Vanity Fair antique prints - No reserve
Lot 14453: Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin by Spy 1905
This print was drawn by the British artist Sir Leslie Ward (Spy).
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).
The biography page will also be included.
Condition report:
Small stain in upper left margin
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