The Junior Ambassador
Lithograph
1878 (printed)
1878 (printed)
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Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair depicting Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, seated and wearing a monocle. Signed 'Ape', and lettered 'Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith. July 2 1878.'
object details
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| Additional Title | Benjamin Disraeli, The Earl of Beaconsfield (generic title) |
| Materials and Techniques | Lithography |
| Brief Description | Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'The Junior Ambassador', depicting Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield. Published in Britain, 1878. |
| Physical Description | Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair depicting Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield, seated and wearing a monocle. Signed 'Ape', and lettered 'Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith. July 2 1878.' |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | During his second term of office as Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804 1881) attended the Berlin Congress in 1878 with Lord Salisbury. He is portrayed in the House of Lords. |
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| 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. |
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| Accession Number | SP.610 |
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| record created | July 1, 2009 |
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