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 one of the novel's main characters, Rosa Bud, apparently sitting in a seat. The image of her - without the seat - was subsequently incorporated into an illustration entitled Up The River. The published version shows Rosa and Mr Grewgious sitting in a boat on the river Thames, along with Mr. Tartar and Lobley.
The V&A also holds a sketch of the bridge and various buildings that appear in the background of the published image (E.788-1971).
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- E.789-1971
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Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
