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VANITY
FAIR CARTOONS 1885 |
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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
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THE FOLLOWING CARTOONS APPEARED IN
THE YEAR 1885
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the scanned image
| SOMT Somersetshire | WELLINGTON His Grace The Duke of: 'the Iron Duke's Grandson'. APE. Coloured. 8x14 ins. One time MP for Andover. Hants. Wearing top hat. Smoking cigarette. Beard. | 1885.01.03 |
| KENT | THOROLD The Rt. Rev. Anthony Wilson DD Bishop of Rochester: 'Rochester. 'SPY. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Wearing clerical dress. Umbrella. Gloves. Educated at Oxford. (Clergy) | 1885.01.10 |
| IRELAND Eire | MAHON Col. James Patrick O'Gorman MP: 'Mhagthamma'. SPY. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Educated at Trinity Dublin. MP for County Clare. Wearing rose button hole. Glasses. Beard. Gloves. | 1885.01.17 |
| AUSTRALIA | WILSON Sir Samuel: 'a squatter'. Sheep farmer. 'Very very rich'. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Beard. Frock coat. Elected to Legislative Assembly in Victoria. Returned to England and bought Hughenden Manor Bucks. Born in Antrim Ireland. | 1885.01.24 |
| SUSSEX | BLUNT Mr Wilfred Scawen: 'a prophet'. APE. Married Byron's granddaughter. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Wrote 'The future of Islam' and was much involved in Arab affairs. Shown wearing a hat. Beard. | 1885.01.31 |
| WARCS Warwickshire Warks | CHETWYND Sir George Bart: 'racing'. High Sheriff for Warcs. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Steward of the Jockey Club. Wearing Top Hat. Buttonhole. Umbrella. Moustache. | 1885.02.07 |
| POLITICS | ROSE Sir William KCB: 'the Clerk to Parliaments'. SPY. Wig. Gown. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.02.14 |
| YORKSHIRE | WILSON Mr Charles Henry MP: 'Hull'. APE. Ship owning family. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Wearing top hat. Waistcoat. Whiskers. | 1885.02.21 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | COLEBROOKE Sir Thomas Edward Bart MP: 'Lanarkshire'. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Top Hat. Frock coat. | 1885.02.28 |
| LAW | JUDGES #14: STEPHEN The Hon. Sir James Fitzjames KCSI: 'The Criminal Code'. SPY. Red sash. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Seated. Quill pen. Glasses. Wig and gown. | 1885.03.07 |
| DEBONAIR | DELACOUUR Mr John: 'John'. SPY. Soldier. Horse racing gambler. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. White tie and tails. Buttonhole. Top Hat. Gloves. 'quite a ladies' man'. | 1885.03.14 |
| MUSIC | ARDITI Luigi: 'Il Bacio'. APE. Conductor. Born Piedmont Italy. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Spent 10 years in Cuba and America. Composer. | 1885.03.21 |
| LAW | JUDGES #15: CITTY The Hon. Sir Joseph William: 'The Umpire'. Wig. Gown. By Spy. Coloured. Seated. Wearing glasses. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.03.28 |
| BILLIARDS | ROBERTS Mr John. Junior: 'The champion Roberts'. SPY. Chalking cue. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Son of former champion. Born Lancs. The print shows the corner of the table and pocket. Billiard ball. | 1885.04.04 |
| ARCHITECTURE | EDIS Mr Robert W FRIBA FSA: 'Architecture militant'. APE. In uniform. Coloured. 'once went to America to design a city'. Shown wearing Volunteer's Uniform with sash boots and sword. Overall 8x14 ins. (Militaria) | 1885.04.11 |
| CORNWALL | BRYDGES-WILLIAMS Mr Edward MP: 'Cornwall'. SPY. MP for Truro. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Fine beard and moustache. Hat. Stick. Binoculars. | 1885.04.18 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | BAXTER The Rt. Hon. William Edward MP: 'Montrose'. SPY. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Born Dundee. Went to Edinburgh University. MP for Montrose. Wearing top hat. Frock coat. | 1885.04.25 |
