Author: Carlo Pellegrini (Ape)
Title: To Say That He Is the Best Foreign Minister in the Country Is Not Much As Foreign Ministers Go; But As Times Go It Is a Great Deal (Portrait of George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon) (Original Lithograph)
Description: London: Vanity Fair, 1869. Original color lithograph, 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on April 24, 1869, depicting George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870), an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family. He served a succession of Whig and Liberal administrations. 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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