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original vanity fair spy prints

We sell original Vanity Fair lithographs, not reproductions.
The normal size of a Vanity Fair print is about 10½ by 15½ inches (approx. 27x40 cm),
though this does vary somewhat by year and publisher as well as whether any trimming has occurred at some point during the past century or more of the print's life.

Whenever possible, we provide the original descriptive text or a copy thereof.

VANITY FAIR "Spy" PRINTS ~ POLITICAL (1873-1874)

1869-1870 1871-1872 1873-1874 1875-1877 1878-1879 1880-1881
1882-1883 1884-1886 1887-1889 1890-1892 1893-1894 1895-1914
Vanity Fair "Spy" Print Categories
Accountants
Ambassadors from England
Ambassadors to England
Americans
Architects and Engineers
Artists
Automobilists & Balloonists
Aviators
Bankers and Financiers
Billiards
Boxers
Businessmen and Empire Builders
Carriage Drivers
Chancellors of the Exchequer
Chess
Clergy
Cricketers
Criminals
Doctors and Scientists
Dog Judge
Doubles/Groups
Duelling
Explorers and Inventors
Fencing
Fishing
Fox Hunters
Freemasons
Game Hunters
Golfers
Gymnasts
Horse Trainers
Jockeys
Ladies
Legal
Literary
Military
Miscellaneous
Music
Newspapermen
Orientals
Photographers
Policemen
Politicians
Polo
Prime Ministers
Proofs before lettering
Railway Officials
Red Robed Judges
Roller Skating
Rowing
Royalty
Rugby
Scotsmen
Shipping Officials
Sport Riders
Sports, Misc.
Stock Exchange Officials
Swimming
Teachers
Tennis
Theatre
Track
Trade Union Officials
Turf Devotees
Wagerers
Yachting

Mr. Charles Gilpin
Mr. Charles Gilpin
Jan. 18, 1873

Capital Punishment

$30

The Earl of Galloway
The Earl of Galloway
Feb. 1, 1873

Army Reorganization

$28

Sir John Burgess Karslake
Sir John Burgess Karslake
Feb. 22, 1873

Jack

$45

Mr. Samuel Plimsoll
Mr. Samuel Plimsoll

March 15, 1873

The Sailor's Champion

$35


Lieut.-Col. Lord Charles James Fox Russell
Lieut.-Col. Lord Charles James Fox Russell
April 12, 1873

This fell sergeant–strict in his arrest

$50

The Right Hon. Thomas Emerson Headlam
The Right Hon. Thomas Emerson Headlam

April 19, 1873

Has kept his seat for six-and-twenty years

$20

Mr. Isaac Butt
Mr. Isaac Butt
May 3, 1873

Home-Rule

$35

Mr. Isaac Butt
Mr. Isaac Butt
May 3, 1873

Home-Rule

(see enlargement for condition issues)

Mr. Robert Dalglish
Mr. Robert Dalglish
June 7, 1873

The most popular man in the House of Commons

$38

Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
June 14, 1873

The King of Wales

$45

Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn
June 14, 1873

The King of Wales

Mr. Washington Hibbert
Mr. Washington Hibbert
June 28, 1873

A Londoner

See Music for possible availability

Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson
Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson
July 12, 1873

Our Eastern Policy

$28

Lord Colville of Culross
Lord Colville of Culross
July 26, 1873

A Good Fellow

The Right Hon. Lord Otho Augustus Fitzgerald
The Right Hon. Lord Otho Augustus Fitzgerald
Aug. 9, 1873

A Message from the Queen

$22

Mr. Samuel Laing
Mr. Samuel Laing
Aug. 16, 1873

The infant Samuel

$30

Mr. Thomas Collins
Mr. Thomas Collins
Sept. 6, 1873

Noisy Tom

$28

Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere
Sept. 20, 1873

The Slave Trade

$26

Lord Campbell and Stratheden
Lord Campbell and Stratheden
Oct. 4, 1873

and Stratheden

$24

Sir Augustus William James Clifford
Sir Augustus William James Clifford, Bart., C.B.
Oct. 11, 1873

Black Rod


William Alexander Louis Stephen Hamilton-Douglas, Duke of Hamilton
William Alexander Louis Stephen Hamilton-Douglas, Duke of Hamilton
Oct. 18, 1873

Premier Peer of Scotland

$35

Col. James Macnaghten Hogg
Col. James Macnaghten Hogg
Nov. 15, 1873

Board of Works

$35

Earl Bathurst
Earl Bathurst
Nov. 22, 1873

A Relic

$32

Sir Richard Wallace
Sir Richard Wallace
Nov. 29, 1873

The Hertford Property

$18

Sir George Orby Wombwell
Sir George Orby Wombwell
Jan. 24, 1874

Our Sir George

$28

Mr. Albert Grant
Mr. Albert Grant
Feb. 21, 1874

Leicester Square

Sir Charles Forster
Sir Charles Forster
March 28, 1874

An Amateur Whip

$28

The Marquis of Lansdowne
The Marquis of Lansdowne
April 4, 1874

Family

Sir John Arthur Roebuck
Sir John Arthur Roebuck
April 11, 1874

Tear-em

The Right Hon. Joseph Warner Henley
The Right Hon. Joseph Warner Henley
April 25, 1874

Common Sense

$28

The Right Hon. Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald
The Right Hon. Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald
May 2, 1874

Bombay

$24

Lord Hardwicke
Lord Hardwicke
May 9, 1874

High Political Office

$25

The Right Hon. Richard Assheton Cross
The Right Hon. Richard Assheton Cross
May 16, 1874

The new man

$24

The Duke of Devonshire
The Duke of Devonshire
June 6, 1874

Position

$35
see condition notes

The Marquis of Bath
The Marquis of Bath
June 13, 1874

Ancient lineage

$40

The Marquis d'Azeglio
Marquis d'Azeglio
June 20, 1874

Il Marchese

$35

The Right Hon. William Patrick Adam
The Right Hon. William Patrick Adam
June 27, 1874

The Past

$28

Col. the Right Hon. Thomas Edward Taylor
Col. the Right Hon. Thomas Edward Taylor
July 4, 1874

lately whipped

$28

The Duke of Bedford
The Duke of Bedford
July 25, 1874

The head of the Russells

$38

James Howard Harris, Earl of Malmesbury
James Howard Harris,
Earl of Malmesbury

July 25, 1874

Diplomacy

$38

The Right Hon. George Sclater-Booth
The Right Hon. George Sclater-Booth
Aug. 8, 1874

The safe man

$24

Sir Arthur Helps
Sir Arthur Helps
Aug. 15, 1874

Council

$38

Mr. Rowland Winn
Mr. Rowland Winn
Aug. 29, 1874

the lash

$26

Sir Henry Drummond Wolff
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff
Sept. 5, 1874

Consular chaplains

The Right Hon. Stephen Cave
The Right Hon. Stephen Cave
Oct. 3, 1874

Amends

$24

Mr. Henry Du Pre Labouchere
Mr. Henry Du Pre Labouchere
Nov. 7, 1874

Modest assurance

$35

Mr. Christopher Sykes
Mr. Christopher Sykes
Nov. 14, 1874

The gull's friend

$28

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