The Good Patient, Vanity Fair cover, January 25, 1862

A wood engraving from the Vanity Fair cover of January 25, 1862, titled The Good Patient. A tall man in a long coat and cravat grips a small seated boy by the arm while a seated man in a vest and cravat watches, holding a broom. Caricature figures and text fill the page borders.

Artist

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co.

Date

1862

Medium

Wood engraving on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

2999 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery