VANITY FAIR SPY CARTOON Henry Havelock-Allan 'The soldier who couldn't…' 1879

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The soldier who couldn't draw his sword [Major-General Sir Henry Marshman Havelock-Allan VC CE MP]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Spy. Provenance: "Vanity Fair, A Weekly Show of Political, Social and Literary Wares", founded by Thomas Gibson Bowles, published in London. Type: Antique chromolithograph (colour) Vanity Fair "Spy" cartoon/caricature print. Maj. Gen. Sir Henry Marshman HAVELOCK VC. CE. MP. By draw his sword' - an allusion to his political career. Awarded VC for gallantry in India. Served in Canada. New Zealand. (Politics)

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Size: 5394px × 8331px
Location: Military and Naval
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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