- Biography
- Fildes' relation to Charles Dickens
- The Graphic and Social Realism of the Seventies and Eighties
Works
- Paintings
- Drawings
- Illustrations from The Graphic (1869)
- Charles Dickens's The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870): 17 wood-engravings
- Charles Lever's Lord Kilgobbin from Cornhill Magazine (1 Oct. 1870-March 1872): 18 full-page wood-engravings and 18 initial-letter vignettes.
- The Grave of Charles Dickens in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey
Bibliography
Choe, Jian. "Luke Fildes' The Empty Chair: Innovation and Influence." Dickens Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 1 (March 2025), 86-105.
Cohen, Jane R. "Chapter 18: Luke Fildes." Charles Dickens and His Original Illustrators. Columbus: Ohio State U. P., 1980. Pp. 221-234.
Dickens, Charles. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. With Illustrations [by Sir Luke Fildes, R. A.] London: Chapman and Hall Limited, 193, Piccadilly. 1870.
_______. The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Reprinted Pieces. Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by S. Luke Fildes, R. A., E. G. Dalziel, and F. Barnard. The Household Edition. 22 vols. London: Chapman and Hall, 1879, Vol. XX.
Edwards, Lee M. "Genre Painting." Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Sally Mitchell. London and New York: Garland, 1988. Pp. 323-325.
Forster, John. The Life of Charles Dickens. In two volumes — with illustrations. The Charles Dickens Edition. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. Vol. II (1847-70).
Hammerton, J. A. Chapter IV, "Mr. Marcus Stone, R. A. — Mr. Luke Fildes, — R. A. Samuel Palmer — F. W. Topham." The Dickens Picture-Book: A Record of the Dickens Illustrators by J. A. Hammerton. Illustrated by Harry Furniss. The Charles Dickens Library, Vol. 18. London: Educational Book, 1910. Pp. 18-29.
Lever, Charles. Lord Kilgobbin. The Cornhill Magazine. With 18 full-page illustrations and 18 initial-letter vignettes by S. Luke Fildes. Volumes XXII-XXV. October 1870-March 1872.
Milligan, Barry. "Luke Fildes's The Doctor, Narrative Painting, and the Selfless Professional Ideal." Victorian Literature and Culture. Vol. 44, Issue 3: 641-668. Cambridge: Cambridge U. P., 20 August 2016.
Orestano, Francesca. "The Empty Chair: Nostalgia, Celebrty, Heritage." Dickens Quarterly, Vol. 42, No. 1 (March 2025), 71-85.
Simkin, John. "Fildes, Luke." Spartacus Educational. Accessed 16 July 2023.
Thomson, David Croal. The Art Annual, 1895: The Life and Work of Luke Fildes, R. A. With numerous illustrations. London: The Art Journal Office (294, City Road, and 26, Ivy Lane), Christmas 1895.
Treuherz, Julian. "Luke Fildes: 'Dumb, Wet, Silent Horrors" in Hard Times: Social Realism in Victorian Art. ed. Julian Treuherz. London: Lund Humphries, 1987. Pp. 83-89.
Ward, Leslie ('Spy'). "Men of the Day. No. 552." He painted 'the Doctor'." [Caricature of Samuel Luke Fildes, 1843-1927]. Chromolithograph. Vanity Fair. 24 December 1892.
Created 4 May 2005 Last updated 19 April 2025