The Lost Portrait: with Emma Rutherford

Dominic’s guest today is the inimitable Emma Rutherford (https://www.emmarutherford.com/) who recalls her time working on the rediscovery of a lost portrait of Dickens, painted by Margaret Gillies in 1843, and lost for over a century until its serendipitous reappearance at a South African auction. A pivotal snapshot of Dickens' life, the portrait's story hints at the profound bond between Gillies and Dickens, a bond that may have helped shape A Christmas Carol

Emma is an art historian, with a specialisation in portrait miniatures and silhouettes. Emma began her career at London’s Victoria & Albert Musuem (https://www.vam.ac.uk/) , and then for 15 years established and ran the Portrait and Miniatures Consultancy at Philip Mould’s  & Company (https://philipmould.com/)

This year she has set up The Limner Company (https://www.portraitminiature.com/)


Her publications include Without Hands The Art of Sarah Biffin … a topic for a future episode!


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Host: Dominic Gerrard (http://www.dominicgerrard.co.uk)
Series Artwork: Léna Gibert (https://lenagibert.fr)
Original Music: Dominic Gerrard (http://www.dominicgerrard.co.uk)

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