Author: Carlo Pellegrini (Ape)
Title: A Faithful Friend and Eminent Savant and the Best Possible of Presidents (Portrait of Sir Roderick Murchison) (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 November 26, 1870, depicting Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet (19 February 1792 – 22 October 1871), a Scottish geologist who served as director-general of the British Geological Survey from 1855 until his death in 1871. He is noted for investigating and describing the Silurian, Devonian and Permian systems. 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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