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Carlo Pellegrini (Ape) - When Birth Cannot Lead Brains Must (Portrait of Hugh Mccalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns) (Original Lithograph)

Title: When Birth Cannot Lead Brains Must (Portrait of Hugh Mccalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns) (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 July 31, 1869, depicting Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns PC (27 December 1819 – 2 April 1885), an Anglo-Irish statesman who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain during the first two ministries of Benjamin Disraeli. 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: 70-4462

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