Author: Alfred Thompson (ATn)
Title: He Was Considered an Able Man Till He Assumed His Own Name (Portrait of Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1870. Original color lithograph, 13.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on June 4, 1870, depicting Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt, KC (14 October 1827 – 1 October 1904), a British lawyer, journalist and Liberal statesman. He was Member of Parliament for Oxford, Derby then West Monmouthshire and held the offices of Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Ewart Gladstone before becoming Leader of the Opposition. 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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