The Empty Chair: Gad's Hill Ninth of June 1870
after Sir Samuel 'Luke' Fildes, RA (Liverpool 1843 – London 1927)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
11.75 in (h)19 in (w)
Collection
George Inn, Southwark, London
NT 260202
Summary
Steel engraving, The Empty Chair: Gad's Hill Ninth of June 1870 after Sir Samuel 'Luke' Fildes, RA (Liverpool 1843 – London 1927). From a contemporary journal showing Charles Dickens' study soon after his death. An empty smoker's Bow Chair with padded seat is stood in front of a kneehole desk. In a moulded frame.
Makers and roles
after Sir Samuel 'Luke' Fildes, RA (Liverpool 1843 – London 1927), artist