An antique print entitled "The Scientific Use of the Imagination" produced for the famous Victorian Magazine "Vanity Fair" founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles which commenced publication in 1869. The prints were produced in colour by chromo-lithography by Vincent Brooks, and Day and Son. For about forty five years caricatures of famous and infamous personalities were carried in the weekly issues of Vanity Fair. Subjects included Royalty, judges, politicians, musicians, sportsmen, artists, actors and criminals of Victorian and Edwardian Britain. This print by 'Cecioni' was published on April 6th, 1872. Some paper loss in top left corner and other marginal repaird tears and creases.
Approx 19cms by 31.5cms.
