Luke Fildes1844–1927Drawing
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
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About the work
Luke Fildes was commissioned to provide illustrations for Charles Dickens's last novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Dickens died in 1870, before completing the text.
This is a sketch of Edwin Drood, for an illustration entitled Under The Trees. The published image features Edwin and his unhappy fiancée, Rosa Bud, sitting on a bench next to Cloisterham Cathedral. The page has been torn in half, so the original sketch presumably also included an image of Rosa.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.782-1971
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- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
