Portrait of (Edwin) Ray Lankester
Date
1905
Sitter
Edwin Ray Lankester (1847 - 1929, British) , Zoologist
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): 380mm
width (print): 263mm
width (print): 263mm
Subject
Description
Caricature of Edwin Ray Lankester at full length, in left profile as viewed, regarding two stuffed exotic birds on a perch standing on a table against which is leaning a preserved fish.
Inscribed in the bottom corner of the print: ‘Spy’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Supplement’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, lith/ 'His religion is the worship of all sorts of winged and finny freaks'/ Jehu Junior'
This caricature is titled ‘His religion is the worship of all sorts of winged and finny freaks’ and was number 946 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair between 1868-1913.
Sir (Edwin) Ray Lankester (1847-1929), British zoologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1975.
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 corner of the print: ‘Spy’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Supplement’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, lith/ 'His religion is the worship of all sorts of winged and finny freaks'/ Jehu Junior'
This caricature is titled ‘His religion is the worship of all sorts of winged and finny freaks’ and was number 946 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair between 1868-1913.
Sir (Edwin) Ray Lankester (1847-1929), British zoologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1975.
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 donated to the Royal Society by former PRS 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 PRS Charles Scott Sherrington (1857–1952), as part of a bound volume featuring caricatures, photographs and signature facsimiles of the individuals.