JOHNSTONE: BOXER. Original Vanity Fair Spy Cartoon.1896

BOXING: CAPT. EDGEWORTH JOHNSTONE VANITY FAIR Cartoon: JOHNSTONE Capt. Edgeworth. 'Hard Hitter'. By Spy. Wearing gloves. Born in Kingstown Ireland (Eire). Got a degree at Trinity College Dublin. Went to Sandhurst. Captained Rugby Football team. Amateur heavy weight champion of England. Coloured.  GENERAL CONDITION: Please see the scan. Good. IMAGE SIZE: 12x7.5 inches (31x18 cms) approximately. OVERALL SIZE: 10x14.55 inches approx. PUBLISHER: VANITY FAIR ARTIST: 'SPY' VERSO: There is no text on the back, which is plain. REMARKS: A good COLOURED LITHOGRAPH. [A copy of the original biographical text may be available on request].

THIS IS WARRANTED TO BE A  GENUINE AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE PRINT DATE ACTUALLY PRINTED JULY 9th, 1896 THIS IS NOT A MODERN DAY REPRODUCTION THE DATE OF PUBLICATION IS PRINTED ABOVE THE PICTURE.

THE PICTURE IS SLIGHTLY TOO LARGE TO SCAN THE WHOLE IMAGE.

From 1868 to 1914 Vanity Fair caricatures both lampooned and praised eminent Victorian and Edwardian Politicians, Sportsmen, Lawyers and other 'Men of the Day'. They are renowned throughout the world and highly collectible. They range in price from a few $'s up to several hundred for the scarcer & more sought after subjects. Best known and most remembered for its colour caricatures, over 2300 were published in Vanity Fair during its nearly half century in print, from 1868 until 1914. Famous artists contributed to Vanity Fair, typically under pen names.
The best known was Leslie Ward (1851-1922), who signed his works as Spy, and whose caricatures account for well over half of those featured in Vanity Fair. So famous have these fabulous prints become, Vanity Fair caricatures today often are referred to and recognised immediately simply as Spy Cartoons. Whether drawn by Ward himself or another of the Vanity Fair artists, all caricatures from this exceptional and unique publication have become prized collectibles. They are embodiments epitomising British society during the Empire's most glorious years.

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