Sidney Carton Approaching the Gallows from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Frederick Barnard (London 1846 - Wimbledon 1896)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1890
Materials
Paper
Measurements
510 mm (H); 400 mm (W); 760 mm (H); 585 mm (W)
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1287939
Summary
Print, engraving, Sidney Carton Approaching the Guillotine from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens by Frederick Barnard (London 1846 - Wimbledon 1896). Published by J Robertson Frith. “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” Sydney Carton (the character in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities) ascending the steps to the guillotine, having taken the place of the man who married the only woman he ever loved.
Marks and inscriptions
JB (monogram, signed bottom left)
Makers and roles
Frederick Barnard (London 1846 - Wimbledon 1896), engraver (printmaker) J. Roberson Frith, engraver and publisher