‘rousseau’ [ Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke Of Bedford].
£120.00
Publisher
Vanity Fair
Place
[London]
Date
1896
Synopsis
Vanity fair september 10 1896
Item Description
40 x 27 cm. Chromolithograph by Vincent, Brook Day and sons, produced from a watercolour by caricaturist Leslie Ward under the pseudonym SPY. Chromolithograph. SIGNED [ BEDFORD ] LOWER RIGHT HERBRAND ARTHUR RUSSELL, 11TH DUKE OF BEDFORD (19 FEBRUARY 1858- 27 AUGUST 1940 Herbrand Arthur Russell, was an English politician and peer. He was the son of?Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford?and his wife?Lady Elizabeth Sackville-West, daughter of?George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr. He was President of the?Zoological Society of London?from 1899 to 1936, and was concerned with animal preservation throughout his life. According to?Jane Goodall?in her book?Hope for Animals,[2]?the Duke was instrumental in saving the milu (or?P?re David's deer), which was already extinct by 1900 in its native China
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