Vanity Fair Caricature “The Winning Post”
Located in Bristol, CT
Together with Judge Clark and Sir John Astley, Bart. This Vanity Fair caricature probably depicts the climax of an imaginary race at Newmarket.
Lithograph
Corney Grain, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1885
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Corney Grain' Chromolithograph. 1885. Vanity Fair portrait of Corney Grain (1844-1895) playing the piano. Corney Grain was a British barrister turned actor, entertainer, and music...
Lithograph
$575
H 22.25 in W 16.25 in D 1.5 in
Hand Colored 19th c. Vanity Fair Caricature of an Opera Singer, "Polish Tenor"
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand colored Vanity Fair caricature of a 19th century opera singer, M Jean de Reszke, entitled 'Polish Tenor'.
Lithograph
$90
H 14.97 in W 10.44 in
'Badminton', Alfred Watson, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1897
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Badminton' Chromolithograph. 1897. Vanity Fair portrait of Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1849-1922) who was a Music and Drama Critic. He wrote for the Saturday Review and occasion...
Lithograph
$120
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
Charles John Darling, lawyer, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1897
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Little Darling' Chromolithograph. 1897. Vanity Fair musician portrait of Charles John Darling (1849-1936), lawyer, politician and High Court judge. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)
Lithograph
$120
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
Sir Alexander Mackenzie, composer, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1904
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
Lithograph
$120
H 15.75 in W 10.44 in
The Hon. Stephen Coleridge, Vanity Fair caricature chromolithograph print, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Anti-Vivisection' Vanity Fair portrait of The Hon. Stephen Coleridge Hentschel-Colourtype. 1910. Stephen William Buchanan Coleridge (1854-1936) was an English author, barrister,...
Lithograph
$120
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
Sir August Friedrich Manns, composer, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1895
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
Lithograph
$110
H 18.88 in W 13 in
Vanity Fair Caricature, Rev. Edgar Sheppard "A Great Marrier" by Spy
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of Rev.
Lithograph
$95
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
'The Lord Mayor' (Sir Joseph Dimsdale), Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1902
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
Lithograph
$180
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
Major General The Hon. Reginald Talbot , Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1897
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
Lithograph
$90
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
'Finger Prints', Sir Edward Richard Henry, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1895
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Finger Prints' Chromolithograph. 1905. Vanity Fair portrait of Sir Edward Richard Henry, 1st Baronet GCVO KCB CSI KPM (1850-1931) who was the Commissioner of Police of the Metropo...
Lithograph
$675
H 21.75 in W 27.75 in D 1.5 in
Colored Vanity Fair Caricature of the "Gaekwar of Baroda" (Prince of India)
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored caricature entitled the "Gaekwar of Baroda" (Prince of India), from Vanity Fair, Plate 23 , published July 3, 1901.
Lithograph
$195
H 15 in W 10.25 in
Sir Henry James, Statesman: 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature by Pellegrini (Ape)
By Carlo Pellegrini 1
Located in Alamo, CA
The original text page from the Vanity Fair publication describing the subject of the caricature portrait is included..
Lithograph
$295
H 15 in W 10.25 in
1st Violin Duke of Edinburgh: 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature by Ape (Pellegrini)
By Carlo Pellegrini 1
Located in Alamo, CA
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...
Lithograph
$225
H 18.88 in W 13 in
William Booth, Founder of "The Salvation Army": A 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 19th century Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of William Booth "The Salvation Army" by Spy (Leslie Ward) November 25, 1882, No. 267 from the "Clergymen" series.
Lithograph
$120
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
'Impromptu', Mark Hambourg, Vanity Fair musician caricature portrait, 1908
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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. ...
Lithograph
$120
H 15.36 in W 10.44 in
Lt General Higginson, Vanity Fair military caricature portrait, 1884
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
Lithograph
$180
H 14.97 in W 10.24 in
Louis Pasteur, Vanity Fair scientist caricature chromolithograph print, 1887
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Hydrophobia' Vanity Fair medical portrait of Louis Pasteur. Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable b...
Lithograph
$120
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, Vanity Fair zoologist taxidermy caricature portrait
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
Lithograph
$1,200
H 17.25 in W 12.25 in
Vanity Fair ‘Spy’ Caricature "The Champion of 1885" (John Roberts Jr)
Located in Bristol, CT
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...
