The Warden’s Room

DESCRIPTION: This classic illustration is titled 'The Warden’s Room'. 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 219) depicts inside the Fleet Prison (a debtors' prison where Mr. Pickwick is incarcerated), specifically in the Warden's Room or common area. The illustration famously captures a lively or surreal moment involving Samuel Pickwick and his companions/fellow inmates in the prison. Note Mr. Pickwick in his nightcap and the posted "Rules" of the Fleet visible on the wall in the upper right. 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: 1940 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.