Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Queen's Sculptor (Portrait of Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Baronet, Ra) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1881. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing on top and right margins. Image not affected. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on January 22, 1881, depicting Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Baronet, RA (6 July 1834 – 12 December 1890), an Austrian-born British medallist and sculptor, best known for the "Jubilee head" of Queen Victoria on coinage, and the statue of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner. 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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