{"product_id":"vanity-fair-prints-19th-cent-lot-of-10-caricatures-scientists","title":"Sir Edwin Ray Lankester- Vanity Fair Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delightful chromolithograph from Vanity Fair's Supplement series captures Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, the influential Director of the Natural History Museum in London, in characteristic pose admiring a magnificent helmeted hornbill specimen. The celebrated caricaturist Leslie Ward, working under his famous pseudonym 'Spy,' perfectly balances gentle satire with genuine affection, portraying the eminent zoologist in his element among his beloved 'winged and finny freaks.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe witty caption, attributed to 'Jehu Junior' (Thomas Gibson Bowles, the magazine's founder), speaks to Lankester's passionate devotion to zoological study. Ward's masterful watercolor technique, reproduced here in fine chromolithography by Vincent Brooks, Day \u0026amp; Son, renders both the portly scientist and his exotic specimens with equal care. The helmeted hornbill's brilliant plumage and the horseshoe crab propped below provide colorful counterpoints to Lankester's sober gray suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful example of Edwardian caricature at its finest, this print offers collectors a charming window into the world of turn-of-the-century British science and the personalities who shaped it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.0\" x 10.0\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sir Leslie Ward (Spy)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good, Age-appropriate wear. Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks\/stains as per photo. Wear around the edges and minor paper loss might be present in some prints. Please refer to each print's image to get a better understanding of the condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Vintage Posters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44222332829811,"sku":"IL6625-2-4","price":35.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/3005\/8556\/files\/IL6625-2-4.jpg?v=1768080557","url":"https:\/\/www.authenticvintageposters.com\/en-nl\/products\/vanity-fair-prints-19th-cent-lot-of-10-caricatures-scientists","provider":"Authentic Vintage Posters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}