Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: A Good Light Weight (Portrait of John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1877. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Foxing in top margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on November 10, 1877, depicting John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry (20 July 1844 – 31 January 1900), a British nobleman of the Victorian era, remembered for his atheism, his outspoken views, his brutish manner, for lending his name to the "Queensberry Rules" that form the basis of modern boxing, and for his role in the downfall of the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde. 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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