Lithograph
$120
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
Whitelaw Reid, New York Tribune, Vanity Fair American caricature portrait, 1897
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'New York Tribune' Chromolithograph. 1902. Vanity Fair portrait of Whitelaw Reid who was a US politician and newspaper editor. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)
Lithograph
$180
H 14.97 in W 10.24 in
Mr Justice Field, Vanity Fair legal law caricature chromolithograph print, 1887
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Stay please' Vanity Fair legal portrait of Mr Justice Field. Accompanied by original descriptive text. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)
Lithograph
$120
H 14.97 in W 10.24 in
General Sir Francis Grenfell KCB, Vanity Fair military caricature portrait, 1889
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
Lithograph
$1,075
H 21.75 in W 16 in D 0.88 in
Gilbert & Sullivan: Framed Pair of 19th C. Vanity Fair Portraits
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a pair of Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricatures of the famous and beloved English musical composers and playwrights Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir Leslie Ward (Spy) (18...
Lithograph
$120
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in
'the Cavalry Division', Vanity Fair military army horse chromolithograph, 1900
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
He produced numerous caricatures for Vanity Fair. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)
Lithograph
$5,988
H 27 in W 22 in
Portrait Of A Young Girl Wearing A Pink Bow & Shawl, 19th Century Samuel Fildes
Located in Liphook, GB
Fildes initially worked as an illustrator producing caricatures for Vanity Fair and the artwork covers for several of Charles Dickens novels.
Canvas, Oil
Au bord de la mer (At the Sea Side)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
In 1869 he produced caricatures for Vanity Fair magazine, including a brilliant caricature of the elegant, sophisticated Frederic Leighton at an evening reception.
Etching
Le Matin (Morning)
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
In 1869 he produced caricatures for Vanity Fair magazine, including a brilliant caricature of the elegant, sophisticated Frederic Leighton at an evening reception.
Mezzotint
Berthe
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Fairlawn, OH
In 1869 he produced caricatures for Vanity Fair magazine, including a brilliant caricature of the elegant, sophisticated Frederic Leighton at an evening reception.
Etching
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H 15.16 in W 10.44 in
Cyril Maude, actor, Vanity Fair caricature portrait, 1897
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Squirrel' Chromolithograph. 1897. Vignette of a theatre top right corner of the image. Vanity Fair portrait of Cyril Francis Maude (1862-1951), actor and theatre manager. 385mm...
Lithograph
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H 20.5 in W 14.75 in D 0.75 in
Original 19th C. Vanity Fair Caricature of "An Old Fashioned Judge", Henry Lopes
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
The caricature was created by the Vanity Fair artist Sir John Paget Mellor, 1st Baronet (1862-1929), who signed his portraits "Quiz".
Lithograph
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H 19 in W 13 in
Vanity Fair Caricature, Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury "Just" by Spy
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of Reverend Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury "Just" by Spy (Leslie Ward) September 11, 1902, No. 754 from the "Clergymen" seri...
Lithograph
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H 19 in W 13 in
Vanity Fair Caricature, Benjamin Harrison "Revised Version of the Bible" by Spy
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of Benjamin Harrison, "The Revised Version of the Bible"" by Spy (Leslie Ward) June 6, 1885, No. 333 from the "Clergymen" series.
Lithograph
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H 19 in W 13 in
Vanity Fair Caricature, The Reverend Arthur Tooth "The Christian Martyr" by Spy
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Alamo, CA
Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of The Reverend Arthur Tooth "The Christian Martyr" by Spy (Leslie Ward) February 10, 1877, No. 147.
Lithograph
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H 19 in W 13 in
Vanity Fair Caricature, Sir Joseph Hawley, "The Purist of the Turf", Racehorses
Located in Alamo, CA
Vanity Fair color chromolithograph caricature of Sir Joseph Hawley, "The Purist of the Turf" by Alfred Thompson ("Atn") (1831–1895), published May 21, 1870, No. 81.
Lithograph
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H 15.75 in W 10.63 in
Jean De Reszke, Vanity Fair Polish singer caricature portrait, 1891
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Polish Tenor' Chromolithograph. 1891. Vanity Fair portrait of Jean De Reszke. Reszke (1850-1925) was a Polish tenor, renowned internationally for the high quality of his singing ...
Lithograph
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H 15.56 in W 10.04 in
Prince Henry of Orleans, Vanity Fair fencing portrait chromolithograph, 1897
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Jean Baptiste Guth (1883 - 1921) was a French artist who contributed caricatures to Vanity Fair as "Guth". 395mm by 255mm (sheet)
Lithograph
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H 17.5 in W 14.85 in D 1.15 in
Renee Mauperin, Renee Sitting at the Piano, Crying
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in San Francisco, CA
In 1869 he produced caricatures for Vanity Fair magazine, where "Spy" had been the celebrated producer of this type of work for many years.
Etching
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