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ref. 70-4315London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on June 3 1871 depicting Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB 17 January 1830 – 25 August 1908 the first Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade now renamed the London Fire Brigade and the Superintendent of its predecessor the London Fire Engine Establishment from 1861 to 1891. He introduced modern firefighting methods to the Brigade and increased the number of stations.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4461London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on July 24 1869 depicting Samuel Wilberforce FRS 7 September 1805 – 19 July 1873 an English bishop in the Church of England and the third son of William Wilberforce. Known as "Soapy Sam" Wilberforce was one of the greatest public speakers of his day. He is now best remembered for his opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution at a debate in 1860.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-3973London: Vanity Fair 1880. Original color lithograph 13.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. Published on July 24 1880 depicting Colonel Lewis Guy Phillips 1831-1887 a Grenadier Guardsman.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1880 unknown
ref. 70-4285London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. Wrinkling at bottom edge not affecting image. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on April 1 1871 depicting George William Lyttelton 4th Baron Lyttelton 4th Baron Westcote KCMG PC DL FRS 31 March 1817 – 19 April 1876 an English aristocrat and Conservative politician from the Lyttelton family. He was chairman of the Canterbury Association which encouraged British settlers to move to New Zealand.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4120London: Vanity Fair 1886. Original color lithograph 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. Published on March 27 1886 depicting Sir Edward Thornton 2nd Count of Cacilhas GCB PC 13 July 1817 – 26 January 1906 a British diplomat who held posts in Latin America the Ottoman Empire the Russian Empire and served for fourteen years as Minister to the United States.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1886 unknown
ref. 70-4209London: Vanity Fair 1877. Original color lithograph 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. Published on September 8 1877 depicting Henry Villebois.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1877 unknown
ref. 70-4463London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on August 7 1869 depicting Edward Adolphus St. Maur 12th Duke of Somerset KG PC 20 December 1804 – 28 November 1885 styled Lord Seymour until 1855 a British Whig aristocrat and politician who served in various cabinet positions in the mid-19th century including that of First Lord of the Admiralty.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4457London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. Minor spot of foxing in bottom margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on June 26 1869 depicting Edward Henry Stanley 15th Earl of Derby 21 July 1826 – 21 April 1893; known as Lord Stanley from 1851 to 1869 a British statesman. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs twice from 1866 to 1868 and from 1874 to 1878 and also twice as Colonial Secretary in 1858 and from 1882 to 1885.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4280London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. Light wear at top edge. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on February 18 1871 depicting George Hammond Whalley 22 January 1813 – 8 October 1878 a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician. He became chairman of the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4282London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on March 11 1871 depicting George William Hunt c.1837 – 1 March 1904 known in later life as 'Jingo' Hunt an English writer of music hall songs best known for "MacDermott's War Song" also known as the "Jingo Song".Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4219London: Vanity Fair 1877. Original color lithograph 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. Published on December 15 1877 depicting Sir Allen William Young CB CVO 12 December 1827 – 20 November 1915 an English master mariner and explorer best remembered for his role in Arctic exploration including the search for Sir John Franklin.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1877 unknown
ref. 70-4448London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on April 24 1869 depicting George William Frederick Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon 12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870 an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family. He served a succession of Whig and Liberal administrations.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4283London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on March 18 1871 depicting Gerard James Noel PC DL JP 28 August 1823 – 19 May 1911 styled The Honourable Gerard Noel from birth a British Conservative politician.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4464London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on August 14 1869 depicting Chichester Samuel Parkinson-Fortescue 2nd Baron Clermont and 1st Baron Carlingford KP PC 18 January 1823 – 30 January 1898 known as Chichester Fortescue until 1863 and as Chichester Parkinson-Fortescue between 1863 and 1874 and Lord Carlingford after 1874 a British Liberal politician of the 19th century.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4216London: Vanity Fair 1877. Original color lithograph 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. Published on November 3 1877 depicting the Hon Oliver George Paulet Montagu a Colonel who served in the Egyptian campaign.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1877 unknown
ref. 70-4443London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on March 20 1869 depicting William Page Wood 1st Baron Hatherley PC 29 November 1801 – 10 July 1881 a British lawyer and statesman who served as a Liberal Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1868 and 1872 in William Ewart Gladstone's first ministry.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4281London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on March 4 1871 depicting The Chevalier Charles Cadorna.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4218London: Vanity Fair 1877. Original color lithograph 15 x 10.5 inches. Very Good. Minor signs of foxing. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. Published on December 1 1877 depicting Field Marshal Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons GCB GCMG 12 February 1821 – 14 February 1903 a British Army officer.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1877 unknown
ref. 70-4465London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on August 21 1869 depicting Henry Austin Bruce 1st Baron Aberdare GCB PC JP DL FRS FRHistS 16 April 1815 – 25 February 1895 a British Liberal Party politician who served in government most notably as Home Secretary 1868–1873 and as Lord President of the Council.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4312London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on April 29 1871 depicting Sir Francis Grant PRA 18 January 1803 – 5 October 1878 a Scottish portrait painter who painted Queen Victoria and many British aristocratic and political figures. He served as President of the Royal Academy.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4459London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on July 10 1869 depicting Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury February 1830 – 22 August 1903 known as Lord Salisbury a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years. Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4286London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. Minor toning in bottom right corner. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on April 8 1871 depicting Dudley Ryder 2nd Earl of Harrowby KG PC FRS 19 May 1798 – 19 November 1882 styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847 a British politician. He held office under Lord Palmerston as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1855 and as Lord Privy Seal between 1855 and 1858.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1871 unknown
ref. 70-4454London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on June 5 1869 depicting John Russell 1st Earl Russell 18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878 known as Lord John Russell before 1861 a British Whig and Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 1866.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-4444London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original color lithograph 14 x 9 inches. Very Good. One page biography of subject laid in. Scarce. Published on March 27 1869 depicting Spencer Compton Cavendish 8th Duke of Devonshire 23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908 styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891 a British statesman.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1869 unknown
ref. 70-3968London: Vanity Fair 1880. Original color lithograph 13.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing in left margin. One page biography of subject laid in. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. Published on April 24 1880 depicting Lt-Col Henry Stracey.Vanity Fair was a British magazine known for its social political and literary content. It gained fame particularly for its caricatures of prominent figures of the time. These caricatures drawn by renowned artists captured the essence of their subjects with a mix of humor satire and artistry. London: Vanity Fair, 1880 unknown