"Statesmen No. 71. One of the Lambs of the Political Fold." original color lithograph ca. 30x19cm by Pellegrini; signed in the stone; typographically titled and dated; Vanity Fair London 1871

Sheet (33x23cm) with two smoothed creases in the lower right margin; the back a bit soiled. Below the image with an attribution in pencil.

From 1869 until it was discontinued in 1914, the weekly magazine " Vanity Fair " included a color lithograph with the portrait of the so-called "Person of the Week" in every issue. In addition to other well-known artists, Sir Leslie Ward (London 1851 - 1922) and Carlo Pellegrini (Capua 1839 - London 1889) should be mentioned, who caricatured public figures under the pseudonyms "Spy" (Ward) and "Ape" (Pellegrini). .

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