Snowball Fight in Trafalgar Square – A Christmas Carol, Dickens – Charcoal Drawing

A Christmas Carol by Dickens: Charcoal drawing — Snowball Fight in Trafalgar Square by Mario Jodra, from the illustrated edition of Edelvives. Dated and signed by hand.

This drawing depicts a snowball fight in Trafalgar Square, London, during Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey through the city with the Ghost of Christmas Present. The scene evokes the snowy streets of London at Christmas, filled with movement, play and celebration, in one of the passages of Stave Three, when the Ghost shows Scrooge the city and the Christmas joy of its inhabitants.

This original charcoal drawing is part of the illustrated edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, a project that began after Mario Jodra was awarded the 5th Edelvives International Illustration Prize. Following this recognition, Edelvives commissioned him to create the illustrations for its new edition of the book, published in 2025 with a translation by Alejandro Tobar. The edition offers a new visual, expressive and socially engaged interpretation of Dickens’s characters and settings, with particular attention to social contrasts and Ebenezer Scrooge’s inner transformation. Original artwork, signed by hand, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and available directly from the artist’s studio.

DETAILS

Artist:
Mario Jodra

Title of work:
Snowball Fight in Trafalgar Square (A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Edelvives)

Techniques & Materials:
Charcoal

Support:
Bouffant paper 90g

Dimensions:
29,7 x 42 cm

Location & Year created:
Madrid. 2024

Signed by hand.

Certificates of Authenticity.