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Men of the Day No.163: Caricature of Mr Henry Steel. One of the directors of Steel and a bookmaker. He was known as the Leviathan in racing circles due to the size of his betting business. Probably 1835-1920.

Caption reads: "the leviathan"
Date
Source

Vanity Fair, 27 October 1877

Author "Spy"
Leslie Ward  (1851–1922)  wikidata:Q920924
 
Leslie Ward
Alternative names
"Spy", "Drawl"
Description British portrait painter and caricaturist
Date of birth/death 21 November 1851 Edit this at Wikidata 15 May 1922 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death England London Edit this at Wikidata
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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"the leviathan", caricature by Spy in Vanity Fair, 1877.

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the leviathan

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27 October 1877Gregorian

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