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Sir Leslie WardRobert Ball, astronomer, Vanity Fair portrait chromolithograph, 19051905
1905
$120
£91.13
€104.69
CA$169.17
A$179.86
CHF 97.27
MX$2,139.54
NOK 1,218.39
SEK 1,112.75
DKK 782.08
About the Item
'Popular Astronomy'
Vanity Fair portrait of Irish astronomer Sir Robert Stawell Ball (1840-1913). In 1867 he became Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Royal College of Science in Dublin. In 1874 Ball was appointed Royal Astronomer of Ireland and Andrews Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin at Dunsink Observatory. In 1892 he was appointed Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Geometry at Cambridge University at the same time becoming director of the Cambridge Observatory.
Sir Leslie Ward (pseudonym 'Spy') succeeded Carlo Pellegrini as the primary Vanity Fair artist
390mm by 270mm (sheet)
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- Creation Year:1905
- Dimensions:Height: 15.56 in (39.5 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Melbourne, AU
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU124428501692
Sir Leslie Ward
Vanity Fair was a weekly magazine of social, literary and political content which was published in London from 1868 until February 5, 1914. It was favorite of Victorian and later, Edwardian England. Most popular of its features were the wonderful full page caricatures of famous men and women of the day. These lithographs remain Vanity Fair’s greatest legacy. The two most famous artists who worked for Vanity Fair were “Ape” (Carlo Pellegrini) and “Spy” (Leslie Ward), but many other artists provided images for this long running series of delightful caricatures.
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