Author: Carlo Pellegrini, Ape
Title: Swam the Channel (Portrait of Captain Matthew Webb) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1875. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in margins. Minor spot on bottom right corner of image. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on October 9, 1875, depicting Captain Matthew Webb (1848–1883), an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who is the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. Webb significantly increased the popularity of swimming in England. 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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