Caricature of Jonathan Hutchinson
Date
1890
Sitter
Jonathan Hutchinson (1828 - 1913, British) , Surgeon, Surgeon
Creator
Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851 - 1922, British) , Artist
Creator - Organisation
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lithographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 390mm
width (print): 240mm
width (print): 240mm
Subject
Description
Caricature of Jonathan Hutchinson at full length, in left profile as viewed, one arm behind his back the other holding his spectacles in front of him.
Inscribed in the bottom left corner of the print: ‘Spy’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Sept. 27 1890’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith/ Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson’
This caricature is titled ‘Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson’ and was number 483 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair between 1868-1913.
The associated text begins: ‘Born at Selby two-and-sixty years ago, and educated in the place of his birth, he has devoted his life to the methods of observation and experiment; operating upon and curing innumerable fellow-creatures. He became successively a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, President of the Hunterian Society, of the Pathological Society, and of the Opthalmological Society, as well as Professor of Surgery and Pathology in the Royal College of Surgeons; and he has never read a paper before any Society without opening the eyes of his hearers […]’
Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (1828-1913), British surgeon, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1882.
Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851-1922), British artist who did much of his work under the pseudonym ‘Spy’ and served as a caricaturist for Vanity Fair between 1873-1911.
Inscribed in the bottom left corner of the print: ‘Spy’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Sept. 27 1890’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith/ Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson’
This caricature is titled ‘Mr. Jonathan Hutchinson’ and was number 483 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair between 1868-1913.
The associated text begins: ‘Born at Selby two-and-sixty years ago, and educated in the place of his birth, he has devoted his life to the methods of observation and experiment; operating upon and curing innumerable fellow-creatures. He became successively a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, President of the Hunterian Society, of the Pathological Society, and of the Opthalmological Society, as well as Professor of Surgery and Pathology in the Royal College of Surgeons; and he has never read a paper before any Society without opening the eyes of his hearers […]’
Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (1828-1913), British surgeon, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1882.
Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851-1922), British artist who did much of his work under the pseudonym ‘Spy’ and served as a caricaturist for Vanity Fair between 1873-1911.
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 purchased by the Royal Society in 1999.
This print was purchased by the Royal Society in 1999.