Vanity Fair Antique Prints

'Little Darling' Chromolithograph. 1897. Vanity Fair musician portrait of Charles John Darling (1849-1936), lawyer, politician and High Court judge. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)

'Impromptu' Chromolithograph. 1908. Vanity Fair portrait of Mark Hambourg (1879-1960) who was a distinguished Russian-British concert pianist, among the most famous of his age. ...

'A Good Soldier' Chromolithograph. 1884. Vanity Fair portrait of Lt.General George Wentworth Alexander Higginson. He joined the Grenadier Guards at 19 and fought in the Crimean W...

'R.A.M' Chromolithograph. 1904. Vanity Fair musician portrait of Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847 - 1935) who was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher best known for h...

'Beer' Chromolithograph, 1871, after Ape (Carlo Pellegrini 1839-1889) Vanity Fair portrait of Michael Thomas Bass (1799 -1884) was a British brewer and MP. Under his leadership, Ba...

The three figures are identified on the prints by their original Vanity Fair captions and titles.

Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen – Vanity Fair Statesmen No. 51, Signed Ape, 1870 Description: This original chromolithograph caricature was published in Vanity Fair on June 11, 1870, as ...

'PRA' (President of the Royal Academy) Vanity Fair portrait of Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet, PRA, who was an English painter, designer, and draughtsman who served as Presi...

Victorian Vanity Fair Caricatures, War, Law & Society, Set of Six, 1883 This striking set of six original Vanity Fair chromolithographs from 1883 brings together an exceptional cros...

'He painted '"he Doctor"' Vanity Fair portrait of Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, KCVO, RA (1843-1927) who was an English painter and illustrator born at Liverpool and trained in the South...

Sir William Harcourt – Vanity Fair Statesmen No. 50, Signed ATN, 1870 This original chromolithograph caricature was published in Vanity Fair on June 4, 1870, as part of the Statesme...

'a sculptor' Vanity Fair portrait of Lord Ronald Charles Sutherland-Leveson-Gower. He was a connoisseur and collector. He practised as a sculptor, and exhibited at the Royal Academy...

Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Statesman and Sovereign, London 1870 This visually striking set of three original Vanity Fair chromolithographs dates from April 1870 and forms ...

'Rhinology' Vanity Fair portrait of Dr Robert Spicer, 'a specialist in matters relating to ears, noses and throats'. Accompanied by original descriptive text. 380mm by 260mm (sh...

'A Connoisseur' Vanity Fair portrait of John Seymour Lucas (1849-1923) who was a Victorian English historical and portrait painter as well as an accomplished theatrical costume des...

'Kismet' Vanity Fair portrait of Mr Oscar Asche (1871 -1936) who was an Australian actor, director and writer, best known for the record-breaking musical Chu Chin Chow, and for acti...

'H Searle, Professional Champion Sculler of the World'. Vanity Fair rowing portrait of Henry Searle (1866-1889), an Australian sculler who raced in 1889 the American champion Willia...

Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: Vanity Fair, London, after “Rana”, printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, 1902.

'Crystal Palace' Chromolithograph. 1895. Vanity Fair portrait of Sir August Friedrich Manns (1825-1907) who was a German-born conductor who made his career in England. After servi...

'His religion is the worship of all sorts of winged and finny freaks' Chromolithograph, 1905. Vanity Fair portrait of of Sir Edwin Ray Lankester. KCB, FRS (1847 -1929) was an inve...

'The Cavalry Division' Vanity Fair portrait of Field Marshall John French (1852-1925). He was an English commander who served in the Soudan, Boer War and World War I. Godfrey Doug...

Vanity Fair legal portrait of Alderman Sir Robert Walter Carden KNT. MP. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

Vanity Fair legal portrait of Mr Edmund Widdrington Byrne QC MP for Walthamstow. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

'Plausible' Vanity Fair legal portrait of The Hon. Mr Justice Swinfen Eady. Accompanied by original descriptive text pasted onto a separate sheet. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

'on 1 China station' Vanity Fair portrait of Admiral Sir Edmund Robert Fremantle GCB CMG (1836 –1929). 400mm by 270mm (sheet)

'Sam Loates' Vanity Fair portrait of Samuel "Sam" Loates (1865 - 1932) was a British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was the Champion Jockey of 1899. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)

'a good soldier'. Vanity Fair portrait of Lt.General George Wentworth Alexander Higginson, who was born in 1826. He joined the Grenadier Guards at 19 and fought in the Crimean War....

'Top of the List' Vanity Fair portrait of William Higgs (1880-1958). Higgs was a Irish jockey who was Champion Jockey on two occasions He won the 2000 Guineas on Slieve Gallion. ...

