Caricature of Herbert Spencer
Date
1879
Sitter
Herbert Spencer (1820 - 1903, British) , Philosopher
Creator
Francis Carruthers Gould (1844 - 1925, British) , Caricaturist
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 Herbert Spencer at full length, shown facing forwards, in a top hat and holding a pair of leather gloves in one hand.
Inscribed in the bottom right corner of the print: ‘CG'
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR April 26 1879’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son. Lith./ "Philosophy"'
This caricature is titled ‘Philosophy’ and and was number 198 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), British philosopher, social theorist and sociologist, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Francis Carruthers Gould (1844-1925), British political cartoonist and caricaturist for Vanity Fair.
Inscribed in the bottom right corner of the print: ‘CG'
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR April 26 1879’
Inscribed below: ‘Vincent Brooks, Day & Son. Lith./ "Philosophy"'
This caricature is titled ‘Philosophy’ and and was number 198 of the ‘Men of the Day’ series published in Vanity Fair.
Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), British philosopher, social theorist and sociologist, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Francis Carruthers Gould (1844-1925), British political cartoonist and 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.