Liborio Prosperi ('Lib') (1854-1928)
Artist of 7 portraits
In the 1880s and 1890s Liberio Prosperi was one of an international group of artists who worked for Vanity Fair magazine. They produced caricatures of many of the leading characters of the day, including artists, athletes, royalty, statesmen, scientists, authors, actors, soldiers and scholars. He signed his works 'Lib'.
The Lobby of the House of Commons, 1886
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
oil on canvas, published in Vanity Fair Christmas Supplement 1886
On display in Room 25 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5256
William Hood Walrond, 1st Baron Waleran
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 17 July 1886
NPG 3279
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 May 1886
On display in the Billiard Room at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 4755
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 28 April 1888
NPG 2598
George Rodney, 7th Baron Rodney
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 10 November 1888
NPG 4739
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 February 1890
NPG 3278
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 December 1890
NPG 2988
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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