Author: Carlo Pellegrini (“Ape”) Title: The Most Interesting of All the Diplomatic Corps in London (Portrait of He Musurus Bey) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Good. Wear in right margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on February 4, 1871, depicting Konstantinos Mousouros (1807–1891), also known as Kostaki Musurus Pasha, an Ottoman Greek diplomatic official of the Ottoman Empire who served as ambassador to Greece, Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands. 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: 70-4278
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