| SOMT Somersetshire | ESCOTT Mr T. H. S: 'the Fortnightly Review'. Journalist. Monocle. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Somerset family. Shown with top hat. Frock Coat. Stick. | 1885.05.02 |
| CRICKET | EARDLEY-WILMOT Sir John Eardley Bart. MP: 'South Warwickshire'. SPY. Coloured. Educated Winchester and Balliol Oxford. Sportsman. Played cricket. Rowed in the 1st Varsity Boat racing (rowing). Law: Called to be Bar. Judge Bristol. Glos. Warcs MP. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.05.09 |
| TURKEY | PASHA Hassan Fehmy: 'The Turkish Alliance'. SPY. Lawyer. Politician. Diplomat. Coloured. Seated. Beard. Smoking cigarette. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.05.16 |
| IRELAND Eire | MCCARTHY Mr Justin MP: 'Irish history'. SPY. Journalist. MP for Longford. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Seated. Top Hat. Beard. Glasses. | 1885.05.23 |
| IRELAND Eire | JOCELYN Major The Hon. Augustus George Frederick: 'The Father of the Rag'. APE. Coloured. A founder of the Army and Navy Club. Stood for parliament for Dundalk. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.05.30 |
| CLERGY | HARRISON The Venerable Benjamin MA: 'the Revised Version of the Bible'. SPY. Coloured. Born in Clapham. London. Educated Oxford. Cannon of Canterbury Kent. Wearing glasses. Carrying umbrella. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.06.06 |
| IRELAND Eire | SULLIVAN Sir Edward Robert Bart: 'Common-sense in politics'. APE. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Educated at Cambridge. Travelled to America. West Indies. India. Ceylon. Wearing top hat. Monocle. Cravat. | 1885.06.13 |
| SOMT Somersetshire | WARRE The Rev. Edmund DD: 'the head'. SPY. Headmaster of Eton. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Went to Balliol. Rowing: in Varsity crew 1857 and 1858. Shown wearing mortar board. Gown. (Clergy. Berks) | 1885.06.20 |
| YORKSHIRE | MILNER Sir Frederick George BART. MP: 'York'. APE. MP for York. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Unruly childhood. Much travelled. Businessman. Wearing top hat. Buttonhole. Wing collar. Carrying umbrella. | 1885.06.27 |
| LAW | GIBSON The Rt. Hon Edward PC QC LL. D. 'Dublin University'. SPY. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Educated Trinity College Dublin Ireland. Irish Bar. Elected MP for Dublin University 1875. Irish Attorney General. Grey hair. Wing collar. Frock coat. | 1885.07.04 |
| FREEMASONS | LIMERICK The Earl of: 'a Freemason'. APE. Ireland: Limerick Militia. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. 'an active Freemason' Provincial Grand Master for Bristol (Glos). Landowner in Ireland. Bearded. | 1885.07.11 |
| GLOS Gloucestershire | ELLICOTT The Rt. Rev. Charles John DD Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol: 'Revision'. SPY. Coloured. Son of Rutland parson. Educated Oakham. Stamford (Lincs) and Cambridge. Wearing dog collar. Top Hat. Umbrella. Overall 8x14 ins. (Clergy). | 1885.07.18 |
| RACING | CALTHORPE Lord: 'Fred'. SPY. Shown at race meeting. Binoculars. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Beard. Glasses. Frock coat. JP. MP Lord Lieutenant. Landowner. | 1885.07.25 |
| BEER | ALLSOPP Mr Samuel Charles MP: 'Burton Beer'. SPY. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Educated Harrow and Cambridge. Fond of hunting. Top hat. Smoking cigar. Beard. Family of Brewers. (Staffs). | 1885.08.01 |
| SCOTLAND Scottish | LUMSDEN Maj-Gen Sir Peter Stark GCB CSI: 'Afghan frontier'. SPY. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Educated in Aberdeen. Soldiered in India and Afghanistan. Seated. Holding riding crop. (Militaria) | 1885.08.08 |
| NORFOLK | BIRKBECK Mr Edward MP: 'the fisherman's friend'. APE. MP North Norfolk. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Hobbies: Hunting. Sailing. Shooting. Chairman National Lifeboat Institution. Wearing Top hat. Beard. Frock coat. | 1885.08.15 |
| LAW | GRAIN Mr Corney: 'Corney Grain'. SPY. Barrister then actor. Playing piano. Coloured. White tie and tails. Overall 8x14 ins. (Music. Theatre). | 1885.08.22 |
