Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Most Popular Man in the House of Commons (Portrait of Robert Dalglish) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1873. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in top margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on June 7, 1873, depicting Robert Dalglish (4 January 1808 – 20 June 1880), a Scottish Radical politician. He was the Member of Parliament MP for Glasgow from 1857 to 1874. 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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