Vanity Fair Spy
The President of St John's College Oxford Vanity Fair Spy magazine Leslie Ward
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in London, GB
Leslie 'Spy' Ward
Vanity Fair Magazine
President of St john's College Oxford
1 April 1893
Lithograph
Category
1890s Victorian More Art
Materials
Lithograph
$198
H 15.16 in W 10.63 in
Vanity Fair “A Big Hitter” Men of the Day #543 Andrew E. Stoddart, July 09, 1892
By Vanity Fair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vanity Fair “Spy Cricketeers-Men of the Day” # 543, Andrew Ernest Stoddart,
“A Big Hitter
Category
Antique 1890s British Victorian Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
$295
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 0.5 in
"Cabs"
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Vanity Fair 'Spy' aka Sir Leslie Ward colour print depicting "Cabs" aka The Earl of
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Early 1900s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Johnny" Reiff Spy Vanity Fair August 23rd 1900
Located in Bristol, CT
1900
Sz: 15"H x 10 1/8"W
John "Knickerbocker" Reiff (1885 - 1974), often called Johnny, was an American flat racing jockey, whose greatest successes came in Great Britain where he ...
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Early 1900s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sam Loates Spy Vanity Fair Nov 5th 1896
Located in Bristol, CT
1896
Print Sz: 14 1/2"H x 9"W
Mat Sz: 20"H x 12 7/8"W
Samuel Loates (1865–1932) was a British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was the Champion Jockey of 1899 in his home coun...
Category
1890s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
James Woodburn Spy Vanity Fair June 21 1890
Located in Bristol, CT
1890
Sz: 20"H x 12 7/8"W
James Woodburn
1863-1919
Born at York on September 20, 1863, James began life as a doctor’s errand boy but, wanting to become a jockey, he ran away from ...
Category
1890s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Antique Vanity Fair Print 'Shamrock' 1901 by Spy – Decorative Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Vanity Fair Print 'Shamrock' Sept. 26th, 1901 by Spy – Decorative Lithograph
This is an
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Antique Early 1900s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 15.56 in W 10.44 in D 0 in
Antique Vanity Fair Print 'Mr. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt' by Spy – 1899
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Vanity Fair Print 'Mr. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt' by Spy – 1899
This is an original Vanity
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Antique 1890s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 15.56 in W 10.44 in D 0 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. Edgar Sheppard "A Great Marrier" by Spy
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mr. Chauncey M. Depew - Original Lithograph by Spy for Vanity Fair - 1889
Located in Roma, IT
, realized by the illustrator Spy for Vanity Fair newspaper, issue of October 26th 1889, and published by
Category
1880s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$223 Sale Price
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H 15.75 in W 10.44 in D 0.04 in
The Steady Batsman: Robert 'Bobby' Abel in Vanity Fair 1902 by 'Spy'
Located in Langweer, NL
This Vanity Fair portrait, published in June 1902, is a chromolithograph depicting Robert Abel, a
Category
Antique Early 1900s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 15.75 in W 10.63 in D 0 in
Elegance at Play: John Roberts Jr., Billiards Virtuoso, Vanity Fair 1885 by Spy
Located in Langweer, NL
This Vanity Fair caricature, dated April 4, 1885, features John Roberts Jr., famously known as 'The
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 15.75 in W 10.63 in D 0 in
Sword and Pen: Egerton Castle, a Dual Virtuoso in Vanity Fair 1905 by 'Spy'
Located in Langweer, NL
The caricature is of Mr. Egerton Castle, depicted in Vanity Fair on March 9, 1905, under the "Men
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Antique Early 1900s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 15.75 in W 10.63 in D 0 in
Antique Vanity Fair Print 'In the Winning Crew' Mr. McKenna, M.P. by Spy, 1906
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Vanity Fair Print 'In the Winning Crew' Mr. R. McKenna, M.P. by Spy – 1906
This is an
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Antique Early 1900s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 15.56 in W 10.44 in D 0 in
Slow and Steady, Vanity Fair legal chromolithograph of a judge, 1900
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
published by Vanity Fair, under the pseudonyms "Spy" and "Drawl".
380mm by 260mm (sheet)
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$180
H 14.97 in W 10.24 in
Renaissance Man: Sir Alfred Cooper – Medicine, Cricket and Commerce, Vanity Fair
Located in Langweer, NL
the artistry of Vanity Fair's historic caricatures.
The artist 'Spy,' real name Sir Leslie Ward, was
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Antique Early 1900s Prints
Materials
Paper
$209 Sale Price
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H 15.75 in W 10.63 in D 0 in
"Jockey" by 'Spy' aka Sir Leslie Ward
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Vanity Fair 19thC jockey portrait by 'Spy' aka Sir Leslie Ward
Image Sz: 11 1/2"H x 7 1/4
Category
19th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Caricatures Of Queen Victoria And Edward VII By Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (Spy)
Located in New Orleans, LA
drawings in Vanity Fair under the pseudonym "Spy." Ward established his moniker through secretly observing
Category
Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
$4,450
H 15.13 in W 10.25 in D 0.63 in
Yorkshire Cricket
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Vanity Fair colour plate by 'Spy' aka Sir Leslie Ward subject, 'Yorkshire Cricket
Category
1890s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Fyvie (Lord Leith of Fyvie.) by Sir Leslie Ward
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Bristol, CT
Classic Vanity Fair Supplement by Spy aka Sir Leslie Ward colour print of the yachtsman, "Fyvie
Category
Early 1900s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
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Pair of Regency Screens Displaying Spy Cartoons of Gentlemen
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of Regency period carved mahogany fire screens displaying a set of vanity fair spy
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Antique 1820s English Regency Prints
Materials
Paper, Mahogany
Sarah Bernhardt, English Vanity Fair Portrait
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in New York, NY
his prodigiously prolific work for Vanity Fair used the pseudonym 'Spy'.
