Albumen stereoview portrait of Charles Dickens, photographed and published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave. cor. 16th St., New York. The image shows Dickens standing in a studio pose wearing a dark coat and vest with watch chain, resting one hand on a chair. The printed copyright line indicates entry in 1868. Charles Dickens was a major English novelist and social critic of the Victorian period, known for works including Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and A Christmas Carol. Published stereoview portraits such as this were widely sold as collectible likenesses of prominent literary figures during the late nineteenth century. The mount bears the printed title “Charles Dickens” along the right margin along with the copyright entry for 1868 by J. Gurney & Son, Southern District of New York. The left margin is printed “Photographed and Published by J. Gurney & Son, 5th Ave. cor. 16th St., New York.”