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Arthur Templeman, 'A Rising Star' (Vanity Fair)
Leslie Ward ('Spy'), chromolithograph, Vanity Fair, 1906 · chromolithograph
What it is
The young apprentice Arthur Templeman, drawn by Spy beneath a caption that already stakes its claim — 'a rising star' — ahead of the racing public catching up.
Why it matters
Vanity Fair's captions did real work as tips as much as titles, and putting an apprentice's name to that phrase was Spy betting on a career still being written.
What to notice
the loose, unsettled stance Spy gives a rider who hadn't yet earned a champion's composure.
A caption can be a wager on someone's future.
Provenance
- Maker
- Leslie Ward ('Spy'), chromolithograph, Vanity Fair, 1906
- Era
- The Edwardian Turf (1901–1914)
- Chapter
- The Names on the Board
- Medium
- chromolithograph
- Made
- 1906
- Figure
- Arthur Templeman
- Source
- Vanity Fair caricature
Publicity
Clear — the historic British turf (the Victorian jockeys, the Vanity Fair subjects): a long-deceased figure with no post-mortem right of publicity in play. Sold as history, freely and openly.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-20.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan's resolution doesn't clear our floor for a physical print, so this piece is offered as a digital download only.
Size
$29.00
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Elsewhere in the family
- The Links — the other morning religion.
- Painted Lineage — the bloodline, beside the family line.
- Painted Earth — home ground as a period map.