Caricature of John Tyndall
Date
1872
Sitter
John Tyndall (1820 - 1893, British) , Physicist
Creator
Adriano Cecioni (1836 - 1886, Italian) , Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 380mm
width (print): 263mm
width (print): 263mm
Subject
Description
Caricature of John Tyndall at three quarter-length, hands resting on a table before him, leaning forward.
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR. April 6, 1872./ No. 179. MEN OF THE DAY, No. 43.’
Inscribed below: ‘“The Scientific Use of the Imagination”’
This caricature is titled ‘The Scientific Use of the Imagination’ and was published in Vanity Fair’s ‘Men of the Day’ series.
John Tyndall (1820-1893), British physicist and mountaineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1852.
Adriano Cecioni (1836-1886), Italian artist, critic and cartoonist, who contributed caricatures to Vanity Fair during a six month stay in London in 1872.
Inscribed above: ‘VANITY FAIR. April 6, 1872./ No. 179. MEN OF THE DAY, No. 43.’
Inscribed below: ‘“The Scientific Use of the Imagination”’
This caricature is titled ‘The Scientific Use of the Imagination’ and was published in Vanity Fair’s ‘Men of the Day’ series.
John Tyndall (1820-1893), British physicist and mountaineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1852.
Adriano Cecioni (1836-1886), Italian artist, critic and cartoonist, who contributed caricatures to Vanity Fair during a six month stay in London in 1872.
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.