Author: Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (“Spy”)
Title: Our Soldier Prince (Portrait of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1890. Original color lithograph, 15 x 10 inches. Very Good+. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (Lith.). Scarce. Published on August 2, 1890, depicting Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942), the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation and the only British prince to do so. 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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