Conviviality At Bob Sawyer’s
DESCRIPTION: This classic illustration is titled 'Conviviality At Bob Sawyer’s'. Artist: The serially collectible Hablot Knight Browne, widely known by his pen name Phiz. Created for Charles Dickens's serialized novel The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (The Pickwick Papers), specifically the Lombard Street edition of 1932. This image (illustration to page 161) depicts the raucous and meagre domestic setup of the medical student and apothecary Bob Sawyer, along with his companion Ben Allen and their guest Mr. Winkle - after Sawyer brews a large batch of rum-punch inside a chemist's mortar and serves beer in pewter pots within his sparse lodgings, leading to a boozy and chaotic evening of carousing. STYLE: Engraving COLOUR: Monochrome SIZE (cm; mount board typically a few mm larger): 12.75 x 17.00 CREATORS: “Phiz” PUBLICATION: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (The Lombard Street Edition) PUBLISHER: London: The Piccadilly Fountain Press DATE: 1938 COMMENTS: Excellent condition with patina of age SUBJECT: PACKAGE: Single one-sided sheet in acid-free mount, flat & unfolded inside hard-backed envelope. Royal Mail Tracked 24 included. Note: Images are provided for illustration purposes only and are intended to show the complete printed product, including any imperfections of age that may be present. Frames or props shown in the images are for display purposes only and are not included with your purchase.
