Author: Carlo Pellegrini (Ape)
Title: He Well Deserves His Popularity (Portrait of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw Kcb) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on June 3, 1871, depicting Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB (17 January 1830 – 25 August 1908), the first Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now renamed the London Fire Brigade), and the Superintendent of its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891. He introduced modern firefighting methods to the Brigade, and increased the number of stations. 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: He Well Deserves His Popularity (Portrait of Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw Kcb) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on June 3, 1871, depicting Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB (17 January 1830 – 25 August 1908), the first Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now renamed the London Fire Brigade), and the Superintendent of its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891. He introduced modern firefighting methods to the Brigade, and increased the number of stations. 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: 70-4315
- Book number: 70-4315
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