Clarke (Joseph Clayton,'Kyd', 1856-1937). A collection of 32 original watercolour illustrations to Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens circa 1900-30, 32 mounted pen and ink and watercolour drawings, all signed & titled by the artist, occasional light spotting & toning, 18.5 x 12.5 cm, contained in handsome custom-made red quarter morocco gilt clamshell box (Quantity: 1) Kyd's illustrations to the characters of Dickens' novels were immensely popular in the early 20th century, with the British Museum acquiring 598 of them in 1910. In 2012 six of Kyd's illustrations were issued as stamps by the Royal Mail to mark the 200th anniversary of Dickens's birth.
Clarke (Joseph Clayton,'Kyd', 1856-1937). A collection of 32 original watercolour illustrations to Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens circa 1900-30, 32 mounted pen and ink and watercolour drawings, all signed & titled by the artist, occasional light spotting & toning, 18.5 x 12.5 cm, contained in handsome custom-made red quarter morocco gilt clamshell box (Quantity: 1) Kyd's illustrations to the characters of Dickens' novels were immensely popular in the early 20th century, with the British Museum acquiring 598 of them in 1910. In 2012 six of Kyd's illustrations were issued as stamps by the Royal Mail to mark the 200th anniversary of Dickens's birth.
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