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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 and whether any trimming has occurred at some point during the past century.

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

VANITY FAIR "Spy" PRINTS ~ POLITICAL (1890-1892)

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. Arthur Bower Forwood
Mr. Arthur Bower Forwood
Aug. 16, 1890

Mr A.B Forwood

$28


The Right Hon. The Earl of Jersey
Oct. 11, 1890

New South Wales

$26

Mr. Alderman Savory
Mr. Alderman Savory
Nov. 1, 1890

a new Lord Mayor

$37

Sir Francis Knollys
Sir Francis Knollys
March 14, 1891

Sir Francis Knollys

$34

Mr. John Blundell Maple
Mr. John Blundell Maple
June 6, 1891

Cheap fares

$40


Mr. John Aird
Mr. John Aird
June 20, 1891

North Paddington

$30

Lord Iveagh
Lord Iveagh
July 11, 1891

Guiness Trust

$45

Mr. Herbert Henry Asquith
Mr. Herbert Henry Asquith
Aug. 1, 1891

East Fife


$65


Mr. James William Lowther
Mr. James William Lowther
Dec. 19, 1891

Foreign Affairs

$25

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith
Jan. 23, 1892

Straits Settlements

$32

Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox
Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox
Feb. 27, 1892

Treasurer of the Household

$40

Mr. Jabez Spencer Balfour
Mr. Jabez Spencer Balfour
March 19, 1892

Burnley

$35

Lord Elcho
Lord Elcho
March 26, 1892

Derby Day

$45

Mr. Henry Wiggin
Mr. Henry Wiggin
April 16, 1892

Wiggin!

$37

Sir James Fergusson
Sir James Fergusson, Bart., P.C., G.C.S.I., K.C.M.G., C.I.E.
April 30, 1892

a Postmaster General

$45

The Hon. Humphrey Napier Sturt
The Hon. Humphrey Napier Sturt
May 7, 1892

East Dorsetshire

$45

Mr. Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge
Mr. Robert Trotter Hermon-Hodge
June 11, 1892

Accrington


The Honourable George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.
The Honourable George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.
June 18, 1892

Persia and India

$45

Mr. Francis Schnadhorst
Mr. Francis Schnadhorst
July 2, 1892

The Caucus

$35

Colonel William Cornwallis West, M.P.
Colonel William Cornwallis West, M.P.
July 16, 1892


Denbighshire

$65

Mr. Philip Albert Muntz
Mr. Philip Albert Muntz
July 23, 1892

Metal

$34

Mr. Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke
Mr. Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke
July 30, 1892

The Constitutional Union

$44

Sir Algernon Edward West
Sir Algernon Edward West
Aug. 13, 1892

Algy

$35

Sir Charles Dalrymple
Sir Charles Dalrymple
Sept. 10, 1892

Ipswich Senior

$45

The Right Hon. Lord Norton
The Right Hon. Lord Norton
Sept. 17, 1892

Colonial Self-Government

$45

Mr. Seymour Keay
Mr. Seymour Keay
Oct. 8, 1892

Prosy facts and figures

$32

Mr. John William Maclure
Mr. John William Maclure
Oct. 22, 1892

The Whitehead Torpedo

$38

The Hon. Kenneth Howard
The Hon. Kenneth Howard
Nov. 5, 1892

Dear Boy!

$48

Mr. John Edward Redmond
Mr. John Edward Redmond
Nov. 12, 1892

Elisha

$28

Lord Houghton
Lord Houghton
Dec. 10, 1892

a Young Viceroy

$38


(POLITICAL CARICATURES FROM VANITY FAIR 1893-1894)

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