Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: Has Kept His Seat for Six-and-Twenty Years (Portrait of Thomas Emerson Headlam) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1873. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. Light toning along edges. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on April 19, 1873, depicting Thomas Emerson Headlam (25 June 1813 – 3 December 1875), an English barrister and politician, who became judge advocate-general. 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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