Author: Carlo Pellegrini (“Ape”)
Title: Punch (Portrait of Sir Francis Cowley Burnand) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1881. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing on top and right margin. Image not affected. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on January 8, 1881, depicting Sir Francis Cowley Burnand (29 November 1836 – 21 April 1917), usually known as F. C. Burnand, an English comic writer and prolific playwright, best known today as the librettist of Arthur Sullivan's opera Cox and Box. 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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