Colored Vanity Fair caricature of a seated man in papal robes and tiara, raising one hand, on a red throne with gold fringe.

Vanity Fair: Sovereigns No. 6, The Infallible (1870)

A colored caricature from a Vanity Fair print shows a seated man in papal regalia, with a white tiara, gold-embroidered cope, and raised hand, against a red throne with gold fringe. The caption reads "Sovereigns No. 6, The Infallible" beneath a masthead dated January 1, 1870. The record identifies the subject as Pius IX.

Artist: James Tissot
Date: 1870
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Size: 650 × 1058 px

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Public domain · James Tissot died 1902 and the work dates by 1870; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): James Tissot, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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