Plon-Plon
Lithograph
1879 (printed)
1879 (printed)
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Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'Plon-Plon', depicting Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte. Signed with the letter T. Lettered 'Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith. July 26 1879'.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'Plon-Plon', depicting Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-1891), known as Prince Jérome, son of Jérome Bonaparte and commander in the Crimean War. Published in Britain, 1879. |
| Physical description | Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'Plon-Plon', depicting Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte. Signed with the letter T. Lettered 'Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith. July 26 1879'. |
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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 |
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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.613 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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