Luke Fildes (1843-1927)
"Luke Fildes", by W. & D. Downey, 1880s, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Born in Liverpool, Luke Fildes studied art at the Royal Academy in London. In 1869, Fildes' illustration "Houseless and Hungry" appeared in The Graphic, a weekly newspaper. Fildes shared the publisher's belief in the ability of images to alter public opinion on subjects such as poverty and injustice. Dickens needed a new illustrator for The Mystery of Edwin Drood to replace Collins and was so impressed with Fildes' woodcut that he commissioned him to illustrate Edwin Drood.
Illustrations and Artwork
"Under the Trees" from "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", 1870, page
"Good-bye, Rosebud, darling!" from "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", 1870, page
"Applicants for admission to a casual ward", 1874
"A physician watching over a sick child", 1893
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1st edition (1870) - Monthly issues
Mystery of Edwin Drood no.01
Mystery of Edwin Drood no.02
Mystery of Edwin Drood no.03
Mystery of Edwin Drood no.04
Mystery of Edwin Drood no.05
Read more monthly issues from the first edition of The Mystery of Edwin Drood in the Digital WPI repository at https://digital.wpi.edu/show/br86b567n.
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