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An original illustration from the British magazine Vanity Fair, entitled CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, a caricature by the Victorian illustrator Spy, the pseudonym of British artist Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851-1922). It depicts British politician Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent (1849-1908). On the back of the frame is the original December 22, 1883 article that accompanied the caricature. An original illustration from the British magazine Vanity Fair, entitled CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, a caricature by the popular Victorian illustrator Spy, the pseudonym of Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851-1922) British artist and caricaturist. The image was produced in watercolor and turned into chromolithograph for publication in the magazine. It depicts Colonel Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent (1849-1908), a British soldier, barrister, police officer, and politician, in gray coat and tails. On the back of the frame is attached the original December 22, 1883 article that accompanied the caricature, written by Jehu Junior, the pseudonym of Vanity Fair publisher Thomas Gibson Bowles (1841-1922), founder of the magazines The Lady and the English Vanity Fair, and the maternal grandfather of the famed Mitford sisters. Vanity Fair was a British weekly magazine published from 1868 to 1914, the second publication of that name. Presented in a matte and custom wood frame. Dimensions: 14.25"W x 20"L framed Issued: 1883