Thomas James Agar-Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes of Lanhydrock and Truro (1808-1882)
Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
4 Feb 1882
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
375 x 254 mm
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 882007
Summary
Print, engraving, Thomas James Agar-Robartes, 1st Baron Robartes of Lanhydrock and Truro (1808-1882) by Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922). Cartoon - Framed lithograph cartoon by Spy from Vanity Fair dated February 4, 1882, depicting a white haired gentleman facing left, in outdoor coat and top hat and carrying an umbrella. Signed Spy (underlined). 1882. (ex Smoking Room)
Provenance
Unknown, but possibly acquired with the house, but shown in a photograph of the Smoking Room taken by John Bethell in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
(on print top right) crown (signed on left) Spy
Makers and roles
Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922), cartoonist Vincent Brooks, Day and Son Ltd, artist Vanity Fair, engraver and publisher