Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: A Manipulator of Phrases (Portrait of Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1877. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in top margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on April 14, 1877, depicting Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (29 January [O.S. 17 January] 1832 – 3 July [O.S. 20 June] 1908), a Russian statesman and diplomat who is best known for his policy of aggressive expansionism as the Russian ambassador to China and the Ottoman Empire. 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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Title: A Manipulator of Phrases (Portrait of Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1877. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in top margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on April 14, 1877, depicting Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (29 January [O.S. 17 January] 1832 – 3 July [O.S. 20 June] 1908), a Russian statesman and diplomat who is best known for his policy of aggressive expansionism as the Russian ambassador to China and the Ottoman Empire. 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: 70-4181
- Book number: 70-4181
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