Sir Leslie was born into an
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Collection of 8 Vanity Fair “Spy” Prints, etc.
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Collection of 8 Vanity Fair “Spy” Prints, etc.
A good collection of coloured prints including one
Category
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
4 Vanity Fair “Spy” Prints A good collection of coloured prints
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
4 Vanity Fair “Spy” Prints
A good collection of coloured prints dating from 1896 to 1904
Category
Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Paintings
Materials
Paper
1870s & 1880s Set of 6 Framed "Judges" Vanity Fair Spy & Ape Prints
By Sir Leslie Ward, Carlo Pellegrini
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1870s & 1880s set of 6 framed period "Judges" Vanity Fair Spy & Ape Prints. These full page
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Antique 1870s British Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
Vanity Fair "Spy" Prints of Judges (Six Available - Priced Individually)
Located in Austin, TX
A selection of six framed prints from the famous Vanity Fair series of caricatures of judges and
Category
Antique 1890s English Prints
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Collection of 4 Vanity Fair Cricketing Themed “Spy” Prints
By Vanity Fair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Collection of 4 Vanity Fair cricketing themed “Spy” prints
A rare collection of original colored
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Antique Late 19th Century British Colonial Prints
Materials
Paper
Vanity Fair Golf Print 'Horace Harold Hilton, Hoylake'
By Vanity Fair
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
artists. 'Spy' worked for Vanity Fair for 40 years until it ceased publication in 1914. 'Spy' was Sir
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Prints
Collection of Ten 19th Century Framed “Spy Prints” from Vanity Fair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A good collection of colored prints dating from 1896 to 1904, mounted and glazed in mahogany frames each one has a hand written lable on the back.
The prints are in good condition f...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Prints
Materials
Paper
Set of Five Framed 19th Century Vanity Fair "Spy" Prints, circa 1890s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of five framed 19th century Vanity Fair "Spy" prints, circa 1890s
Collection of old school
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Vanity Fair Falconry Print 'The New Forest'
By Vanity Fair
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vanity Fair 'SPY' Falconry print 'The New Forest'.
A mounted chromolithograph print published Sept
Category
Antique 1890s English Sporting Art Prints
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
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Set of Three Vanity Fair Coaching Prints, Men of the Day, Spy Print
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
' coaching caricatures from 'Vanity Fair Supplement' by Spy and W.H.O. All are framed in new black frames
Category
Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vanity Fair Rowing Print
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vanity fair rowing print, after Spy, entitled: Bill. (R.H. Foster), 6.7.1910.
Category
Early 20th Century English Prints
Original 1894 Vanity Fair Print
Located in Norwell, MA
Original Vanity Fair print from 1894 by SPY showing Sir Henry Brougham Loch. Matted and framed
Category
Antique 1890s Prints
Harold Hoylake, Vanity Fair golfer, chromolithograph, 1903
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Vanity Fair portrait of Harold Horsfall Hilton. Harold Horsfall Hilton (1869 _ 1942) was an English
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 15.56 in W 10.24 in
Antique Vanity Fair Golf Prints, Set of Seven
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
would contain a loose print of a caricature painted by various artists. 'Spy' worked for Vanity Fair for
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20th Century English Sporting Art Prints
Materials
Paper
Samuel Mure Fergusson, Vanity Fair golfer, chromolithograph, 1903
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
were regularly published by Vanity Fair, under the pseudonyms "Spy" and "Drawl".
395mm by 260mm (sheet)
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Set of Four Vanity Fair Equestrian Prints, Men of the Day
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Day' hunting, equestrian caricatures from 'Vanity Fair' by Spy and GAF. All are framed in new black
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Antique Late 19th Century British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memo...
Materials
Paper
Antique Set of Eight Fox Hunting Vanity Fair Prints, Huntsman in Red Coats
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
hunting caricatures from 'Vanity Fair' and 'Vanity Fair Supplement' by Spy, Ape and other artists. All are
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memo...
Materials
Paper, Wood
H 20.48 in W 14.18 in D 0.99 in
Renee Mauperin, Renee Sitting at the Piano, Crying
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in San Francisco, CA
caricatures for Vanity Fair magazine, where "Spy" had been the celebrated producer of this type of work for
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Interior Prints
Materials
Etching
H 17.5 in W 14.85 in D 1.15 in
Victorian Silver & Enamel Horse Racing Vesta Case, Triple Crown Winner "Common"
By Wright & Davies 1
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
Jockey and a Vanity Fair Spy Print depicting Henry Gerard Sturt (1825-1904), 1st Baron Alington, Breeder
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
H 1.3 in W 1.86 in D 0.4 in
Antique Watercolours of Officers of the Lancashire Fusiliers by McNeil
By John Mcneil
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
meetings across the country and became such a personality that Vanity Fair commissioned Spy to draw a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vanity fair spy for your needs in our varied inventory. Finding the perfect vanity fair spy may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a vanity fair spy to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige and more. A vanity fair spy from Sir Leslie Ward — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in lithograph, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
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