Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Patriotic League (Portrait of Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1882. 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 October 21, 1882, depicting Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (24 August 1849 – 18 January 1902), an American-born British Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1902. 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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