Author: Carlo Pellegrini, Ape
Title: The Ex-Father of the House (Portrait of George Cecil Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester Pc) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1875. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Good. Foxing on the left and bottom margins. Foxing on left part of image. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on October 16, 1875, depicting George Cecil Weld-Forester, 3rd Baron Forester PC (10 May 1807 – 14 February 1886), styled The Honorable George Weld-Forester between 1821 and 1874, a British Conservative politician and army officer. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household in 1852 and from 1858 to 1859. A long-standing MP, he was the Father of the House of Commons from 1873 to 1874, when he succeeded his elder brother in the barony and took a seat in the House of Lords. Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social, political, and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures, drawn by renowned artists, captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor, satire, and artistry. .

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