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original spy prints vanity fair lithographs

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 (1875-1877)

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

Sir Wm. Augustus Fraser
Sir William Augustus Fraser, of Morar
Jan. 9, 1875

The Sanitary

Lord Redesdale
Lord Redesdale
Feb. 27, 1875

the Lord Dictator

$30

Major Purcell O'Gorman
Major Purcell O'Gorman
March 13, 1875

The joker for Waterford


His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessey
His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessey
March 27, 1875

Colonial Government

$50

Mr. Henry Cecil Raikes
Mr. Henry Cecil Raikes
April 17, 1875

Order Order

$28

Sir George Samuel Jenkinson
Sir George Samuel Jenkinson
April 24, 1875

The Colossus of Roads

$28

M. Michel Chevalier
M. Michel Chevalier
May 8, 1875

French Free Trade

Sir Massey Lopes
Sir Massey Lopes
May 15, 1875

Local Taxation

$30


The Duke of Buckingham
The Duke of Buckingham
May 29, 1875

a safe Duke

$35

Mr. Clare Sewell Read
Mr. Clare Sewell Read
June 5, 1875

A tenant Farmer

The Right Hon. Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay
The Right Hon. Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay
June 12, 1875

The retired list

$32

Lord Hammond
Lord Hammond
June 19, 1875

Foreign Policy

$40

The Earl of Abergavenny
The Earl of Abergavenny
June 26, 1875

The Tory Bloodhound


Major-General Lord Alfred Henry Paget
Major-General Lord Alfred Henry Paget
July 3, 1875

The Clerk Marshall

$28

Sir Henry Josias Stracey
Sir Henry Josias Stracey
July 10, 1875

A country gentleman

$28

Mr. Frederick Acclom Milbank
Mr. Frederick Acclom Milbank
July 17, 1875

Yorkshire

$30

Mr. Guildford James Hillier Mainwaring-Ellerker Onslow
Mr. Guildford James Hillier Mainwaring-Ellerker Onslow
July 24, 1875

The Claimant's friend

$38

The Earl of Stradbroke
The Earl of Stradbroke
July 31, 1875

Suffolk

$30

Mr. Philip Henry Muntz
Mr. Philip Henry Muntz
Aug. 7, 1875

Birmingham

$30

Lord Wharncliffe
Lord Wharncliffe
Aug. 14, 1875

Conservative Conversion

$40

Sir Thomas Bazley
Sir Thomas Bazley
Aug. 21, 1875

Manchester

$38

Mr. William Hart Dyke
Mr. William Hart Dyke
Sept. 4, 1875

a whipper

$35

Lord Barrington
Lord Barrington
Sept. 11, 1875

a young man

$28

Lord Forester
Lord Forester
Oct. 16, 1875

The Ex-father of the House

$30


The Hon. Spencer Lyttelton
The Hon. Spencer Lyttelton
Dec. 4, 1875

Marshal of the Ceremonies

$30

Lord Lytton
Lord Lytton
March 18, 1876

the Vice-Empress

$36

Viscount Torrington
Viscount Torrington
April 15, 1876

A man of the world

$28

Viscount Midleton
Viscount Midleton
May 6, 1876

Steward

$28

Mr. Marcus Beresford
Mr. Marcus Beresford
May 13, 1876

Southwark

$26

The Earl of Roden
The Earl of Roden
May 20, 1876

In waiting

$38

The Earl of Powis
The Earl of Powis
May 27, 1876

Mouldy

$30

Lord Eslington
Lord Eslington
June 10, 1876

Shipping

$28

Mr. Henry Arthur Herbert of Muckross
Mr. Henry Arthur Herbert of Muckross
June 24, 1876

of Muckross

$30

Lord Cottesloe
Lord Cottesloe
July 22, 1876

Customs

Lord Charles William De La Poer Beresford
Lord Charles William De La Poer Beresford
Aug. 12, 1876

The little rascal

$55

Lord Vivian
Lord Vivian
Aug. 19, 1876

Hook and Eye

$28

Colonel James Farquharson of Invercauld
Colonel James Farquharson of Invercauld
Aug. 26, 1876

The Queen's Landlord

$34

The Marquess of Londonderry
The Earl of Northbrook, GCSI
Dec. 9, 1876

British rule in India

$28

Viscount MacDuff
Viscount MacDuff
Dec. 16, 1876

an elder son

$30

Count Gyula Andrassy
Count Gyula Andrassy
Jan. 6, 1877

Hungary in effigy

$40

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain
Jan. 27, 1877

our Joe

$85

Mr. Montague William Corry
Mr. Montague William Corry
March 3, 1877

the pattern Private Secretary

$40

The Right Hon. Claud Hamilton
The Right Hon. Claud Hamilton
March 10, 1877

the Dowager

$30

The Marquess of Headfort
The Marquess of Headfort
March 31, 1877

an Irish Property

$26

The Marquess of Hertford
The Marquess of Hertford
April 7, 1877

The Lord Chamberlain

$35

The Hon. Robert Bourke
The Hon. Robert Bourke
April 28, 1877

Bobby

$30

Mr. Jacob Bright
Mr. Jacob Bright
May 5, 1877

the Apostle to the Women

$34

Mr. William Bromley Davenport
Mr. William Bromley Davenport
May 12, 1877

Clever


Mr. Thomas Bayley Potter
Mr. Thomas Bayley Potter
June 2, 1877

the Manchester school

$30

Mr. Joseph Gillis Biggar
Mr. Joseph Gillis Biggar
July 17, 1877

Irish obstruction

$38

Sir Francis Seymour
Sir Francis Seymour
Aug. 11, 1877

Albert's Seymour

$40

General the Right Hon. Sir William Thomas Knollys
General the Right Hon. Sir William Thomas Knollys, P.C., K.C.B.
Aug. 25, 1877

Black Rod

$40

Mr. Henry Villebois
Mr. Henry Viilebois
Sept. 8, 1877

The Squire

$38

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