This is an original color lithograph from VANITY FAIR. Accompanying the caricature is the full biographical sketch that was included in the original magazine.
Vanity Fair, founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles, aimed to expose the contemporary vanities of Victorian society. The first issue appeared in London in 1868. It offered its readership articles on fashion, current events, the theater, books, social events and the latest scandals, together with serial fiction, word games and other trivia. The final issue of the magazine appeared in 1914, after which it was merged into Hearth and Home.
A full-page, color lithograph of a contemporary celebrity or dignitary appeared in most issues, and it is for these caricatures that Vanity Fair was best known then and is best known today. Subjects included artists, athletes, royalty, statesmen, scientists, authors, actors, soldiers, religious personalities, business people and scholars. More than 2000 of these images appeared, and they are considered the chief cultural legacy of the magazine, forming a pictorial record of the period.
PORTRAIT: SIR JULIAN GOLDSMID, BART, M.P. (Includes original biographical sketch)
TEXT: ST. PANCRAS
ARTIST: APE, SIGNED IN PLATE
CONDITION: EXCELLENT — Clear, clean, very colorful and bright; no tears. Nice dark lines and definition.
This print is about 135 years old and guaranteed to be original. It’s an authentic old chromolithograph from the aforementioned publication, and not a modern reproduction.
The visible part of the print is 8 1/2" x 14" with nice large margins. Matted the print measure 12" x 16", which is a standard size, so custom framing is NOT required. Standard frames are readily available.
ABOUT CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS (from Wikipedia)
Chromolithography is a method for making multi-color prints. This type of color printing stemmed from the process of lithography, and it includes all types of lithography that are printed in color.