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Reference numberVF/49
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Robert Farquharson by Sir Leslie Ward
ArtistWard, Leslie ['Spy']
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
Date30 May 1895
DescriptionVanity Fair portrait titled ‘West Aberdeenshire’ featuring Robert Farquharson at full length, hands on hips, head in left profile. Number 653 of the ‘Statesmen’ series.
InscriptionContentRecto inscription: ‘VANITY FAIR May 30, 1895/ Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith./ ‘West Aberdeenshire’’
FormatLithograph
Physical descriptionColoured lithograph on paper
Dimensions380mm x 250mm
Access statusOpen
ProvenancePresented to the Royal Society by Martin Jarrit
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