Author: Carlo Pellegrini, Ape
Title: The Science of Language (Portrait of Friedrich Max Müller) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1875. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Foxing in margins. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on February 6, 1875, depicting Friedrich Max Müller (6 December 1823 – 28 October 1900), a comparative philologist and Orientalist of German origin. He was one of the founders of the Western academic disciplines of Indology and religious studies. 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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