Vanity Fair antique prints - No reserve
Lot 14214: John Ruskin - The realization of the Ideal by Cecioni 1872
This print was drawn by the Italian artist Adriano Cecioni (Cecioni) .
Vanity Fair was subtitled A Weekly Show of Political, Social and Literary Wares and was founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles (who signed his images Jehu Junior) in 1868, who aimed to expose the contemporary vanities of Victorian society.
The chromolithographs were produced by an international group of artists including Max Beerbohm (Max and Bulbo), Sir Leslie Ward (Spy and Drawl) and Carlo Pellegrini (Singe and Ape).
Condition report:
Very good with occasional handling marks in the margin
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