19th century print,John Everett Millais,caricature by APE(Carlo Pellegrini)Vanity Fair(13 May 1871)

Description

Highly collectable original Victorian chromolithograph print and caricature from 1871 of a celebrity Victorian fine arts painter: John Everett Millais.

Title: __A converted Pre-Raphaelite_ [Mr John Everett Millais RA] by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) (13 May 1871). The date is printed above the image.

Millais is shown painting a portrait at an easel.

It is an original caricature of the celebrity English fine art painter John Everett Millais by Ape (Pelligrini's pseudonym) .

Ape was one of the two most prominent caricaturists contributing work to the Victorian/Edwardian luxury periodical_Vanity Fair_ (London).

The high society magazine _Vanity Fair, A Weekly Show of Political, Social and Literary Wares_, was founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles, published in London, and ran weekly from 1868 to 1914. It was known for its coverage of fashion, theatre, current events (politics) and social scandals.

But it was best known for its full page caricatures of society figures, suitable for framing.

This London weekly magazine helped create and shape the idea of celebrity culture in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.

This particular caricature appeared in print in Vanity Fair 13 May 1871.

It was N0. 23 in the Men of the Day series.

Millais' family were from the Jersey Channel Islands but moved to London to support their son's early, remarked upon artistic talent.

In 1848, Millais founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood as an art club with several other young rebellious art students, including William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

As a Pre-Raphaelite Brother, from 1848-1852, Millais had painted canvases that were declared by the art critic John Ruskin to be strikingly modern works defying the studio-based traditions of the Royal Academy of painting.

Early paintings by Millais in the new style included: Isabella (1848-49), Christ in the House of His Parents (1849-50), Mariana (1851), and Ophelia (1851-52). The Pre-Raphaelites were known to paint out of doors, using, in some cases, a wet white ground and bright colors to capture the effect of outdoor light upon objects in nature.

By 1853, though, Millais had been elected an associate member of the Royal Academy (ARA), became a full member (RA) in 1863, and was eventually elected President of the Royal Academy (PRA) (in 1896, the year of his death).

At the time this caricature was made, Millais was a longtime member of the art establishment in Britain, especially as a sought-after high society portraitist. (Hence the caricature title about him having converted away from Pre-Raphaelitism back to more conventional methods and genres).

This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy,

The original chromolithographic celebrity caricature, the mat, and backing as well as a recent photocopy of the original biographical notes published with the print are included in this sale.

The frame and glazing are not included in this sale.

Dimensions:

Print itself:
Height: 13 Inches (33cm)

Width: 7.5 inches (19cm)

Overall dimensions of the page:

Height 15 inches (37cm)

Width: 10 inches (25cm)

Dimensions of the matted print:

Height: 17 inches

Width: 12 inches


Collection from CB1 1LH (centre Cambridge) or CB21 (Fulbourn). Or by post. If you'd prefer to collect, let us know before paying so we can issue a new invoice.

Posted: 2 days ago

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