Mr. Bob Sawyer’s Mode Of Travelling

DESCRIPTION: This classic illustration is titled 'Mr. Bob Sawyer’s Mode Of Travelling'. 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 369) depicts the raucous and unconventional way the medical student Bob Sawyer travels atop a horse-drawn chaise (post-chaise) with wild abandon, blowing a key-bugle and acting as a "Lord of Misrule" on the open road while a crowd of onlookers, horses, and dancing figures react around the vehicle! 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: 1946 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.