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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 (1893-1894)

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
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

Lord Wenlock
Lord Wenlock
Jan. 28, 1893

Madras

$35

Colonel The Hon. William Henry Peregrine Carington
Colonel The Hon. William Henry Peregrine Carington
March 4, 1893


Bill

$75

The Duke of Somerset
The Duke of Somerset
April 27, 1893

An old fashioned Duke

$30

Mr. Harry Robert Graham
Mr. Harry Robert Graham
May 11, 1893

West St. Pancras

$26

Mr. Alpheus Cleophas Morton
Mr. Alpheus Cleophas Morton
June 15, 1893

Peterborough

$40

Mr. Charles Frederick Hamond
Mr. Charles Frederick Hamond
July 13, 1893

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

$32

Sir John Richard Somers Vine
Sir John Richard Somers Vine
July 27, 1893

The Imperial Institute

$32

Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell
Mr Arthur John Edward Newton
Sept. 21, 1893

The Marlborough Street Solicitor

$75

Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell
Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell
Sept. 28, 1893

Wigtownshire

$32

Mr. Thomas Henry Bolton
Mr. William Grey Ellison-Macartney, M.P.
Oct. 5, 1893

Fighting Ulster

$40


Mr. Thomas Henry Bolton
Mr. Thomas Henry Bolton
Oct. 12, 1893

Buonapart B.

$50


Mr. Robert Armstrong Yerburgh
Mr. Robert Armstrong Yerburgh
Oct. 19, 1893

Chester

$30

Mr. William Allan
Mr. William Allan
Oct. 26, 1893

The Gateshead Giant

$45

The Hon. Frederic Morgan
The Hon. Frederic Morgan
Nov. 2, 1893

Fred

$40

Mr. Edward Henry Carson, M.P.
Mr. Edward Henry Carson, M.P.
Nov. 9, 1893


Dublin University

$145

On The Terrace

ON THE TERRACE

A Political Spectacle—"The Ayes have it – the Noes have it"


(A.J. Balfour, J. Chamberlain, Sir John Gorst, Sir Richard Temple, Sir William Harcourt, Anthony John Mundella, Justin McCarthy)

November 30, 1893

Special Double Page lithograph.
Sheet size is approximately 22 inches wide by 16 inches high.
With folds, as issued for circulation.
Original text accompanies this antique lithograph.
Click image above for larger view.


$150

Mr. Harry Lawson Webster Lawson
Mr. Harry Lawson Webster Lawson
Nov. 16, 1893

Cirencester

$40

Sir William-Henry Wills
Sir William-Henry Wills
Nov. 23, 1893

Birdseye

$30

M. Pierre Louis Albert Decrais
M. Pierre Louis Albert Decrais
Dec. 28, 1893

M. Decrais

$35

Mr. Edward Blake
Mr. Edward Blake
Jan. 11, 1894

South Longford

$28

Lord Monk Bretton
Lord Monk Bretton
Jan. 25, 1894

Lord Monk Bretton

$28

Mr. Rochfort Maguire
Mr. Rochfort Maguire
March 1, 1894


West Clare

$32

Lord Stanley
Lord Stanley
March 29, 1894

Westhoughton

$32

Mr. Henry David Erskine
Mr. Henry David Erskine
April 12, 1894

Serjeant-at-Arms

$42

Sir Henry Brougham Loch
Sir Henry Brougham Loch
July 5, 1894

The Cape High Commissioner

$32

Lord Tweedmouth
Lord Tweedmouth
July 12, 1894

A Late Whip

$36

The Hon. Arthur George Brand
The Hon. Arthur George Brand
July 19, 1894

North Cambridgeshire

$36

The Earl of Portarlington
The Earl of Portarlington
Aug. 16, 1894

The Dasher

Earl of Denbigh
The Earl of Denbigh
Aug. 23, 1894

H.A.C.

$85

Colonel Amelius Richard Mark Lockwood
Colonel Amelius Richard Mark Lockwood
Sept. 6, 1894

West Essex

$34

The Earl of Albemarle
The Earl of Albemarle
Oct. 4, 1894

Arnold

$40

The Hon. Schombert Kerr McDonnell
The Hon. Schombert Kerr McDonnell
Oct. 18, 1894

He was Lord Salisbury's Private Secretary

$44


(POLITICAL CARICATURES FROM VANITY FAIR 1895-1914)

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