Spy (Sir Leslie Ward, 1851-1922) — Douglas Vickers; Brightside Dv. Issue 2148. (Rare Colour Half-Tone Gravure)

London: Vanity Fair, 1909. Original colour half-tone gravure. 38 x 26 cm (15 x 10 inches). Very Good. Some edge wear along right side with minor loss, else image fine. Accompanied by 1 sheet of description, Very Good. Published in Vanity Fair, 30 Dec 1909. Hentschel-Colourtype, London (half-tone gravure). Rare. Douglas Vickers (1861 - 1937) was an English industrialist and politician. He was the son of Colonel Thomas Edward Vickers (1833-1915), owner and Director of the famous Sheffield firm Vickers, Sons & Co. Ltd. and Frances Mary Vickers, née Douglas (1841-1904). He became Director of the family business in 1897, and was Master Cutler of Sheffield in 1908. He was elected as MP for Sheffield Hallam in 1918, and held the seat until 1922. He was married to Katherine Chetwynd, with whom he had four children: Oliver Henry Douglas (1898-1928), Felicite (1901- died soon after), Sholto (b. 1902), and Angus (b. 1904). His father, Thomas Edward Vickers, commissioned John Singer Sargent to paint portraits of the family. Douglas' portrait was painted in 1914. The Vickers family plot at Brookwood Cemetery. He is buried in the family plot in Brookwood Cemetery. .