VANITY FAIR CARTOONS: Caricatures by 'Spy' and others. General Interest Subjects. Hunting.

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caricatures both lampooned and praised eminent Victorian and Edwardian Judges, 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. They appeared for nearly half a century, from 1868 to 1914. They were mostly lithographs, printed by Vincent, Brookes, Day.
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 'A MASTERS' MEET'. DOUBLE SIZE c. 18x15 ins. Masters of Fox Hounds. 5 well know hunting figures in Red coats. Lord Lonsdale. Lord Portman. Henry Verney. Capt. Park Yates. Thomas Garth. Coloured. By Spy. (Folding) TO LARGE TO SCAN MORE THAN A SMALL SECTION 1895.11.28
 ANNALY Lord. In Red Hunting clothes. Whip. Horn. Boots. Joined the Scots Guards. Served in Egypt 1882. By K. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. 1912.11.27
 ANSTRUTHER-THOMSON Mr: 'Fife'. SPY. Master of several hunts. Coloured. Overall 10x14. 5 ins. Carrying riding crop. Soldier - 17th Lancers Etc. Master of Atherstone. Fife. Pytchley Hunts. 1882.06.17
 BEATTY Capt. David Longfield. 'A hard rider'. In hunting clothes. Born Ireland 1842. Went to Heidelberg University at 17. Joined the Army. Settled in Cheshire then Rugby. Hunted and bred horses. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By GAF. 1898.03.31
 BRASSEY Mr Albert. 'The Master of the Heythrop'. RED HUNTING COAT. Educated Eton. University College Oxford. Soldiered in the 14th Hussars. Became an MP. Wearing riding boots and spurs. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. 1906.03.15
 BROOKE Lord Willoughby de. 'An M. F. H. with a sense of humour'. Educated Eton. New College Oxford. 'established the reputation of Warwickshire…to its meets'. Master of Fox Hounds. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. 1905.11.23
 COUPLAND Mr John. 'the Quorn'. Wearing red hunting jacket. Boots. Spurs. Born 1831. A merchant whose main interest was hunting. Master of the Quorn Hunt. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By APE. (Horses) (See FIRR - 1st Nov. 1884) 1884.07.12
 CURNICK Alfred James. 'Alfred'. Wearing red riding habit. Born 1865. Won ABA middle-weight boxing championship in 1883. HOBBIES: Shooting. Coaching. Polo. Horse racing. Carrying hunting crop. Smoking a cigar. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. By Spy. 1909.06.30
 DOUBLE. 'Kirby Gate'. Large Hunting Meet scene. c. 16x14 ins. Folding. Depicts a meet of the Quorn Hunt in Leicestershire. Many figures including ladies riding horses sidesaddle. Coloured. By CB. (Scarce). TOO LARGE TO SCAN MORE THAN A SMALL SECTION. 1901.11.28
 DOUBLE: A FOX HUNTING CONSTELLATION. Size c. 16x14 ins. Earls Dukes and M. F. H shown on 1 large print. In hunting red. On horseback. (The Winter supplement - scarce). Coloured. By BEDE. Print is too large to scan more than a small section. 1905.12.07
 FENWICK-BISSET Mr Mordaunt. 'The General'. In red Hunting coat. Boots. Spurs. Holding binoculars. Born 1816. Master of the Sevon and Somerset Staghounds. MP for West Somersetshire. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Politics). 1881.12.03
 FIRR Thomas. 'the huntsman'. Wearing red coat. Holding whip and horn. Huntsman of the Quorn. Born Epping 1842. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (See COUPLAND - July 12th 1884) 1884.11.01
 GALWAY The Viscount. 'Serlby'. In red hunting clothes. Holding whip. (George Edward Milnes Monckton ARUNDELL). Born 1846. Educated Eton. Oxford. 14 years an MP. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Ireland. Peers) 1899.01.05
 GARDNER Lord: 'Fox hunting'. SPY. Dog at his feet. Waistcoat. Beard. Coloured. Overall 10x14 ins. 1883.07.21
 GARTH Mr Thomas Colleton. 'A Very Old Master'. In riding clothes. Born 1822. Educated at Eton and Christ Church. Deputy Lieutenant for Berkshire. 'dresses in the old style'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. Holding whip. Wearing boots and spurs. Bow tie. Top hat. 1896.10.29
 GREENALL Sir Gilbert. Bart. 'Belvoir'. In red hunting clothes. Whip. Born 1867. Went to Eton. Joined the Army. Became the first non-Duke to be the Master of the Belvoir Hunt. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By CB (Smoking a cigarette. Leics. Rutland) 1899.05.04
 GRENFELL Mr William Henry. 'Taplow Court'. In Riding Clothes. Whip. Born 1855. Educated at Harrow and Balliol where he was an all-round sportsman. Climbed the Matterhorn 3 times. MP for Salisbury. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Debonair. Politics) 1890.12.20
 GUEST Mr Thomas Merthyr M. F. H. On horseback in red hunting jacket. 'Blackmore Vale'. Educated Trinity Cambridge. JP for Dorset and Somerset. His kennels near Sherborne 'hold 20 couples of hounds'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By CG. (Smoking a pipe. Holding whip) 1897.11.11
 HARGREAVES Col. John MFH: 'Mr Hargreaves'. SPY. In Hunting Red. Family were calico printers from Lancs. Business man for 2 years but turned to hunting shooting and fishing. Holding riding crop. Hunting horn. Master of South Berks Hunt. Overall size 8x14 ins. (Soldier. Militaria). 1887.06.11
 HARGREAVES Mr John. 'Cattistock'. In Hunting red. On Horseback. Born 1864. Berkshire family. Educated Eton and Oxford. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By CG. 1899.03.30
 JAMES Mr Arthur. 'a hard rider'. In red Hunting clothes. Boots. Spurs. Steward of the Jockey Club. Race horse owner. Hunted with the Pytchley and Quorn. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Gloves. Smoking cigarette) 1904.05.26
 LUBBOCK Mr Edgar. 'The Master of the Blankney'. In red Hunting coat. Educated Eton. Played cricket for the MCC in tours of Canada and America. Soccer (Football) for England. Became a lawyer. Director of the Bank of England. Whitbread's Brewery. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By BEDE. (Banking). 1906.01.04
 MIDDLETON Capt William George: 'Bay'. by T. In hunting Red. Whip. Coloured. Overall 10x14 ins. Amateur jockey. (Scotland). 1883.06.30
 PERKINS Mr John MA LL. D: 'Downing'. Red coat. Riding crop. Huge beard. Coloured. 8x14 ins. Fellow of Downing College. Cambridge. Interests: Rowing. Horses. Swimming. 1886.10.30
 PORTMAN Viscount. 'An old Master'. In red hunting jacket. Boots. Went to Eton. Merton College. 'When in Town he lives in his own [Portman] Square'. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Peers) 1898.11.03
 ROBINSON Sir John JP. 'Worksop Manor'. In Red Coat. Crop. Nottinghamshire family. Born 8th July 1839. Successful farmer. Magistrate. Sheriff of Nottingham 1888. By Spy. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. 1911.05.24
 SMITH Capt. Arthur. 'Doggie'. Wearing red hunting coat. Boots. Whip. Born 1840. Educated at Rugby. Joined the Army. Enjoyed both Hunting and Steeplechasing. Well known in Melton Mowbray. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By APE. (Horses) 1884.12.06
 SOUTHAMPTON Lord. 'The Sinner'. In Red Hunting Coat. Whip. Crop. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Hants. Hampshire) 1907.03.06
 TAILBY Mr William Ward. ' a Leicestershire man'. In hunting red. On Horseback. Born 1825. Went to Repton and Trinity Cambridge. Became a lawyer. JP. Deputy Lieutenant. Lived at Skeffington Hall. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By GHF. 1899.04.06
 TURNER General Sir Alfred. KCB. 'Versatility'. In riding clothes. Educated at Westminster School. Joined the army. Served in India. Sudan. WEARING: Riding boots. Spurs. Crop in hand. By WHO. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. 1910.06.08
 WILMOT Sir Robert Rodney Bart. In red hunting clothes holding whip. 'Berks and Bucks'. Born 1853. Educated Eton. Oxford. Hobbies: croquet. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By AO. 1903.11.05

