Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: North Paddington (Portrait of Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1891. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in bottom margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on June 20, 1891, depicting Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet (3 December 1833 – 6 January 1911), an English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also served as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Paddington North from 1887 to 1906, was the first Mayor of Paddington in 1900, and became an enthusiastic collector of British art. 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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Title: North Paddington (Portrait of Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1891. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in bottom margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on June 20, 1891, depicting Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet (3 December 1833 – 6 January 1911), an English civil engineering contractor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also served as Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Paddington North from 1887 to 1906, was the first Mayor of Paddington in 1900, and became an enthusiastic collector of British art. 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: 70-4072
- Book number: 70-4072
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