Ape. Vanity Fair .

(Professor Owen. "Old Bones". Men of the Day. No. 57.) Chromolithographic portrait pre-letter proof.

London: Vanity Fair, 1873. Proof. Print. Vanity Fair caricature number No. 226. Owen came to national prominence when he reconstructed the Megatherium for the Crystal Palace in time for the Great Exhibition in 1851. This is a pre-letter proof - the title "Professor Owen" comes from the accompanying letterpress with the description. The published print title was "Old Bones". Original chromolithograph, page size approx. 9.4 x 14.25 inches, image size approx. 7.5 x 12 inches, with the original leaf of biographical text from the magazine. Fine. Item #27502

Price: $100.00