Max Beerbohm
Max BeerbohmThree Ambassadors - Count Mensdorff (Austrian), Count Benckendorff (Russian) and the Marquis de Soveral (Portuguese), 1908
Pencil and wash
23.5 x 20 cm
Signed and dated
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Portraits of Marquis Luis de Soveral (1862-1922), Portuguese Ambassador in London from 1897 to 1910; Count Albert Mensdorff, Austro-Hungarian Ambassador in London at the outbreak of WW1 and Count Alexander Benckendorff, Russian Ambassador in London from 1903 to 1917.
Provenance
Carfax Gallery, 1908
Piccadilly Gallery, London, 1966
Private Collection
Literature
A catalogue of the caricatures of Max Beerbohm by Rupert Hart-Davis, Macmillan, 1972 (cat. no. 1567)
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Max BeerbohmHRH The Prince of Wales KG, c.1905Pencil and ink30.2 x 19 cmSigned and titled: 'H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, KG. &c &c'%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EHRH%20The%20Prince%20of%20Wales%20KG%3C/em%3E%2C%20c.1905%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20and%20titled%3A%20%27H.R.H.%20The%20Prince%20of%20Wales%2C%20KG.%20%20%26c%20%26c%27%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20ink%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E30.2%20x%2019%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmAmenities at Potsdam, 1913Pencil and wash39.2 x 31.8 cmSigned, dated and inscribed: 'Amenities at Potsdam. The very genuine distress of either sovereign at the other's politeness.'%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EAmenities%20at%20Potsdam%3C/em%3E%2C%201913%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20inscribed%3A%20%27Amenities%20at%20Potsdam.%20%20The%20very%20genuine%20distress%20of%20either%20sovereign%20at%20the%20other%27s%20politeness.%27%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E39.2%20x%2031.8%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmLord Althorp, 1908Pencil and wash41 x 13.7 cmSigned, dated and titled%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ELord%20Althorp%3C/em%3E%2C%201908%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E41%20x%2013.7%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmSir Felix Semon, 1908Pencil23.5 x 20 cmSigned, dated and inscribed: 'Felix qui pituitary regime cognoscere fauces'.%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3ESir%20Felix%20Semon%3C/em%3E%2C%201908%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20inscribed%3A%20%27Felix%20qui%20pituitary%20regime%20cognoscere%20fauces%27.%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E23.5%20x%2020%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmThree Ambassadors - Count Mensdorff (Austrian), Count Benckendorff (Russian) and the Marquis de Soveral (Portuguese), 1908Pencil and wash23.5 x 20 cmSigned and dated%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EThree%20Ambassadors%20-%20Count%20Mensdorff%20%28Austrian%29%2C%20Count%20Benckendorff%20%28Russian%29%20and%20the%20Marquis%20de%20Soveral%20%28Portuguese%29%3C/em%3E%2C%201908%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20and%20dated%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E23.5%20x%2020%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmWill, as he might & should be, 1906Pencil and wash13.4 x 12.5 cmSigned, dated and titled%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EWill%2C%20as%20he%20might%20%26%20should%20be%3C/em%3E%2C%201906%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20titled%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPencil%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E13.4%20x%2012.5%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmThe First Gentleman in Europe, 1901Pen and wash20 x 31 cmSigned, dated and inscribed: 'The First Gentleman in Europe 1901 To the first but one 1905'.%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EThe%20First%20Gentleman%20in%20Europe%3C/em%3E%2C%201901%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%2C%20dated%20and%20inscribed%3A%20%27The%20First%20Gentleman%20in%20Europe%20%201901%20%20To%20the%20first%20but%20one%201905%27.%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EPen%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E20%20x%2031%20cm%3C/div%3E -
Max BeerbohmMr Cyril MartineauInk and wash28 x 18.5 cmSigned and titled%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22artist%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EMax%20Beerbohm%3C/strong%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title%22%3E%3Cem%3EMr%20Cyril%20Martineau%3C/em%3E%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22signed_and_dated%22%3ESigned%20and%20titled%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3EInk%20and%20wash%3C/div%3E%0D%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E28%20x%2018.5%20cm%3C/div%3E
