# The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Andrew Xavier
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/face-charles-dickens-portraits-great-author)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most of his contemporaries. Great Victorian artist's such as William Powell Frith RA and even the famous US photographers Gurney & Son captured his famous features. This lecture tells you about these and many more and what Dickens thought about them all. Next lecture in the series was Curious eyes and steady hands - anatomists in Georgian London

## Lectures

1. [The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/face-charles-dickens-portraits-great-author/3f998fe543f1) (YouTube)