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A-C

ACADEMICS
ARCHITECTURE
ARTISTS
ASTRONOMY
ATHLETICS
AUCTIONS
AVIATION
BALLOONS
BANKING
BEER
BILLIARDS
BOXING
BUSINESS
CARS
CHEMISTS
CHESS
CLERGY
COACHING
CRICKET
CYCLING

D-F

DEBONAIR
DECORATIVE
DIPLOMATS
DOCTORS
DOGS
EXPLORERS
FAMOUS
FARMING
FENCING
FINANCE
FIRES
FISHING
FOOD
FOOTBALL
FREEMASONS

G-N

GARDENERS
GOLF
HERALDRY
HORSES
HOSPITALS
HUNTING
INVENTIONS
JOCKEYS
JOURNALISTS
LADIES
LAW
MEN OF THE DAY
MILITARIA
MOUNTAINEERING
MUSIC
NAVAL
NEWSPAPERS

O-R

OCCULT
OPERA
PEERS
POETS
POLICE
POLITICS
POLO
POST OFFICE
PUBLISHERS
RACING
RAILWAYS
RIFLE SHOOTING
ROGUES
ROWING
ROYALTY
RUGGER

S-W

SAILING
SCHOOLS
SCULPTORS
SHIPPING
SHIPS
SHOOTING
SLAVERY
SPORTS
STATESMEN
STOCK EXCHANGES
TEA
TEACHERS
TELEGRAPHS
TENNIS
THEATRE
TRAINS
UNIFORMS
WINES
WINTER SPORTS
WRITERS

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