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VANITY
FAIR CARTOONS 1873 |
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From 1868 to 1914
Vanity Fair caricatures both lampooned and praised eminent Victorian and Edwardian Politicians, Sportsmen, Lawyers
and other 'Men of the Day'. They are renowned throughout the world and highly
collectible. They range in price from a few $'s up to several hundred for
the scarcer & more sought after subjects.
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GENUINE HISTORICAL and ANTIQUE
PRINTS & MAPS |
THE FOLLOWING CARTOONS APPEARED IN
THE YEAR 1873
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the scanned image
| HERTS Hertfordshire | ST ALBANS Duke of. William Amelius Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk. 'Hereditary Grand Falconer'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Beard. Frock coat. (Peers) | 1873.01.04 |
| LONDON | CRAWFORD Mr Robert Wigram. MP for City of London. Businessman. Spent 14 years in Bombay. On his return elected MP for Harwich but unseated a the Poll closed 3 minutes too early ! A Governor of Bank of England. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. (Politics. Finance. Banking) | 1873.01.11 |
| GLOS Gloucestershire | GILPIN Mr Charles MP: 'Capital Punishment'. Quaker from Bristol. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. Business - publisher in Manchester Lancs. Anti-slavery. MP for Northampton. Top Hat. Beard. Bow tie. (Northants). | 1873.01.18 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | BUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBURY The Duke of: Shown reading the Daily Telegraph. Side whiskers. Cravat. Coronet. Walking stick. A very wealthy man. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. By (Unsigned). ' The Governing Classes '. ( Peers. Newspapers ) | 1873.01.25 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | GALLOWAY The Earl of: 'Army reorganisation'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Soldier. Moustache. Frock coat. (Peers). | 1873.02.01 |
| LAW | JUDGES #05 BACON The Rt. Hon Sir James. Vice Chancellor and Chief Judge in Bankruptcy. ' Contempt of Court '. In wig and gown. Wearing glasses. Inkwell. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. (Legal. Attorney. ) | 1873.02.08 |
| BUSINESS | SAMUDA Mr Joseph d'Aguilar MP: 'Iron Shipbuilding'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. MP for Tavistock Devon in 1865 then for Tower Hamlets London. Holding top hat. Frock coat. Bow tie. Glasses. | 1873.02.15 |
| LAW | KARSLAKE Sir John Burgess Knt: 'Jack'. Barrister. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Solicitor and then Attorney General. A 'handsome' debonair man. Top Hat. Walking stick. Smoking cigar. | 1873.02.22 |
| DOCTORS | OWEN Professor Richard: Doctor who studied anatomy and archaeological remains. Wearing Top Hat. Cravat. Waistcoat. Tail coat. Walking stick. Boots. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. By (Unsigned). ' Old Bones '. ( Academics ) | 1873.03.01 |
| IRELAND Eire | REID Mr Mayne. Soldier of fortune in USA. Novelist. Smoking cigar. 'Impossible Romantic'. Destined for the Church. At 20 went to Mexico. Obtained a commission in U Army in 1845. Wearing Monocle. Holding Top Hat. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. (Writers) | 1873.03.08 |
| FAMOUS | PLIMSOLL Mr Samuel MP: 'The Sailor's Champion'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Top Hat. Long Beard. Glasses. (Naval. Ships). | 1873.03.15 |
| NEWSPAPERS | LEVY Mr Edward. 'The Daily Telegraph'. Took the title for a £ 1200 debt. Levy's were small printers in Shoe Lane Fleet Street. Col. Sleigh who had founded the Telegraph ran into financial problems. Levy's father took the copyright for the amount he owed. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Israel. Jewish) | 1873.03.22 |
| FAMOUS | MILL Mr John Stuart: By Spy. 'A Feminine Philosopher'. MP for Westminster. Born 1806. Lost his seat in 1868 to Mr WH Smith the 'newspaper-vendor'. Retired to Avignon on the death of his wife. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. | 1873.03.29 |
| FAMOUS | TROLLOPE Mr Anthony: The famous writer. Born c.1815. Fond of hunting. Balding. Wearing glasses. Beard. Smoking a cigar. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. By SPY. ' A Novelist '. ( Writers ) | 1873.04.05 |
| DECORATIVE | RUSSELL Lt. Col. Lord Charles James Fox. Carrying Commons Mace. 'This fell sergeant - strict in this arrest'. Serjeant-at-Arms to the Houses of Parliament. The original mace was thrown into the Thames by Cromwell. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Unsigned. (Politics). | 1873.04.12 |
