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Leslie Matthew Ward — Vanity Fair: "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table"

Leslie Matthew Ward

Vanity Fair: "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table"

1886

Targeting the celebrated American author Oliver Wendell Holmes, this satirical portrait exemplifies Vanity Fair's ability to distill complex literary personalities into memorable visual commentary.

Medium
color lithograph

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Leslie Matthew Ward, Vanity Fair: "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table", 1886

Targeting the celebrated American author Oliver Wendell Holmes, this satirical portrait exemplifies Vanity Fair's ability to distill complex literary personalities into memorable visual commentary.

Medium
color lithograph
Year
1886
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Mixed Colors, Vibrant, 19th Century, Caricature, Editorial, Portrait, Masculine, British, Lithograph, Satirical

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