Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Favourite Jockey (Portrait of Frederick James Archer) (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 May 28, 1881, depicting Frederick James Archer (11 January 1857 – 8 November 1886), also known by the nickname The Tin Man, an English flat race jockey of the Victorian era, described as "the best all-round jockey that the turf has ever seen". 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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