A watercolor portrait of British writer Charles Dickens, which had gone missing over 130 years, is set to go on permanent display at London's Charles Dickens Museum in October. /VCG Photo

Painted over six sittings, the portrait was created by Scottish painter Margaret Gillies in 1843 while Dickens was working on "A Christmas Carol", BBC reports. /VCG Photo

The painter, however, claimed she had lost the portrait in 1886. /VCG Photo

It was not until 2017 when the painting resurfaced and was sold at auction in South Africa. /VCG Photo

The Charles Dickens Museum raised 180,000 British pounds (approximately 230,000 U.S. dollars) to purchase the portrait and will show it to the public as part of the permanent collection starting in October. /VCG Photo