Art/Painting Art Prints

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote his first novel 'The Pickwick Papers' in 1836 aged just 24. Throughout his life he wrote 15 novels, 5 novellas as...

Text on the tag: In this posthumous engraving by Samuel Hollyer, Dickens is seated at a desk in his country home of Gad’s Hill Place, where he com...

Text on the tag: Illustration from Johnson's household book of nature featuring the common bat, vampire bat, dog headed bat, horseshoe bat and Fru...

Text on the tag: Illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Depicted is the White Rabbit saying to itself ‘Oh ...

Text on the tag: In the publication Eclipse, 14th June 1868, André Gill illustrates Dickens crossing the English Channel holding his favourite nov...

Following his father's imprisonment at Marshalsea Prison for debt, Charles Dickens (1812-1870), then aged just 12 years old, was sent to work at a ...

Text on the tag: Illustration by Joseph Clayton Clark, also known as Kyd. Samuel Pickwick, a character from 'The Pickwick Papers' by Charles Dicke...

Text on the tag: Illustration by Joseph Clayton Clark, also known as Kyd. Sarah Gamp, from ‘Martin Chuzzlewit,’ was based on a real-life nurse kno...

Text on the tag: Illustration from the Ex Libris page of an 1875 edition of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe thought to be inspired by Charles Dicke...

Text on the tag: A silhouette of Charles Dickens sold from The Old Curiosity Shop in London. His novel The Old Curiosity Shop was published as a w...

Text on the tag: The name ‘scrooge’ has become another word for a miser in the English language. ‘Bah! Humbug!’ has come to express that something...

Text on the tag: This portrait of Charles Dickens was painted during his first tour of North America, where he caught the attention of Americans w...

Text on the tag: In 1778, the French navy defeated the British, marking the beginning of France's engagement in the American War of Independence. ...

Text on the tag: The Pouf was a hairstyle popularised in France in the 18th century by Marie Antoinette. It was created by pinning the hair around...

Text on the tag: Published in Paris, the collection of the latest fashionable hairstyles each with a descriptive title comprised of a set of 12 pl...

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) began his writing career aged 20 as a journalist and parliamentary reporter. During this time he began his first works ...

Text on the tag: From The Angel’s Concert, the image portrays two seated angles reading from a song book. By Cherubino Alberti (1553-1615)..   Con...

Text on the tag: English painter, Frederick George Cotman (1850-1920), born in Ipswich, was a member of the Norwich School of painters although he...

Text on the tag: Painting by British painter Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894) who gained popularity from painting children and their pets. Severa...

Text on the tag: The original painting, destroyed by fire in 1698, was painted by Hans Holbein the Younger. The king commissioned several copies to...

Text on the tag: Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the last Tudor monarch, ruled England and Ireland for over 40 years. Through bringing peace to the realm,...

Text on the tag: Illustration by draughtsman Jean Bernard in 1815. There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world, and are one of, if not th...

Text on the tag: Carl Reichert (1836-1918) was born in Vienna and took after his father, Heinrich Reichert who was also a painter of animal and por...

Text on the tag: Chinese silk embroidery with gold threads, portrays a five clawed dragon - the quintessential symbol of imperial power. Depicted w...

Text on the tag: According to Google, the number of books published in all of modern history totals to around 13 million. With publishers constantl...

Text on the tag: Painted by Carl Spitzweg. The love for books is expressed showing a man intently reading a book up close to his face, holding a s...

Text on the tag: We are made whole by books, as by great space and the stars. Mary Carolyn Davies, 20thC American Poet..   Conservation acid-free ...

Text on the tag: There are over 2,000 species of cacti of various shapes and sizes. Caldera cacti in south-western US can reach over 20 m (66 ft) i...

Text on the tag: Illustration by the German born Dutch anatomist, Albinus, son of a professor of the practice of medicine. He served as a professo...

Text on the tag: Birmingham-based lithographer, Charles Radclyffe, worked in London in 1842 to capture this South Western view of St Paul’s Cathed...

Text on the tag: The novel Oliver Twist was loosely based on Charles Dickens’ own life. From age 12, he worked at a boot blacking factory. The mai...

Text on the tag: Illustration by Joseph Clayton Clark, also known as Kyd. The Artful Dodger is a character in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Di...

Text on the tag: Illustration by Joseph Clayton Clark, also known as Kyd. Mr. Bumble is a character from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Though h...

Text on the tag: Illustration by Joseph Clayton Clark, also known as Kyd. Sam Weller is a character from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. A...

Text on the tag: Due to their association with witches and superstition, cats were not popular as pets during the Tudor times. Despite this, they ...

Text on the tag: Hairstyles designed by Mr Ball. Based at No.131 Oxford Street opposite Hanover Gate, London, he showcased his array of stylish he...