Caricature of Alberto Santos-Dumont
Date
1901
Sitter
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 - 1932, Brazilian) , Inventor
Creator
'Geo Hum', Caricaturist
Creator - Organisation
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lithographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 380mm
width (print): 265mm
width (print): 265mm
Subject
Description
Half-length caricature of Alberto Santos-Dumont, shown in right profile as viewed, in a propeller driven airship with his name inscribed.
Inscribed in the bottom right corner of the print: ‘GEO. HUM.’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Novr 14 1901’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd. Lith/ "the Deutsch Prize"'
This caricature is titled ‘The Deutsch Prize’ and was number 829 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
The associated text begins: ‘On the 20th July 1873, San Paulo - that state of impenetrable red dust in the South of Brazil - became responsible for the production of the greatest flyer that has yet seen the world from above; in token of which the Comtesse D'Eu, Princess Imperial of Brazil, has lately bestowed upon him a golden amulet sacred to the memory of St. Benedict: which he wears suspended from a chain bracelet on his left wrist […]’
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian inventor and aeronaut, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
‘Geo. Hum’ (active c.1901), unknown caricaturist for Vanity Fair.
Inscribed in the bottom right corner of the print: ‘GEO. HUM.’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Novr 14 1901’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd. Lith/ "the Deutsch Prize"'
This caricature is titled ‘The Deutsch Prize’ and was number 829 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
The associated text begins: ‘On the 20th July 1873, San Paulo - that state of impenetrable red dust in the South of Brazil - became responsible for the production of the greatest flyer that has yet seen the world from above; in token of which the Comtesse D'Eu, Princess Imperial of Brazil, has lately bestowed upon him a golden amulet sacred to the memory of St. Benedict: which he wears suspended from a chain bracelet on his left wrist […]’
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian inventor and aeronaut, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
‘Geo. Hum’ (active c.1901), unknown caricaturist for Vanity Fair.
Object history
Vanity Fair’s ‘Men of the Day’ series, which featured a full page, colour caricature of a significant public figure and text commentary, largely written by "Jehu Junior", was a popular feature that ran between 1868 and 1913.
This print was donated to the Royal Society by former President Charles Scott Sherrington (1857–1952), as part of a bound volume featuring caricatures, photographs and signature facsimiles of the individuals.
This print was donated to the Royal Society by former President Charles Scott Sherrington (1857–1952), as part of a bound volume featuring caricatures, photographs and signature facsimiles of the individuals.
Associated place