Mr and Mrs Mantalini from 'Nicholas Nickleby'

Category

Library Item

Item no

24866

Title

Mr and Mrs Mantalini from 'Nicholas Nickleby'

Description

An elegant couple dressed in outdoor clothes are pictured walking together. The man wearing a top hat, waistcoat and frock coat holds up a pocket watch. His wife wears a fancy hat, coat over a wide floor-length skirt and a muff handwarmer.

Artist / maker

Fraser, Claud Lovat

Date

1924

Size

17.3 x 15.2 cm

Type

Publisher's print

Location

Art and Design Library

Nicholas Nickleby was published between 1839 and 1839 and is Charles Dickens' third novel. The book is best remembered for its statement on boarding schools in the depiction of Dotheboys Hall and for the comic episode describing Vincent Crummles travelling theatrical company.
In the story, Nicolas' sister, Kate, works for a dressmaker called Mrs Mantalini. Her lazy husband, relied on his wife to finance his extravagant tastes.

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