Author: Carlo Pellegrini (Ape) Title: Always Pleasant, Always Genial (Portrait of the Hon John Cranch Walker Vivian) (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. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on November 5, 1870, depicting John Cranch Walker Vivian (18 April 1818 – 22 January 1879), an English Liberal politician from the Vivian family who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1841 and 1871. 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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Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 70-3904
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