The Charles Dickens Museum Picture Library holds the world's most extensive copyrighted range of images connected with the author. The library operates for the benefit of researchers and commercial media companies such as book publishers, TV companies and film-makers. The Charles Dickens Museum's photographic collection comprises over 5000 photographs, 2000 magic lantern slides, 1000 35 mm slides and a large number of colour transparencies. There are more than 500 portraits of Dickens alone.


An extensive topographical collection illustrates buildings and places associated with the life and world of Dickens. There are many views of London at the end of the 19th century, also Kent, other counties and some foreign locations. There are also illustrations to the novels, contemporary cartoons and caricatures, scenes from plays, playbills, advertisements, film stills and a large miscellaneous section including diversities ranging from the 19th century London prisons to Dickens's pets.

Call
020 7405 2127
or
email
images@dickensmuseum.com

to make an appointment or talk to the Curator about your requirements.

 

 

 

Being a predominately Victorian collection, the majority of the images are black and white, although there are colour portraits and illustrations, including many from A Christmas Carol.
Images can be supplied in the following formats:
- high-quality professional prints made to order (processing time up to two weeks)
- digital formats up to 1200dpi (jpg, tiff, pdf) (on CD, FTP and via email)
The photographic collection can be viewed by appointment only. Media and research enquiries are dealt with via email, telephone and fax Monday to Friday 10.30 -16.30.