Record

Reference numberVF/43
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Robert Brudenell Carter by Harold Wright
ArtistWright, Harold ['Stuff']
Vincent Brooks Day & Son
Date9 April 1982
DescriptionVanity Fair cartoon titled ‘a Literary Oculist’ featuring Robert Brudenell Carter in formal evening dress. Full-length, left profile. Number 536 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series.
InscriptionContentRecto inscription: ‘VANITY FAIR. April 9 1892/ Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith./ ‘a Literary Oculist’’
Verso inscription: ‘282’
FormatLithograph
Physical descriptionColour lithograph on paper
Dimensions395mm x 265mm
Access statusOpen
ProvenancePresented to the Royal Society by Martin Jarrit
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