In Dickens' London
1914
About this artwork
This charcoal drawing depicts a somber, dimly lit interior space typical of 19th-century London, rendered in a series exploring locations associated with the life and works of Charles Dickens.
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Francis Hopkinson Smith was a polymath—an engineer, novelist, and artist—who famously balanced his career building lighthouses with his passion for sketching. This work is part of a dedicated project where he revisited the gritty, atmospheric settings that inspired Charles Dickens' iconic literary portrayals of Victorian London.
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In Dickens' London
Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1914
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