Dickens' Artistic Daughter Katey: Her Life, Loves and Impact
£14.99
Katey Dickens was born into a house of turbulent celebrity and grew up surrounded by fascinating, famous, and infamous people. From a very young age, she knew her vocation was to be an artist. Lucinda Hawksley charts the life of a celebrated portrait painter, who redefines our preconceptions about Victorian women. Living to be almost ninety, Katey survived an unconventional marriage, love affairs, heartbreak, depression, and the challenges of being a female artist in a male-dominated era. Compelling and illuminating, Katey tells the story of a spirited woman who found fame at the centre of the first celebrity phenomenon; it also uncovers the reality of what it was like to be a child of Charles and Catherine Dickens. This biography of Katey, celebrating her artistic prestige which saw her compared to Millais is long overdue. The details of her fascinating life await rediscovery.
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The author of this book, Lucinda Hawksley, is a patron of the Charles Dickens Museum. If you would like a signed copy of this book, please add a note to your order prior to check out. Lucinda is happy to personalise the message for you. For signed copies, we will need to arrange for the book to be signed when Lucinda is next at the museum, so it can take longer to post out.
Want a Signed Copy?
The author of this book, Lucinda Hawksley, is a patron of the Charles Dickens Museum. If you would like a signed copy of this book, please add a note to your order prior to check out. Lucinda is happy to personalise the message for you. For signed copies, we will need to arrange for the book to be signed when Lucinda is next at the museum, so it can take longer to post out.
