG+. Mount shows modest edgewear [lacking lower left corner], light soiling & age-toning, overall, Very Good. Item #52316
"In 1827, Alexander moved to Boston where he soon became one of the city’s leading portraitists, achieving honorary member status in the National Academy of Design in 1840. When Charles Dickens arrived in Boston in 1842 to commence his five-month tour of the U.S., Alexander was honored to be the first to paint his portrait." [MMFA website].
The painting of Dickens by Alexander currently resides in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Price: $225.00