Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: Boycott (Portrait of Charles Cunningham Boycott) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1881. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on January 29, 1881, depicting Charles Cunningham Boycott (12 March 1832 – 19 June 1897), an English land agent whose ostracism by his local community in Ireland gave the English language the term boycott. 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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