[DICKENS CHARLES]: (1812-1870)

[DICKENS CHARLES]: (1812-1870) English novelist. A vintage unsigned carte-de-visite photograph of Dickens, the sepia albumen print by Robert Hindry Mason of Mason & Co., Amen Corner, London, depicting the novelist seated in a dapper full-length pose alongside a desk upon which appear several books, and dating from 1863. With the photographer´s partial imprint to the verso (affected by traces of previous mounting). VG

Robert Hindry Mason (1824-1885) British photographer, journalist and author known for his historic portraiture of literary figures and his architectural documentation of English counties. Mason ran a publishing and early photographic studio at 7 Amen Corner (Paternoster Row) in London from 1858-64 before relocating to Bond Street.

London´s National Portrait Gallery hold several images of Dickens by Mason, including the present example (NPGx11834).