| LAW | HEADLAM The Rt. Hon. Thomas Emerson: Spy. 'Has kept his seat for six-and-twenty years'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. MP For Newcastle upon Tyne Northumbs. Lawyer. Judge-Advocate-General in 1859. Advocated Limited Liability for the Banks. Top Hat. Whiskers. | 1873.04.19 |
| DOCTORS | JENNER Sir William Bart. KCB: Physician to the Royal Family. Wearing wing collar. Waistcoat. Frock coat. Holding glasses. Balding. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. By SPY. ' Physic '. ( Medical ) | 1873.04.26 |
| IRELAND Eire | BUTT Mr Isaac MP. Irish Barrister. Defended O'Brien 1848. 'Home Rule'. Wearing Top Hat. Bow Tie. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Politics. Law). | 1873.05.03 |
| ARTISTS | FRITH Mr William Powell RA: Spy. 'The Derby-Day'. Painting at easel. Coloured. Born in Yorkshire. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. | 1873.05.10 |
| BUSINESS | LAIRD Mr John MP: Spy. 'He built the Alabama'. Shipbuilder. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Born Greenock Scotland. Shipyards at Birkenhead Cheshire and Liverpool Lancs. His firm built the Confederate ship Alabama during the US Civil War. Top Hat. Bow Tie. Umbrella. | 1873.05.17 |
| LAW | JUDGES #06 MELLOR The Hon Sir John. In RED ROBES. Wig and gown. Seated. 'Judges the Claimant'. By SPY. Recorder of Warwick for which he was unsuccessful parliamentary candidate. MP For Yarmouth and Nottingham. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. (Legal. Attorney. Notts. Norfolk. ) | 1873.05.24 |
| LAW | JUDGES #08 LUSH The Hon. Sir Robert. In Wig and Gown. By SPY. Wearing glasses. Holding quill pen. 'A little lush'. Born 1807. Lived in St. John's Wood. London. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. (Legal. Attorney. ) | 1873.05.31 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | DALGLEISH Mr Robert MP: Spy. 'The most popular man in the House of Commons'. Coloured. Calico printer. MP for Glasgow. Bank director. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Shown seated. Smoking cigar. Beard. Bald. | 1873.06.07 |
| WALES | WILLIAMS-WYNN Sir Watkin Bart MP: Spy. 'The King of Wales'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Soldier. Master of Foxhounds. Director Great Western Railway. Owned coal mines. Top Hat. Bow tie. | 1873.06.14 |
| LAW | DAWKINS Mr Henry QC: By Spy. Wig. Gown. 'The Titchborne case' The Titchborne trial was a cause celbre of it's day. Hobbies: Horse riding. Holding glasses. Shown speaking. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. | 1873.06.21 |
| LONDON | HIBBERT Mr Washington: 'A Londoner'. Top hat. Bow tie. Elderley but debonair. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Grey beard and whiskers. | 1873.06.28 |
| PERSIA | H. I. M. The SHAH OF PERSIA. In uniform. Decorative. 'He endowed Persia'. Born Teheran 1830. Became Shah 1848. Vastly rich - he owned 2000 'jewelled swords'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Royalty. Uniforms. Iran) | 1873.07.05 |
| EAST INDIES | RAWLINSON Sir Henry Creswicke KCB: Spy. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'Our Eastern Policy'. Director East India Company. Soldier/statesman. Served in Persia. India. MP for Reigate Surrey and the Frome Somerset. Wearing medal. Carrying top hat. White Gloves. | 1873.07.12 |
| MILITARIA | AIREY Sir Richard GCB: Spy. Not in uniform. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. 'Adjutant-General of the Forces'. Served in Canada. Crimea. Gibraltar. Awarded Legion of Honour. Wearing Top hat. Bow tie. Walking stick. Frock coat. | 1873.07.19 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | COLVILLE of Culross Lord. Spy. 'A good fellow'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Soldier and Statesman. Hobbies: Sailing. Hunting. 'he possesses the best back poddle in England'. Debonair appearance. Top Hat. Button hole. Umbrella. Gloves. (Peers) | 1873.07.26 |
| POLITICS | TREVELYN Mr George Otto MP: Spy. 'The Competitive Wallah'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Educated Harrow Mddx and Cambridge. Beard. Carrying Top Hat. Frock coat. | 1873.08.02 |
| IRELAND Eire | FITZGERALD Rt. Hon. Lord Otho Augustus. MP for Kildare. In uniform. 'A Message from the Queen'. Spent 9 years in the Army. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Politics. Uniforms). | 1873.08.09 |
| FINANCE | LAING Mr Samuel MP: Spy. 'The infant Samuel'. Scotsman. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Born in Scotland. Educated Cambridge. Lawyer (Barrister). MP for Wick in 1852 then for Orkney Islands. Beard. | 1873.08.16 |
| WILTS Wiltshire | WILTON The Earl of. 'The Commodore' of Royal Yacht Squadron. Born 1800. Bow tie. Coronet. Straw hat. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. (Sailing. Peers). | 1873.08.23 |