Print Sz: 15 3/8"H x 10 1/8"W Frame Sz: 17 1/4"H x 12 1/4"W The Champion of 1885" (John Roberts Jr (1847-1919)) By 'Spy' (Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851–1922)) Original Chromolithog...

Title: Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Men of the Day and Sovereign, 1870 Description: This dynamic set of three original Vanity Fair chromolithographs dates from January 1870 ...

'New York Tribune' Chromolithograph. 1902. Vanity Fair portrait of Whitelaw Reid who was a US politician and newspaper editor. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)

'The Lord Mayor' Chromolithograph. 1902. Vanity Fair portrait of Sir Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale (1849-1912), Lord Mayor of London 1901-1902. With original descriptive text. 395mm...

'Aldershot Cavalry' Vanity Fair portrait of Major General The Hon. Reginald Talbot CB. (1841-1929). He was Governor of Victoria, Australia, from 25 April 1904 to 6 July 1908, taking...

'Praise and Prayer' Chromolithograph, 1874, after Ape (Carlo Pellegrini 1839-1889) Vanity Fair portrait of Ira D. Sankey (1840 -1908), known as The Sweet Singer of Methodism, who w...

Vanity Fair legal portrait of Justice Gainsford Bruce. Sir Leslie Matthew Ward was a British portrait artist and caricaturist who over four decades painted 1,325 portraits which wer...

'First Violin' Chromolithograph, 1884, after Ape (Carlo Pellegrini 1839-1889) Vanity Fair portrait of Alfred (1844-1900), the second son of Queen Victoria. He was known as the Duke...

Vanity Fair legal portrait of John Patrick Murphy QC. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

'Jumbo' Vanity Fair legal portrait of Mr Samuel Pope QC, an Irish barrister. Accompanied by original descriptive text. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

'The Cavalry Division' Vanity Fair portrait of Admiral Sir Compton Edward Domvile GCB GCVO (1842-1924) who was a distinguished Royal Navy officer in the Edwardian era. 390mm by 26...

Vanity Fair portrait of General Sir Francis Grenfell KCB Chromolithograph, 1889. Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, GCB, GCMG, PC was a British Army offic...

Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of Rev. Edgar Sheppard "A Great Marrier" by Spy (Leslie Ward) March 14, 1904 from the "Clergymen" series. Reverend James Edgar Sheppard ...

All three portraits are drawn by Carlo Pellegrini, signed “Ape,” whose elegant caricatures defined the look and enduring appeal of Vanity Fair’s political portrait series. The left ...

Signed on plate on lower right margin with the artist name of Spy. This original print is referred to as "Spy Cartoons" after Leslie Ward, perhaps Vanity Fair's most prolific and ...

The outer mat is cream-colored and the inner trim is black. The print is in excellent condition. Vanity Fair was a weekly magazine of social, literary and political content which wa...

'The Speaker' Chromolithograph, 1887. Vanity Fair portrait of The Rt. Hon. Arthur Wellesley Peel PC (1829 - 1912), who was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Com...

A Vanity Fair chromolithograph caricature of Sir Henry James, M.P., ("Nervous"), Statesman by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) March 7, 1874, No. 164 from the "Statesman" series. James had a ...

Vanity Fair legal portrait of Charles Willie Matthews in wig and gown. Specialised in criminal law. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

The print was created by the most famous Vanity Fair artist Leslie Ward, who was known as "Spy".

Vanity Fair legal portrait of Commissioner Kerr. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of "First Violin " Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gothan by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) Jan 10th 1874, "Princes" Numbe...

There is spotting under the mat in the periphery of the upper left margin, but it is not visible with the mat in place. The print is otherwise in very good condition. From 1868 unti...

Technique: Chromolithograph Maker: Carlo Pellegrini (“Ape”), printed by Lemercier & Cie., Paris, 1883 Keywords: Vanity Fair print, Gladys Countess of Lonsdale, Ape caricature, Carlo...

Vanity Fair prints gained popularity due to several factors: 1.

Collection of 3 Vanity Fair Political “Spy”Prints A good collection of coloured prints dating from 1896, 1897 and 1904, mounted and glazed in black frames The prints are in good co...

Classic colour plate of Bucks" by 'Spy' aka Sir Leslie Ward for Vanity Fair published Nov 7, 1885 Print Sz: 13 3/4"H x 8 1/2"W Frame Sz: 19"H x 14"W w/ billiard green mat & gilt b...

Vanity Fair chromo-lithograph (colour) print of American jockey, "Skeets" Martin (1875-1944) Print Sz: 14"H x 9"W Frame Sz: 19"H x 14"W w/ billiard green mat w/ gilt bamboo frame ...

Miguel’s caricatures of the jazz clubs were the first of their kind printed in Vanity Fair. He managed to capture the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance in much of his work as well as ...