Chromolithograph Vanity Fair Caricature Print 'Lester'

1900 · Views & Engravings

Chromolithograph Vanity Fair Caricature Print 'Lester'

Name: Chromolithograph Vanity Fair Caricature Print 'Lester'
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-13223-7
Price: 245 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1900
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 39.1 × 26.4 cm (15.4 × 10.4 in)
Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. General age-related toning, minor wear. Blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Reference: BG-13223-7

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Lester Reiff, the American jockey, as a Vanity Fair caricature captioned "Lester", published in August 1900. The sheet is a chromolithograph signed with the "Spy" monogram and printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son.

The jockey stands bent forward at the shoulders, wearing a white cap, a long drab overcoat over his racing breeches and tall black boots, and holds a riding whip planted point-down before him. A green patch of turf and a soft blue-gray ground complete the plate, and the Vanity Fair masthead and date sit at the head of the sheet.

Lester Berchart Reiff (1877 to 1948) was an American jockey who rose to fame in Britain in the first decade of the twentieth century. In 1900 he was the leading jockey racing in Britain by earnings, ahead of other prominent American riders including Tod Sloan, Danny Maher, Skeets Martin and his younger brother John Reiff. The print belongs to the long run of Vanity Fair caricatures of sportsmen.

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