He endowed Persia with a National Debt
Lithograph
1873 (printed)
1873 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair depicting The Shah of Persia. Signed 'Spy.' and lettered 'Sovereigns, No.11. July 5, 1873'. Numbered 244.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | He endowed Persia with a National Debt (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair entitled 'He endowed Persia with a National Debt', depicting The Shah of Persia. Published in Britain, 1873. |
| Physical description | Lithograph caricature for Vanity Fair depicting The Shah of Persia. Signed 'Spy.' and lettered 'Sovereigns, No.11. July 5, 1873'. Numbered 244. |
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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 |
| 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.609 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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