
Barrister and Baronet - Vanity Fair caricature, 1872
A full-length colour caricature of an elderly, white-haired gentleman in a tall silk top hat, pince-nez and turquoise bow tie, wearing a dark overcoat and brown trousers with his hands behind his back. The printed sheet carries the Vanity Fair header, the date Dec. 7, 1872, and the caption 'Statesmen, No. 131', with the figure shown in profile.
- Artist
- James Tissot
- Date
- Medium
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
- Size
- 1960 × 3200 px
Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1902; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)