Antique Vanity Fair Chromolitho Print Sword Fencing Henry Stracey Scots Guards 1880 political plate Bottom: 41” around

Bottom:  41”  around

The rug depicts a Quebec winter farm scene complete with cabins

Size: Stamped size 6 3/4

It is lined in white acetate and has a small comb at either side that aids in keeping the hat in place

Label:  Pure New Wool / Dale of Norway

Antique Vanity Fair Chromolitho Print Sword Fencing Henry Stracey Scots Guards 1880 political plate Bottom: 41” aroundThis is a wonderful chromolitho print issued by Vanity Fair in 1880, original, not a reproduction it is accompanied by a separate text page that describes the subject of the caricature. Vanity Fair magazine published coloured caricatures of famous figures in British society from 1869 until 1914. The caricatures were primarily by artists Spy and Ape but also by others. This one is of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Stracey of the Scots Guards, an accomplished