Author: Nibs
Title: King Manuel II of Portugal; Europe's Youngest Monarch. Issue 2141. (Rare Colour Half-Tone Gravure)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1909. Original colour half-tone gravure. 38 x 26 cm (15 x 10 inches). Very Good+. Minor chip in bottom left corner, else fine. Accompanied by 1 sheet of description, Very Good. Published in Vanity Fair, 10 Nov 1909. Hentschel-Colourtype, London (half-tone gravure). Rare. Dom Manuel II (15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), "the Patriot" (Portuguese: "o Patriota") or "the Unfortunate" (Portuguese: "o Desventurado"), was the last King of Portugal, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father, King Carlos I, and his elder brother, Luís Filipe, the Prince Royal. Before ascending the throne he held the title of Duke of Beja. His reign ended with the dissolution of the monarchy in the 5 October 1910 revolution, and Manuel lived the rest of his life in exile in Twickenham, South London. .

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