[CARLYLE (Thomas, 1795-1881, Historian)]

Fine Caricature Portrait in Colours from Vanity Fair, by 'Ape', (Carlo Pellegrino), showing him in a buff outdoor coat, with a bent neck, walking stick and a straw hat with an enormous brim, the expression on his face reflecting his description below as 'The Diogenes of the Modern Corinthians without the Tub', with the original printed description, a perceptive review of his writings and attitudes in the past and in the current crisis of the Franco-Prussian War, No. 12 in the series 'Men of the Day', 2 separate sides 14" x 9¼", 21st October



Item Date:  1870

Stock No:  56046      £125

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