Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Eighteenth Century (Portrait of William Edward Hartpole Lecky, Om, Pc, Fba)(Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1882. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in left margin. Image not affected. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on May 27, 1882, depicting William Edward Hartpole Lecky, OM, PC, FBA (26 March 1838 – 22 October 1903), an Irish historian, essayist, and political theorist with Whig proclivities. His major work was an eight-volume History of England during the Eighteenth Century. 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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