Antique Original Vanity Fair Theatre Print  - Mr. Lionel Brough published in 1905.  Captions reads: "a fellow of infinite jest" Print measures approximately 10 1/2" x 15 1/2". It is in good condition with tape marks on the back of the upper margin and tiny spot in left margin - All should completely cover when matted and and frame nicely.
 
 
Vanity Fair was a British weekly magazine published from 1868 to 1914. Founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles, it offered its readership articles on fashion, current events, the theatre, books, social events and the latest scandals. A full-page, color lithograph of a contemporary celebrity or dignitary appeared in most issues, and it is for these caricatures that Vanity Fair is best known today. These prints are often referred to as "Spy Prints" after Leslie Ward, perhaps Vanity Fair's most prolific and celebrated artist, who usually signed his works "Spy."