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Colored Vanity Fair caricature of a white-bearded man in a brown coat seated in a green armchair, with the caption Natural Selection printed below.

Natural Selection, Vanity Fair caricature, 1871

A colored Vanity Fair caricature of a seated, white-bearded, balding man in a brown coat and grey trousers, resting his hands on his knee in a green upholstered armchair. The printed caption reads "Men of the Day, No. 33" and "Natural Selection," with the date September 30, 1871 across the top.

Artist
James Tissot
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1291 × 2383 px
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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

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)