Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Empire (Portrait of Napoléon, Prince Imperial) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1877. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Three very minor spots of foxing in margins. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on July 14, 1877, depicting Napoléon, Prince Imperial (Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte; 16 March 1856 – 1 June 1879), also known as Louis-Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugénie. After his father was dethroned in 1870, he moved to England with his family. On his father's death in January 1873, he was proclaimed by the Bonapartist faction as Napoléon IV. 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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