"Vanity Fair" print of James Bryce
Date: circa 1893
Inventory Number: 2002-1-0026
Classification: Print
Subject:
Maker: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son (1867-1940)
Maker: Henry Sotheran Ltd. (1761-present)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
frame: 49.6 x 34 x 2.5 cm (19 1/2 x 13 3/8 x 1 in.)
Description:
Print of an elderly bearded man resting on a rock ledge, holding an alpenstock in his right hand and stalks of grain in the left hand. Description of the man is posted on the back of the frame, as well as information of the frame manufacturer.
Signedlower left corner: Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith.
on back: Henry Sotheran Ltd. / Books and Prints / 2, 3, 4, & 5 Sackville Street / Piccadilly, London, W1X 2DP / Telephone: 01-734 1150 / Established in London 1815 / Established in New York c1750
on back: Henry Sotheran Ltd. / Books and Prints / 2, 3, 4, & 5 Sackville Street / Piccadilly, London, W1X 2DP / Telephone: 01-734 1150 / Established in London 1815 / Established in New York c1750
Inscribedupper left corner: VANITY FAIR
upper right corner: Feb. 25, 1893
bottom center: Privy Councillor, Professor and Politician"
upper right corner: Feb. 25, 1893
bottom center: Privy Councillor, Professor and Politician"
Curatorial RemarksBack of picture frame contains the biography of James Bryce as well as markings on the biography that alter the name of the print to "Men of the Day No. 14, Sir Roderick Impey Murchison," a geologist. However, this label is incorrect, and the typed biography is assumed to be the correct identification of the man in the print.
The original painting appears to have been signed by someone named Stuff. No record of this painter has yet been found.
This is a reproduction of a lithography done in London by the Vincent Brooks & Son firm.
The original painting appears to have been signed by someone named Stuff. No record of this painter has yet been found.
This is a reproduction of a lithography done in London by the Vincent Brooks & Son firm.