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The Lost Portrait

The Lost Portrait
On Friday I visited the Russell Cotes Museum in Bournemouth, for a talk by Charles Dickens' great great great granddaughter, Lucinda Hawksley, called "Dickens and Christmas". I knew nothing about the lost portrait, which shows him when he was much younger than the usual picture we see when he was in his mid 50's and looking even older. The story is very interesting and if you wish to know more I will leave a link. The portrait was a miniature by Scottish artist Margaret Gillies.

The 2nd PiP shows Lucinda Hawksley book signing. The main picture is best NOT viewed large, as it was taken from a screen showing the slide.

www.bbc.com/culture/article/20191220-the-lost-portrait-of-charles-dickens

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 Léopold
Léopold club
So nicely framed ! I wonder if this is you down here though ? I don't think so.
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Léopold club
Thank you Leopold. No not me, it is the author Lucinda Hawksley.
21 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist ja interessant,welch Weg dieses Gemälde machte liebe Rosa,da hast du einen sehr schönen und interessanten Beitrag dazu zusammen gestellt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Adventsonntag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thank you for your kind comments and interest Günter. It was a very enjoyable evening.

Best wishes for a good new week, Rosa.
21 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
That’s very interesting, Rosa !
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thank you very much Ulrich.
21 months ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Une rencontre très intéressante bien montrée !
Bon dimanche. Amitiés
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Madeleine Defawes club
Thank you very much Madeleine.
Sunday greetings. Regards.
21 months ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Auf diesem aussergewöhnlichen Gemälde schaut er aber fesch aus, der Charles :)
Seine Ur-Ur-Urenkelin ist sichtlich stolz auf ihn...eine schöne Geschichte und Reihe Rosa.
Hab einen schönen Adventsabend und liebe Grüße!
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Yes I agree Tanja. He was writing "A Christmas Carol" at the time this was painted. I think the expressive eyes are captured so well, due of his discussions with the artist about her campaigns to combat poverty.
Wishing you a good weekend my friend.
21 months ago. Edited 21 months ago.
 sea-herdorf
sea-herdorf club
Dickens hat seine Zeit für uns alle in seinen Büchern verewigt, Rosa.
Ein ausdrucksstarkes Porträit und eine spannende Geschichte.
Schöne Sonntagsgrüße
Erich
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to sea-herdorf club
That is true Erich. His books are a great insight to those times.
Thank you for your kind words and interest.
Sunday greetings, Rosa.
21 months ago.
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
What an interesting story, Rosa. Thanks for the information and the link to the BBC website. Cheers, Joe
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock club
Thank you Joe. Sometime before Christmas Lucinda is on BBC TV to talk about the portrait and Dickens Christmas, but I didn't ask which channel. Probably BBC4.
Cheers, Rosa.
21 months ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
He looks quite feminine in that painting, I hope you are having a nice Sunday Rosalyn
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Peter Castell club
Hair in the style of the time Peter. It's a beautiful painting.
A good Sunday thanks. Have a good new week.
21 months ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
How interesting
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Gillian Everett club
Thank you Gillian.
21 months ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
HE WAS A HANDSOME MAN ! FASCINATING FORMATION IN THE LINK THANKYOU
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Pam J club
Yes very handsome Pam.
21 months ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Thank you for showing it all and for that precious Note.
Happy new week.
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to J. Gafarot club
Thank you very much for your interest Jose.
Wishing you a good new week.
21 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
I would have never recognized the young man in the portrait as Dickens, amazing!

Your portrait of Lucinda Hawksley is fantastic, a genuine big smile!
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Gudrun club
Nor me Gudrun! What a lovely face he had when young.
Lucinda Hawksley was lovely. She asked if anyone had made the Smoking Bishop Christmas mulled punch, and to my surprise my daughter raised her hand and had quite a conversation about it :-)) It sounded very potent...I good job she didn't save any for me!
21 months ago.
 Pat Del
Pat Del club
A painting with a romantic touch, which would be worthy of the cover of the "Great Expectations" novel.
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Pat Del club
Yes it really could be Pat :-))
21 months ago.
 Edna Edenkoben
Edna Edenkoben club
A good looking guy he was ;-)
And the story is really interesting as well, so was that the event you were talking about? It must have been fun and informative, Rosa.
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Edna Edenkoben club
He was Edna. The eyes are painted so beautifully. Yes it is the event I mentioned. We thought we knew all there was to know about Dickens but I was wrong; it was so good and informative and Lucinda was lovely. My daughter had heard about the lost portrait, but I didn't know about it.
21 months ago.
 gezginruh
gezginruh club
What a great portrait of Dickens here! I never seen any picture of young Dickens before.

Thank you for the wonderful sharing,Rosa!
The link is so useful to learn all of the story!

Best greetings
Füsu
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to gezginruh club
It was a first for me as well Füsun. It was a wonderful evening and the museum is fantastic.
We are going to visit it again sometime. I couldn't believe it was free to enter, but donations
are appreciated of course. We did pay to attend the talk though.

Thank you for your kind comments.
Best wishes,
Rosa.
21 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Interesting notes and a good portrait, though I'd not heard previously of it being lost.
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to tiabunna club
Neither had I George. It's nice to see him as a young man, and what an amazing story.
21 months ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Muy interesante, he leído parte de la información, Rosa.
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to José Manuel Polo club
Thank you very much. I don't know if it translates to Spanish. If not you did very well to read any of it ;-))
21 months ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
You lived that day a great literary and historical moment! Thanks for sharing it with us!*******
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Nouchetdu38 club
My daughter Michelle and I are great Dickens fans Nouchet and we enjoyed the evening immensely. A pleasure to share, and thank you for your kind comments.
21 months ago.
 Adele
Adele club
No Dickens, no Christmas! ;-)
How interesting, dear Rosa! What a special moment you experienced meeting this lady! And I love the portrait of Dickens as a young man!!
21 months ago. Edited 21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Adele club
Quite right dear Adele!!
Lucinda was a lovely lady and we had a good chat to her.
Dickens was a handsome young man. I now have a different
picture of him in my head. Such a great story of the portrait.
21 months ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
A wonderful experience for your Rosa! I rather like the slight softness of the fine portrait, to me it reinforces the fact that it is actually a painting.

Enjoy your day, Doug
21 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Doug Shepherd club
I knew nothing about the lost painting before this Doug. It is a large miniature and beautifully painted. I have since read more about it and Philip Mould, the art expert was involved it verifying it. Thank you for your kind comment and yes, it was a wonderful experience.

Sunday greetings,
Rosa.
21 months ago.

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