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Vanity Fair: Statesman No. 26 "When Birth cannot lead, Brains must."

Carlo

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image is a Vanity Fair illustration of a man in a top hat and formal attire. The man wears a black top hat, a dark gray jacket with a white collared shirt underneath, a dark tie with white polka dots, light-colored pants, and black shoes. He holds a cane in his right hand. The man has short, curly brown hair and a beard and mustache. The background is beige with darker shading behind the man. Across the top of the image are the words "VANITY FAIR" and a date "July 31, 1869." At the bottom, it reads "STATESMEN, No. 26" and a quote, "When Birth cannot lead, Brains must."

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561 × 900 px
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