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original 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 (1882-1883)

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 Daniel Cooper
Sir Daniel Cooper
Jan 21, 1882

Sydney
$40

Sir Thomas Bateson
Sir Thomas Bateson
Jan. 28, 1882

Landed estates in Ireland
$40

Lord Robartes
Lord Robartes
Feb. 4, 1882

East Cornwall
$40

Mr. William Henry Gladstone
Mr. William Henry Gladstone
Feb. 11, 1882

His father's son
$42

Mr. John Holms
Mr. John Holms
Feb. 18, 1882

MIlitary changes
$45

The Earl of Munster
The Earl of Munster
Feb. 25, 1882

Brighton
$42

Lord Haldon
Lord Haldon
March 4, 1882

Torquay
$32

Lord Penrhyn
Lord Penrhyn
March 25, 1882

Slate
$32

Mr. George Errington
Mr. George Errington
April 1, 1882

the Vatican
$32

The Right Hon. Sir John Robert Mowbray
The Right Hon. Sir John Robert Mowbray
April 8, 1882
Commitee of Selection

$15
(see condition report)


Mr. Arthur Loftus Tottenham
Mr. Arthur Loftus Tottenham
April 15, 1882
Lofty

$35

Viscount Mandeville
Viscount Mandeville
April 22, 1882
Kim

$32

The Hon. Thomas Charles Bruce
The Hon. Thomas Charles Bruce
April 29, 1882

Portsmouth
$45


 

The Earl of Selkirk
The Earl of Selkirk
May 20, 1882

Created in 1646
$30

Mr. Montagu David Scott
Mr. Montagu David Scott
June 10, 1882

East Sussex
$30

Mr. Anstruther-Thomson
Mr. Anstruther-Thomson
June 17, 1882

Fife
$32

Purse, Pussy, Piety, and Prevarication

Purse, Pussy, Piety, and Prevarication

(Lords Northbrook, Granville, Selborne, and Salisbury)

July 5, 1882

$75

Sir Harry Verney
Sir Harry Verney
July 15, 1882

Bucks
$30

The Earl of Ilchester
The Earl of Ilchester
July 22, 1882

Fifth Earl
$32

The Hon. Bernard Edward Barnaby Fitzpatrick, M.P.
The Hon. Bernard Edward Barnaby Fitzpatrick, M.P.
Aug. 12, 1882

Barnie
$50


Mr. Cyril Flower
Mr. Cyril Flower
Aug. 19, 1882

The Senator

Colonel John J. Macdonnell
Colonel John J. Macdonnell
Oct. 7, 1882

Mac
$38

Mr. J. H. Puleston
Mr. J. H. Puleston
Oct. 14, 1882

Devonport
$28

Mr. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Mr. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Oct. 21, 1882

The Patriotic League

$15
(see enlargement)


Mr. George Armitstead
Mr. George Armitstead
Oct. 28, 1882

Dundee
$40

Mr. Henry Edwards
Mr. Henry Edwards
Nov. 11, 1882

Weymouth
$28

Sir Julian Paunceforte
Sir Julian Paunceforte
April 7, 1883

the Foreign Office
$28

Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Vivian
Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Vivian
April 21, 1883

Ralph
$36

The Right Hon. General Sir Henry Ponsonby
The Right Hon. General Sir Henry Ponsonby
March 17, 1883

The Privy Purse

Mr. William Thacheray Marriott
Mr. William Thacheray Marriott
March 24, 1883

Brighton
$36

Mr. Thomas Thornhill
Mr. Thomas Thornhill
June 2, 1883

Tom
$40

Mr. Robert William Duff
Mr. Robert William Duff
June 16, 1883

Fettersso
$40

The Hon. Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury Kincaid-Lennox
The Hon. Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury Kincaid-Lennox
July 7, 1883
Charlie

$43

General the Earl of Albemarle
General the Earl of Albemarle
July 14, 1883

Waterloo
$40

The Earl of Onslow
The Earl of Onslow
Aug. 18, 1883

a Parliamentary Title
$40

General the Hon. St. George Gerald Foley
General the Hon. St. George Gerald Foley
Aug. 25, 1883

The friend of the Pelissier
$32

The Earl of Mountcashell
The Earl of Mountcashell
Sept. 8, 1883

Ninety-one
$40

The Earl of Stair
The Earl of Stair
Sept. 22, 1883
White Dal

$30

The Earl of Seafield
The Earl of Seafield
Sept. 29, 1883

Sheep
$40

The Honourable Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley, M.P.
The Honourable Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley, M.P.
Nov. 17, 1883

Palmerston's secretary
$30

The Earl of Milltown
The Earl of Milltown
Nov. 24, 1883
a persevering politician

$30

Charles Cecil Cotes, MP
Charles Cecil Cotes, MP
Oct. 13, 1883

a Liberal Whip
$35

The Cabinet Council, 1883
The Cabinet Council, 1883
Nov. 27, 1883


$50
see enlargement for condition issues

Mr. William Torrens McCullagh Torrens
Mr. William Torrens McCullagh Torrens
Dec. 8, 1883

Finisbury
$30

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