IDENTITY
The Pickwick Papers
Literature
Work Summary
A comic novel built around the adventures of Samuel Pickwick and his companions as they travel through England. Episodic encounters, lawsuits, inns and social misunderstandings allow Dickens to combine humour, caricature and observation of contemporary manners.
Evidence Summary
The work enters his visual study of Dickensian character through illustration.
Literary work mediated through visual character studies.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Charles Dickens
Work
The Pickwick Papers
Years / Period
10 Jan 1883
Van Gogh Relation
Editorially Identified
EVIDENCE
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Evidence Trail
10 Jan 1883 — Letter 300 + scholarly artwork identification
Editorially Identified · Consulted through Barnard character illustrations
Van Gogh says he has photographs after Barnard's drawings of Dickens figures; the edition identifies Pickwick characters among these Barnard character studies.
Response: The work enters his visual study of Dickensian character through illustration.
Connection: Literary work mediated through visual character studies.
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