Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Charles Dickens NPG 315

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Ary Scheffer

Since it was first exhibited in 1856, Scheffer's portrait of Dickens has received a mixed response. At the time, all agreed that it was a fine picture but many, including Dickens himself, questioned its likeness. Over the following years, the portrait tended to be disregarded and, in the last few decades, has rarely been displayed. But recent conservation has confirmed its quality as a painting which deserves fresh appraisal. Dickens met Scheffer soon after he arrived in Paris in October 1855 on an extended visit.... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.