Tony Weller
Charles Dickens' *The Pickwick Papers* comes alive in this scratchy, energetic portrait of Tony Weller, drawn by the famous American illustrator F.O.C. Darley. You can almost hear the character grumbling as he sits there in his oversized coat and hat, hand raised to his mouth in a gesture of complaint or deep thought. Darley was essentially the Norman Rockwell of the 19th century, creating the definitive images for classic literature that helped popularize these stories in America. This quick sketch shows how he captured a character's rough-and-tumble personality with just a few swift, confident strokes.