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Egyptian Finance

Lithograph
1878 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'Egyptian Finance', depicting Rivers Wilson. Signed 'Ape' and lettered 'Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith. Novr. 9 1878.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Egyptian Finance (assigned by artist)
  • Rivers Wilson (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithography
Brief description
Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'Egyptian Finance', depicting Rivers Wilson, one of the principal members of a commission of enquiry into Egyptian affairs in May 1878. Published in Britain, 1878.
Physical description
Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'Egyptian Finance', depicting Rivers Wilson. Signed 'Ape' and lettered 'Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith. Novr. 9 1878.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.9cm
  • Width: 18.4cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Vanity Fair, a very successful Society magazine, was founded in 1868 by Thomas Gibson Bowles, and first appeared in 1869. It was published weekly, and included news and Society columns, reviews, serialised novels, word games, advertisements, and caricatures.
Collection
Accession number
SP.612

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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