Born June 17 - died November 10 'If so shortly I was done for, What was I begun for?' (Old Epitaph for an infant) An antique print entitled "Collapse of the Conference" was produced for the famous Victorian Magazine "Vanity Fair" founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles which commenced publication in 1869. The prints were produced in colour by chromo-lithography by Vincent Brooks, and Day and Son. For about forty five years caricatures of famous and infamous personalities were carried in the weekly issues of Vanity Fair. Subjects included Royalty, judges, politicians, musicians, sportsmen, artists, actors and criminals of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. This print by 'Mouse' was published on 10th December, 1913.
Approx 20cms by 32.5cms.
