Caricature of John Bennet Lawes
Date
1882
Sitter
John Bennet Lawes, first Baronet (1814 - 1900, British) , Agriculturalist
Creator
Théobald Chartran (1849 - 1891, French) , Painter
Creator - Organisation
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lithographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 390mm
width (print): 270mm
width (print): 270mm
Subject
Description
Carricature of John Bennet Lawes at full length, inclined to the left as viewed, holding a piece of agricultural equipment.
Inscribed in the right corner of the print: ‘.T.’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR July 8 1882’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith./ “Agricultural Science”’
This caricature is titled ‘Agricultural Science’ and was and was number 946 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
Sir John Bennet Lawes (1814-1900), first baronet and agriculturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1854 and was joint recipient its Royal Medal in 1867 with Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert (1817-1901) for ‘their researches in agricultural chemistry’.
Théobald Chartran (1849-1907), French propaganda painter, portrait artists and occasional caricaturist for Vanity Fair.
Inscribed in the right corner of the print: ‘.T.’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR July 8 1882’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith./ “Agricultural Science”’
This caricature is titled ‘Agricultural Science’ and was and was number 946 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
Sir John Bennet Lawes (1814-1900), first baronet and agriculturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1854 and was joint recipient its Royal Medal in 1867 with Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert (1817-1901) for ‘their researches in agricultural chemistry’.
Théobald Chartran (1849-1907), French propaganda painter, portrait artists and occasional 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 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.