Charles Dickens: Black-and-white photos of author colourised

 

This image has been released ahead of the anniversary of Charles Dickens' death on 9 June / CHARLES DICKENS MUSEUM / OLIVER CLYDE

 

Black-and-white photographs of Charles Dickens have been "colourised" using digital techniques to reveal a true likeness of the 19th Century novelist.

 

The Charles Dickens Museum researched the writer's fashion styles and the complexion of his living descendants to create the images for a new exhibition.

 

The first picture to be released shows a smiling 47-year-old Dickens with tanned skin and a tartan waistcoat.

 

Curator Frankie Kubicki said it "really gives a hint of what he was like".

 

Full Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-52894210

 

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