| MILITARIA | GOMM Field Marshall Sir William GCB: Spy. Not in uniform. Coloured. Overall c8x14 ins. 'The Constable of the Tower'. Served in Jamaica. Mauritius. India. Wearing Frock coat. Cravat. Waistcoat. | 1873.08.30 |
| LAW | COLLINS Mr Thomas MP: Spy. 'Noisy Tom'. Top hat. Bow Tie. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 inches. Called to the Bar at age 24. Descended from a Parson in the 'Eastern Counties'. | 1873.09.06 |
| LAW | COLONSAY Lord: Spy. 'Scotch Law'. Shown seated. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 inches. Educated at St Andrews Scotland. Sheriff of Perthshire. Lord Chief Justice for Scotland. White hair and whiskers. Wearing glasses. Top hat. | 1873.09.13 |
| SLAVERY | FRERE Sir Henry Bartle Edward KCB: Spy. Coloured. 'The Slave Trade'. Overall c. 8x14 inches. Worked in India - Bombay Civil Service. Scinde. Went to Zanibar to suppress the slave trade. Wearing medal. Glasses. Making a speech. | 1873.09.20 |
| MUSIC | BENEDICT Sir Julius: Spy. 'Sweet sounds. Holding music score. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 inches. Born in Germany. Tutored by Weber. Conducted Vienna Austria Opera at age 19 then at Naples Italy. Came to England at age 30. Wearing tails. Moustache. | 1873.09.27 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | CAMPBELL and SRATHEDEN Lord: Spy. 'and Stratheden'. Father born in Scotland. Became lawyer. Educated Eton Berks and Trinity Cambridge Cambs. MPO for Cambridge. Major in Mddx Rifles. Hobbies: Gymnastics. Fencing. Wearing hat. Frock coat. Wing collar. Carrying gloves. (Peers) | 1873.10.04 |
| DECORATIVE | CLIFFORD Sir Augustus William James Bart. CB: Spy. 'Black Rod'. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 ins. In ceremonial uniform. Wearing Medals. Sword. Carrying Staff of office. Started life as a sailor. (Politics. Uniforms) | 1873.10.11 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | HAMILTON Duke of. 'Premier Peer of Scotland'. Keeper Holyrood House. William Alexander Louis Stephen HAMILTON-DOUGLAS was the 12th Duke. Educated France. Oxford. HOBBIES: Horse racing. Sailing. Coronet in top left of the print. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. (Unsigned) | 1873.10.18 |
| IRELAND Eire | HARRINGTON The Earl of. 'An unexpected Earl'. Wearing glasses. Born 1809. There is a coronet in the top right of the print. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. (Unsigned). (Peers). | 1873.10.25 |
| LAW | KENEALY Dr. Edward Vaughan: Irish. Gained fame in the Tichborne Trial. Educated Trinity College Dublin. Spoke 12 languages. Wrote poetry. In Wig and Gown. Long beard. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. ' The Claimant's Counsel '. By SPY. (Legal. Attorney. Solicitor. Ireland. Eire. ) | 1873.11.01 |
| ROYALTY | HRH The Prince of WALES. (Unsigned). 'The Prince'. [A MORE DETAILED BIOGRAPHY WILL BE ADDED AT A LATER DATE]. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. | 1873.11.08 |
| CORNWALL | HOGG Col. James MacNaghten MP: Spy. MP for Truro. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 inches. 'Board of Works'. Family were rich officials in India. Served in Life Guards. Beard. Bow tie. Frock coat. (Militaria. Not in uniform). | 1873.11.15 |
| PEERS | BATHURST Earl: Wearing tails. Holding glasses. 'A Relic'. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 inches. From a very old family. An ancestor had 22 children by his 1st wife and 14 by his 2nd! This Earl had no issue by the time this cartoon was done at the age of 82. | 1873.11.22 |
| HERTS Hertfordshire | WALLACE Sir Richard Bart. 'The Hertford Property'. Philanthropist. A debonair character. Top Hat. Bow Tie. Smoking cigar. Stayed in Paris during the siege. Established an ambulance. Erected 80 drinking fountains. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (France) | 1873.11.29 |
| WRITERS | DORAN S John FSA. Born in Ireland. Journalist. 1st published 1854. 'Notes and Queries'. Born 1807. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Newspapers. Journalists). | 1873.12.06 |
| LAW | PARRY John Humffreys Serjeant: In Wig and Gown. Wearing monocle. Welsh origins. Unsuccessful parliamentary candidate for Norwich 1847 and Finsbury 1857. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. ' a lawyer '. By SPY. ( Legal. Attorney. Wales. ) | 1873.12.13 |
| ARTISTS | WARD Mr Edward Matthew RA: Spy. 'Historic Art'. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 inches. Studied under Wilkie. Restored Gainsborough's tomb. Charles Dickens 'could not sit near at dinner for laughing'. Bow tie. Fob watch. Frock coat. | 1873.12.20 |
| DIPLOMATS | DOYLE Mr Percy William CB: Shown seated. 'Diplomacy'. Coloured. Overall c. 8x14 inches. Attache at Washington USA. Served in Spain. Belgium. Turkey. Mexico. | 1873.12.27 |
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