Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Student Prince (Portrait of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1877. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Good. Minor foxing in top and bottom margins, not affecting image. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on April 21, 1877, depicting Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (Leopold George Duncan Albert; 7 April 1853 – 28 March 1884), the eighth child and youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Leopold was later created Duke of Albany, Earl of Clarence, and Baron Arklow. 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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