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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
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| BAILEY The Hon. Abe. 'Rhodes the Second'. By Spy. Born 1865 in Cape Colony. Started as a wool merchant 1882. Made a fortune in Gold Mining shares. Friend of Cecil Rhodes. Championed Rhodesia. Owned Rand Daily Mail. Owned 200. 00 acres. Played polo and cricket for South Africa. c. 8x14 ins. Coloured. | 1908.09.09 |
| BARKLY Sir Henry KCB GCMG. 'The Cape of Good Hope'. Governor. Born 1815. MP For Leominster at 30. Then became Governor of British Guiana. Of Jamaica 1850. Of Victoria Australia 1856. Of Mauritius 1863. Of the Cape 1870. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. | 1887.07.09 |
| BARNATO Mr Barnett I. 'Barney'. Of De Beers and Cecil Rhodes fame. Went to Kimberley at age 20 'with thirty shillings in his pocket'. The rest if history ! Became a millionaire. Indulged his interest in horse racing. Smoking cigarette. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Mining) | 1895.02.14 |
| BOTHA General Louis. 'Uncle Louis'. Boer commander in the war. Born 1863. Greytown Natal. Settled the peace terms with Lord Kitchener. Shown giving an after-dinner speech. (Roses on the table). Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By PYG. (Militaria) | 1907.05.29 |
| CETEWAYO: 'Restored'. SPY. Seated. Smiling. Zululand. Coloured. Overall 10x14. 5 ins. | 1882.08.26 |
| CREALOCK Major-General Henry Hope. CB. ' Second in Zululand '. By Spy. Fought in the Crimea. India. China. Served in Gibraltar. Bachelor. Large beard and amazing moustache. Top hat. Walking cane. Coloured. Overall size c.8x14 inches. (Militaria) | 1879.03.15 |
| GOLDMANN Mr Charles Sydney. 'a self-made African'. Holding Camera. Trekked to the Gold Rush at 16. Became a partner in S Neumann and Co. Became a mining expert. Famous for a series of Boer War photographs. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Photographers) | 1904.01.28 |
| HELY-HUTCHINSON The Hon. Sir Walter Francis GCMG 'Natal' Governor. Born in Dublin Ireland. Educated Harrow. Cambridge. Became a lawyer. In the Colonial Service he went to Fiji at the time of annexation. Served in Barbados. Malta. Etc. Wearing medals. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. | 1898.07.07 |
| JAMESON Dr. Leander Starr MD. 'Dr. Jim'. Friend of Cecil RHODES. Born Edinburgh 1853 son of a solicitor. Studied medicine at University College London. Held Power of Attorney for Rhodes. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. Seated. Smoking a cigarette. (Doctors) | 1896.04.09 |
| LAGDEN Sir Godfrey Yeatman. KCMG. In a safari suit. 'Basutoland'. Son of a parson. From Sherborne went into the Civil Service. Serving in various parts of Africa he became Commissioner of Basutoland. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Holding a pipe. Diplomats) | 1901.08.22 |
| LOCH Sir Henry Brougham. GCMG. GCB. 'The Cape High Commissioner'. Born 1827. Joined the Navy then the Bengal Cavalry. Became a diplomat after the Crimean War. Taken prisoner by the Chinese. Governor of Isle of Man and Victoria before Cape Colony. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. | 1894.07.05 |
| MAGUIRE Mr Rochfort. MP for 'West Clare'. Friend of Cecil Rhodes. His father was a Rector in County Limerick Ireland. Educated Cheltenham. Merton Oxford. Became a lawyer. Help negotiate the amalgamation of the Diamond Mines. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. | 1894.03.01 |
| MATHERS Mr E P. 'South Africa'. Journalist. Owned newspapers. Born Edinburgh Scotland. Went to the Cape 1878. 'Foretold the coming greatness of the gold fields'. A teetotaller. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. | 1906.08.29 |
| MILNER Sir Alfred KCB. 'High Commissioner' in S. Africa. Cape Governor. Born 1854. President of the Union at Oxford. Became a lawyer. Turned to journalism. Later Chairman of Board of Inland Revenue. Smoking cigar. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Finance. Writers. Journalists) | 1897.04.15 |
| SIVEWRIGHT Sir James. MA. LLD. KCMG. 'Imperialist Afrikander'. By Spy. Born 1848. Educated Aberdeen University. Began as a teacher but changed to the Post Office. In S. African politics he became Member for Griqualand under Cecil Rhodes. Coloured. c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Scotland) | 1893.06.01 |
| SPRIGG The Rt. Hon. Sir John Gordon. 'The Cape'. 3 times Prime Minister. Born 1830. Went to the Cape for health reasons. Represented East London for some 30 years. Teetotaller. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Politics) | 1897.09.16 |
| 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 |
| WET General Christian de. 'De Wet'. Farmer. Boer War general. Soldier. Fought at Majuba Hill in South Africa. A rather imposing figure. Dark beard. Boots. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. By EBN. | 1902.07.31 |
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