'Borstal System' - Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (1857-1935)
Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper and gilt
Measurements
430 mm (H)290 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246658
Summary
Print, 'Borstal System' - Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (1857-1935) by Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922). A print of a VANITY FAIR cartoon of a gentleman wearing a suit and tie entitled 'Borstal System' (Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise).
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey pictures, drawings etc., The Lavatory, page 124.
Marks and inscriptions
VANITY FAIR Supplement. / Reproduced by John Swain and Son, Ltd., London / 'Borstal System' / [Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise.] (printed on front)
Makers and roles
Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922), caricaturist John Swain and Son, Ltd., printer