Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: Uncle Sam (Portrait of Samuel Ward) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1880. Original color lithograph, 13.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good. Foxing in left margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on January 10, 1880, depicting Samuel Cutler Ward (January 27, 1814 — May 19, 1884), an American poet, politician, author, and gourmet, and in the years after the Civil War he was widely known as the "King of the Lobby." He combined delicious food, fine wines, and good conversation to create a new type of lobbying in Washington, DC — social lobbying — over which he reigned for more than a decade. 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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