Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: The Infant Samuel (Portrait of Samuel Laing) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1873. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Good. Moderate toning throughout. Tears and creasing at top edge. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on August 16, 1873, depicting Samuel Laing (12 December 1812 – 6 August 1897), a British railway administrator, politician, and writer on science and religion during the Victorian era. 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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