Politici. «Il bambino di Ginx». Sig. Edward Jenkins. 31 agosto 1878
1878
Meet Edward Jenkins, cheekily labeled 'Ginx's Baby' by Vanity Fair in this 1878 caricature. The artist 'Spy' (Leslie Matthew Ward) exaggerated the politician's profile into a giant, bald dome with wispy red hair, mocking his appearance while referencing his own hit satirical novel about a bureaucratic orphan. The book was so popular that the magazine ignored his real name for the title, creating a classic piece of Victorian political satire where your biggest claim to fame became your permanent nickname.
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- Chromolithograph
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