Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: A Princess's Husband (Portrait of Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1889. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10 inches. Very Good. Light wear along top edge. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on July 27, 1889, depicting Alexander William George Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (10 November 1849 – 29 January 1912), styled Viscount Macduff between 1857 and 1879 and known as the Earl Fife between 1879 and 1889, a Scottish nobleman and peer who married Princess Louise, the third child and eldest daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. 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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