Author: Jacques Joseph Tissot (Coïdé)
Title: Ways and Means (Portrait of John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton, Pc) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Fair. Six inch tear across top including subject's face. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on December 16, 1871, depicting John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton, PC (18 October 1825 – 25 May 1897), known before 1884 as John George Dodson, a British Liberal politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons) between 1865 and 1872 and later held office under William Ewart Gladstone as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, President of the Local Government Board and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1884 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Monk Bretton. 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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Title: Ways and Means (Portrait of John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton, Pc) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Fair. Six inch tear across top including subject's face. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on December 16, 1871, depicting John George Dodson, 1st Baron Monk Bretton, PC (18 October 1825 – 25 May 1897), known before 1884 as John George Dodson, a British Liberal politician. He was Chairman of Ways and Means (Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons) between 1865 and 1872 and later held office under William Ewart Gladstone as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, President of the Local Government Board and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1884 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Monk Bretton. 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$ 75.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 70-4306
- Book number: 70-4306
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