| Method | Chromolithograph |
| Artist | Spy [Sir Leslie Ward] |
| Published | Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. July 20 1889. |
| Dimensions | Image 328 x 186 mm, Sheet 403 x 270 mm |
| Notes |
A full length portrait of Guy Nickalls in profile to left, with moustache wearing a cream top and shorts, and black footwear. Guy Nickalls (1866 – 1935) was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics as a member of the British eight that won gold, won 22 events at Henley Royal Regatta and won the Wingfield Sculls three times. Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851 – 1922) was a British portrait artist and caricaturist who over four decades painted 1,325 portraits which were regularly published by Vanity Fair, under the pseudonyms "Spy" and "Drawl". Such was his influence in the genre that all Vanity Fair caricatures are sometimes referred to as "Spy Cartoons" regardless of who the artist actually was. The portraits were produced as watercolours and turned into chromolithographs for publication in the magazine. These were then usually reproduced on better paper and sold as prints. Condition: Light crease lower right across corner of image. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £80.00 |
| Stock ID | 43040 |