Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”) Title: Amateur Theatricals (Portrait of Herbert Colstoun Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1886. 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 April 17, 1886, depicting Herbert Colstoun Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere, PC (9 June 1846 – 6 May 1921), a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 until he was raised to the peerage in 1895. He served as President of the Board of Agriculture between 1892 and 1895. 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: 70-4123
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