Miniature of Charles Dickens aged 18

A painted miniature in the oval aperture of a decorative frame. The head and shoulders of a fresh faced young man with dark curly hair neatly side parted. His left shoulder is turned away. His head is angled to present his full face. He is dressed in dark clothes to the chin excepting a golden buttoned waistcoat showing between the lapels of his overcoat.

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Title

Miniature of Charles Dickens aged 18

Subject

miniature
painting
Charles Dickens

Description

A painted miniature of Charles Dickens aged eighteen

Creator

Barrow, Janet

Source

Charles Dickens Museum, London [DH368]

Date

1830

Rights

Courtesy of the Charles Dickens Museum, London. Please seek further permission from the Museum to reuse this image.

Format

image/tif

Identifier

DH368

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

painting

Citation

Barrow, Janet, “Miniature of Charles Dickens aged 18,” The Dickens Code, accessed July 14, 2025, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/7.

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