Prof.Darwin

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Artist/Maker	Betbeder, Faustin (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

Caricature portrait by Faustin Betbeder designed using colour lithograph process, from 'The London Sketch Book'. Signed 'F' or 'Faustin', and lettered with name, title of publication and quotations from Shakespeare.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Prof.Darwin (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour lithograph Lithography
Brief description	Caricature portrait of 'Prof.Darwin' by 'Faustin', (pseudonym of Faustin Betbeder) (born 1847), from a set of 14 caricatures, from 'The London Sketch Book', an illustrated newspaper and magazine, 1874 to 1875.
Physical description	Caricature portrait by Faustin Betbeder designed using colour lithograph process, from 'The London Sketch Book'. Signed 'F' or 'Faustin', and lettered with name, title of publication and quotations from Shakespeare.
Dimensions	Average size of individual pieces in set of 14 caricatures height: 14.6cm Average size of individual pieces in set of 14 caricatures width: 6.9cm Taken from 'Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1964' published by HMSO 1965
Marks and inscriptions	'F' or 'Faustin.' (Signed Lettered with name, title of publication, and quotations from Shakespeare)
Credit line	Given by Mrs. Lillian Harrison
Subject depicted	Caricature
Associated objects	E.524-1964 (Set) E.525-1964 (Set) E.526-1964 (Set) E.527-1964 (Set) E.528-1964 (Set) E.529-1964 (Set) E.530-1964 (Set) E.532-1964 (Set) E.534-1964 (Set) E.535-1964 (Set) E.547-1964 (Set) E.548-1964 (Set)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1964 published by HMSO 1965
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.531-1964

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O697253/profdarwin-print-betbeder-faustin/

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