Characters in Watercolours, Chromolithographs, and Photogravures (1884-1910)
- 1. Mrs. Gamp, on the Art of Nursing from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Martin Chuzzlewit (1884)
- 2. The Two Wellers from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Pickwick Papers (1884)
- 3. Seth Pecksniff from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Martin Chuzzlewit (1884)
- 4. Caleb Plummer and His Blind Daughter, Bertha from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: The Cricket on the Hearth (1884)
- 5. Captain Edward Cuttle from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Dombey and Son (1885)
- 6. Bill Sikes and Bull's-eye from Pears edition of Oliver Twist (1884, 1896)
- 7. Barnaby Rudge and His Raven, Grip from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Barnaby Rudge
- 8. Peggotty Searching for Little Emily from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: David Copperfield (1884)
- 9. Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: A Christmas Carol (1885)
- 10. Mr. Pickwick from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Pickwick Papers (1884)
- 11. Sidney Carton on the Scaffold from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: A Tale of Two Cities (1884)
- 12. Wilkins Micawber from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: David Copperfield (1885)
- 13. Betsy Trotwood from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: David Copperfield (1885)
- 14. Alfred Jingle, Esq. from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Pickwick Papers (1884)
- 15. Uriah Heep from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: David Copperfield (1885)
- 16. Little Dorrit from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Little Dorrit (1884)
- 17. Rogue Riderhood of Limehouse Hole from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Our Mutual Friend (1884)
- 18. Little Nell and Her Grandfather from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: Our Mutual Friend (1884)
- 19. Dick Swiveller and The Marchioness from A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard: The Old Curiosity Shop (1884)
An expensive volume entitled A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard was executed initially in large-scale chromolithograph, and later reproduced in much cheaper photogravure. In 1884, Cassell and Company, London, issued two large-format hardbound portfolios, each with its own title page, and six large colour reproductions in each. The plates in these portfolios are as follows — (1884, Series 1): Mr. Pecksniff; Mr. Pegotty, Rogue Riderhood; Little Nell and her Grandfather; The Two Wellers; Caleb Plummer and His Blind Daughter; (1884, Series 2): Mr. Micawber; Captain Cuttle; Betsy Trotwood; Dick Swiveller and The Marchioness; Uriah Heep; and Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. There was one further series of six plates, composed in 1885 and issued in 1887. Each of these plates is complete in and of itself, and relies on no mediating text, although each of the colour plates faces a relevant passage from each novel which describes the character physically. Each colour illustration measures approximately 10 ½ inches high by 7 ½ inches wide. However, the photogravure reproductions are somewhat smaller: typically, 7 ½ inches high by 5 inches wide.
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Bibliography
Barnard, Fred. Character Sketches from Dickens. (16 photogravure illustrations). London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell, 1885.
Barnard, Fred. Scenes and Characters from the Works of Charles Dickens. London: Chapman and Hall, 1908.
A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard, Being Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Fred. Barnard. Series 1: Mrs. Gamp, Alfred Jingle, Bill Sikes, Little Dorrit, Sydney Carton, and Pickwick. London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1884.
A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard, Being Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Fred. Barnard. Series 2: Tony and Sam Weller; Caleb Plummer and his blind daughter, Bertha; Little Nell and her Grandfather; Rogue Riderhood; Dan'l Peggotty; and Seth Pecksniff. London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1884.
A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard, Being Facsimiles of Original Drawings by Fred. Barnard. Series 3: Wilkins Micawber; Miss Betsy Trotwood; Captain Edward Cuttle; Uriah Heep; Dick Swiveller and The Marchioness; and Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, 1885.
A Series of Character Sketches from Dickens, in Colour from the Original Drawings by Frederick Barnard Barnard. [Series 1: Mrs. Gamp, The Two Wellers, Mr. Pecksniff, Caleb Plummer and His Blind Daughter, Captain Cuttle, Bill Sikes. Series 2: Barnaby Rudge, Mr. Peggotty, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim; Mr. Pickwick, Sydney Carton, Mr. Micawber]. London: Waverley, circa 1910.
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