Caricature of Richard Quain
Date
1875
Sitter
Richard Quain (1816 - 1898, British
Irish) , Physician
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 Richard Quain at full length, shown in right profile as viewed, with one hand tucked inside his jacket.
Inscribed in the bottom right corner of the print: ‘Spy’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Decr 15 1883’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Lith./ "Lord Beaconsfield's Physician"/ Dr. Quin'
This caricature is titled ‘Lord Beaconsfield’s Physician’ and was number 292 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
Richard Quain (1816-1898), Irish physician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1871.
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 right corner of the print: ‘Spy’
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR Decr 15 1883’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Lith./ "Lord Beaconsfield's Physician"/ Dr. Quin'
This caricature is titled ‘Lord Beaconsfield’s Physician’ and was number 292 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
Richard Quain (1816-1898), Irish physician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1871.
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.