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Silas Wegg from 'Our Mutual Friend'
Fraser, Claud Lovat, 1924, Publisher's print
Silas Wegg from 'Our Mutual Friend'
Silas Wegg from 'Our Mutual Friend'
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Title
Silas Wegg from 'Our Mutual Friend'
Description
A man with a wooden leg rests on a walking stick. He wears a turquoise frock coat and a top hat which rests over his eyes.
Artist / maker
Fraser, Claud Lovat
Date
1924
Size
13.0 x 10.0 cm
Type
Publisher's print
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Art and Design Library
Our Mutual Friend is Charles Dickens' fourteenth and last completed novel which was published between 1864 and 1865.
Silas Wegg is a deceitful street trader who is taken into Mr Boffin's employment to read to him. Once ensconsed in the Boffin house, Wegg attempts to get hold of Boffin's wealth.
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