Dickens Illustrators

Charles Dickens was fortunate to have a number of renowned artists illustrate his works. Their drawings helped form the public's image of what Dickens' characters were like, and also helped sell copies of his works. The illustrations are recognized as miniature works of art in their own right.

The most important illustrators of Dickens' works were:

	George Cruikshank George Cruikshank (27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator. He drew many illustrations for books by Charles Dickens as well as other major Victorian authors.
	Phiz Phiz was the pseudonym of Hablot Knight Browne (Lambeth, July 12, 1815 - London, July 8 1882). Phiz was a friend and collaborator of Dickens, He illustrated many of Dickens' best known works including David Copperfield. More ...
	Robert Seymour Robert Seymour was a renowned illustrator and caricaturist. He died tragically after a dispute with Dickens over creative control of the Pickwick Club. Seymour claimed to have come up with the idea for the Picwick Club, but Dickens denied that Seymour had contributed anything except drafting some of the illustrations on Dickens's request. More ...
	John Leech John Leech (August 29th 1817 - London, October 29 1864) was an illustrator and caricaturist. He drew the illustrations for Dicken's "A Christmas Carol". More ...

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