This is an original printed illustration from 'Vanity Fair' by William Makepeace Thackeray, published circa 1913.  The print is double matted and ready for framing.  The overall dimensions of the outer matt, which is cream in colour, are 32.5cm wide x 35cm high x 1cm deep.  In the centre of the outer matt is the printed illustration which has a layered, gold coloured frame.  The dimensions of the inner framed print are 16cm wide x 17 cm high x 1 cm deep. The item is in very good condition and is still in its cellophane wrap, after I purchased it from an antiques/art dealer. It has not been unwrapped since being purchased.

Lewis Baumer (1870-1963) was born in London, England, and studied at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal College of Art.  He was a renowned book illustrator and artist.  Baumer was a contributor to Punch magazine for fifty years, starting in 1897. He specialised in gently humorous scenes of middle and upper class life.