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VANITY
FAIR CARTOONS 1900 (PART) |
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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 1900
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the scanned image
| UNIFORMS | NEELD Colonel Audley Dallas. 'Composite Regiment'. Wearing uniform. Born 1850. Lt. Col of 2nd Life Guards. Ordered to South Africa at the time of the Boer War to command a Composite Regiment of the Household Cavalry. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By CLOISTER. (Militaria) | 1900. 01. 25 |
| WILTS Wiltshire | FABER Mr George Denison. 'ex opera'. Lawyer. Art connoisseur. Born 1853 in Wiltshire. Educated Marlborough where at cricket he once took all the Rugby School wickets. 'Tried Italian Opera'. Stood as MP for York. Depicted admiring a picture. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By STUFF. | 1900. 02. 08 |
| AFGHANISTAN | PYNE Sir Thomas Salter. CSI. 'Afghan engineering'. Snappily dressed. Born 1860. Chief Engineer to the Afghan Government. Wearing wing collar. Buttonhole. Rolled umbrella. Smoking a cigar. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Debonair) | 1900. 02. 15 |
| RAILWAYS | FORBES Mr James Staats. 'L. C. D. R'. Chairman of many Companies. Born 1825. Started in Great Western Railway. London Chatham and Dover Railway. Chairman of Electric Light Co. President of National Telephone Company. Seated. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Railroads. Business) | 1900. 02. 22 |
| KENT | LOWTHER The Rt. Hon James. MP for Isle of 'Thanet' 1888. A Lawyer. Born 1840. Educated Westminster. Cambridge. Became a barrister. Wearing 'a shocking bad' Top Hat. Bow tie. HOBBIES: Racing. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. | 1900. 03. 01 |
| BUCKS Buckinghamshire | CHESHAM Lord. 'Imperial Yeomanry'. By Spy. In military uniform. Sword. 3rd Baron Chesham. Educated Eton. Joined Coldstream Guards. Fought in the Boer War South Africa. Landowner with some 12. 000 acres. Hobbies: Polo. Art collecting. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. (Militaria) | 1900. 03. 15 |
| LONDON | THORNTON Mr Percy Melville. MP for 'Clapham' from 1892. By Spy. Born Clapham 1841. Educated Harrow. Jesus College Cambridge where he won many athletic races. Had a 'high Falsetto voice'. Wearing Top Hat. Buttonhole. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. | 1900. 03. 22 |
| LANCS Lancashire | CAVENDISH Mr Richard Frederick. MP for 'North Lancashire'. Educated Eton. Trinity Cambridge. Won North Lonsdale 1895. A Freemason. Played golf. Balding head. Wearing glasses. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Politics) | 1900. 04. 26 |
| LONDON | FISHER Mr William Hayes. MP 'Fulham'. President National Skating Assn. Born 1853. Educated Haileybury. University College Oxford. Became a lawyer. Turned to Politics. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. | 1900. 05. 03 |
| UNIFORMS | HOPETOUN Lord. 'The Lord Chamberlain'. Very colourful uniform. Educated Eton. Career included Governor of Victoria Australia. Lord High Commissioner in Scotland. Owned 40. 000 acres. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Decorative. Peers) | 1900. 05. 17 |
| WARCS Warwickshire Warks | GREVILLE The Hon. Sidney Robert. CB. Born Warwick Castle. 1866. Son of the Earl of Warwick. 'A Private Secretary' to Lord Salisbury then Prime Minister. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Debonair) | 1900. 05. 31 |
| FINANCE | ROTHSCHILD Mr Arthur de. Very Rich. Owned the yacht 'Eros'. A portly character. Wearing cravat. Watch fob. Moustache. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Banking) | 1900. 08. 02 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | STEYN Mr Martinus Theunis. 'ex President Steyn'. Lawyer. Judge. Born Bloemfontein 1847. Educated Grey College. Of Dutch origin. Became President 1896. Top Hat. Gloves. Very long beard. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By LUAG. (Holland. Politics) | 1900. 08. 09 |
| MEN OF THE DAY | BIGGE Colonel Sir Arthur John. 'Her Majesty's private secretary'. Born 1849. 3rd son of a Northumberland parson. Entered Royal Artillery at 20. Fought in the Zulu War. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Militaria - not in uniform) | 1900. 09. 06 |
| LONDON | CECIL Lord Hugh: 'Greenwich' for which he was MP. Top Hat. Moustache. By SPY. Educated Eton. Fellow of Hertford College. Nephew of Arthur Balfour. High Church. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. (Politics) | 1900. 10. 18 |
| MILITARIA | DAWSON Colonel Vesey. 'Irish Guards'. By Spy. In uniform. Educated Eton. Coldstream Guards. Served in Egypt. Sportsman. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. (Ireland) | 1900. 12. 13 |
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