Margaret Gillies’ 1843 work, found among trinkets, depicts author as young literary star
A portrait of a young and handsome Charles Dickens that was lost for 174 years has been discovered in a tray of trinkets at an auction in South Africa.
The discovery is one of the most remarkable finds of recent memory. The art dealer Philip Mould, who was instrumental in its identification, said: “I’ve spent a career specialising in British art and this ranks among the most exciting things we have ever discovered. It is the lost portrait.”
Charles Dickens: The Lost Portrait is at Philip Mould & Company from 23 November to 25 January
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