Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”) Title: G (Portrait of Sir George Grove) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1891. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good+. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on January 31, 1891, depicting Sir George Grove CB (13 August 1820 – 28 May 1900), an English engineer and writer on music, known as the founding editor of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 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: 70-4087
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