Author: Liborio Prosperi (“Lib”)
Title: Whitechapel (Portrait of Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1886. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Light crease along bottom left edge. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on November 6, 1886, depicting Samuel Montagu, 1st Baron Swaythling (21 December 1832 – 12 January 1911), a British banker who founded the bank of Samuel Montagu & Co. He was a philanthropist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1900, and was later raised to the peerage. 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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