1876
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Little Nell mending the Puppet's Dress is a 1876 watercolor by Charles Green, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet scene in a grassy cemetery. Four people sit or kneel near old gravestones, dressed in simple clothes from long ago. A woman in a white bonnet leans on a stone, while another woman and a man with a cane tend to a small puppet lying on the ground. A dog watches nearby, and a church looms in the background. The puppet’s torn dress suggests a story—maybe a child’s toy brought to life. The soft colors and loose brushstrokes give it a gentle, dreamy feel. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour by Charles Green from 1876 depicts a scene from Charles Dickens' novel *The Old Curiosity Shop*, showing the character Little Nell repairing a puppet’s dress.
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Charles Green R.I. (1840–1898), was a British watercolourist and illustrator. He was the brother of Towneley Green R.I. (1836–1899).
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