Author: Jacques Joseph Tissot (Coïdé)
Title: Les Mangeoit Pour Soi Refraischir Devant Souper (Portrait of William I) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1871. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Good. Moderate foxing in margins. Minor foxing on image. Half inch tear at bottom edge. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on January 7, 1871, depicting William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig; 22 March 1797 – 9 March 1888), or Wilhelm I, King of Prussia from 1861 and German Emperor from 1871 until his death in 1888. A member of the House of Hohenzollern, he was the first head of state of a united Germany. 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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