| ISRAEL | OPFER Mr of Blowitz: 'The Times'. APE. Austrian family. Journalist. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Top hat. Moustache. Whiskers. Glasses. Fob watch. Cane. Bow Tie. (Jewish) | 1885.08.29 |
| LONDON | COTTON Mr William James Richmond MP: 'the City'. Lord Mayor. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Born in Essex. Businessman. MP for the City of London. Hobbies: Music. Poetry. Wearing: Top hat. Frock coat. Whiskers. | 1885.09.05 |
| RACING | CANNON Tom: 'Tom Cannon'. SPY. In silks. Weighing in. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Born: Eton Berks. Hobbies: Music. Sings as a tenor. | 1885.09.12 |
| DIPLOMATS | LESSAR M. Paul: 'The Affghan frontier'. Represented Russia. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Wearing: Top hat. Long moustache. Frock coat. Frenchman. (France). | 1885.09.19 |
| KENT | AKERS-DOUGLAS Mr Aretas MP: 'The Kent Gang'. APE. MP for East Kent. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Education: Eton. Oxford. Wearing: Frock coat. Moustache. | 1885.09.26 |
| LANCS Lancashire | HOULDSWORTH Mr William Henry MP: 'Manchester'. APE. Cotton spinners. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Education: Manchester. St. Andrews. Businessman. Hobbies: Sportsman Wearing: Top hat. Frock Coat. Bow tie. Monocle. | 1885.10.03 |
| DOGS | PRICE Mr Richard John Lloyd of Rhiwals: 'pointers'. SPY. Breeder. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Famous breeder of Pointers. Welsh landowner. Deputy Lt for Merioneth. JP in Denbigh. Flint. (Wales). Wearing: Shooting clothes. Carrying shot gun. Beard. | 1885.10.10 |
| WILTS Wiltshire | EDWARDS Mr John Passmore MP: 'The Echo'. Newspaper owner. MP for Salisbury. Coloured. Wearing: Top hat. Large beard. Bow Tie. Monocle. Frock Coat. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.10.17 |
| FAMOUS | BURTON Capt. Richard Francis: 'The Arabian Nights'. APE. Explorer. Writer. Coloured. Educated: Oxford. Served in India. Linguist. Explored Africa. Brazil. Overall 8x14 ins. Wearing: Beard. Moustache. | 1885.10.24 |
| LONDON | RITCHIE Mr Charles Thomson MP: 'Sugar Bounties'. APE. MP Tower Hamlets. Coloured. Family: Scotland. Jute business. Wearing: Hat. Wing collar. Newspaper under his arm. Moustache. Overall 8x14 ins. | 1885.10.31 |
| BUCKS Buckinghamshire | BATESON-HARVEY Sir Robert Bart. MP. 'Bucks'. SPY. In hunting clothes. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Educated: Eton. Oxford. Hobbies: Hunting. Wearing: Hunting boots. Etc. Smoking cigar. Carrying riding crop. (Horses). | 1885.11.07 |
| MUSIC | TOSTI Signor Paolo: 'For ever and for ever'. APE. Song writer. Singer. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Educated Naples Music School Italy. Wearing: White tie. Tails. Buttonhole. Beard. | 1885.11.14 |
| FINANCE | NICKALLS Mr Tom: 'Tom'. By PAT. In Red Hunting clothes. On Horse. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Stock jobber specialising in American Railroads. Hobbies: Field sports. Hunting. (Surrey Stag Hounds). Wearing: Hard hat. Whip. Boots. On horseback. | 1885.11.21 |
| STAFFS Staffordshire | HARROWBY The Rt. Hon The Earl of: 'the Sugar of Toryism'. MP for Lichfield. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Hobbies: Art. Literature. Education. Militaria. Wearing: Top hat. Frock coat. Carrying umbrella. | 1885.11.28 |
| RUSSIA | STAAL M. de: 'The Russian Ambassador'. APE. Top hat. Monocle. Umbrella. Coloured. 8x14 ins. | 1885.12.05 |
| LAW | POPE Mr Samuel QC: 'Jumbo'. SPY. Wig and gown. Barrister. Coloured. Overall 8x14 ins. Irish Family (Ireland). Recorder for Bolton (Lancs) | 1885.12.12 |
| MILITARIA | ARTHUR Sir George Compton Archibald Bart: 'The Mite'. SPY. In Uniform. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Lt. In the Life Guards. Hobbies: Horse racing. Opera. | 1885.12.19 |
| CORNWALL | WILKINSON The Rt. Rev. George Howard DD. Bishop of Truro. 'Truro'. SPY. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Background: Ireland. Son of Durham Squire. Education: Oxford. Vicar of St Peters Eaton Square London. Wearing: clerical clothes. Umbrella. (Clergy) | 1885.12.26 |
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