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ref. 18-3286London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Trimmed at bottom of page with some loss of text. Published in Vanity Fair 25 February 1871.Henry Edward Manning 15 July 1808 – 14 January 1892 was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic church and the second Archbishop of Westminster from 1865 until his death in 1892. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
ref. 18-3290London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Trimmed at bottom of page with some loss of text. Crease on bottom left corner not affecting image. Published in Vanity Fair 10 June 1871.The Tichborne case was a legal cause célèbre that captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s. It concerned the claims by an individual sometimes referred to as Thomas Castro or as Arthur Orton but usually termed "the Claimant" to be the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy. He failed to convince the courts was convicted of perjury and served a long prison sentence.Roger Tichborne heir to the family's title and fortunes was presumed to have died in a shipwreck in 1854 at age 25. His mother clung to a belief that he might have survived and after hearing rumours that he had made his way to Australia she advertised extensively in Australian newspapers offering a reward for information. In 1866 a butcher known as Thomas Castro from Wagga Wagga came forward claiming to be Roger Tichborne. Although his manners and bearing were unrefined he gathered support and travelled to England. He was instantly accepted by Lady Tichborne as her son although other family members were dismissive and sought to expose him as an impostor.During protracted enquiries before the case went to court in 1871 details emerged suggesting that the Claimant might be Arthur Orton a butcher's son from Wapping in London who had gone to sea as a boy and had last been heard of in Australia. After a civil court had rejected the Claimant's case he was charged with perjury; while awaiting trial he campaigned throughout the country to gain popular support. In 1874 a criminal court jury decided that he was not Roger Tichborne and declared him to be Arthur Orton. Before passing a sentence of 14 years the judge condemned the behaviour of the Claimant's counsel Edward Kenealy who was subsequently disbarred because of his conduct.After the trial Kenealy instigated a popular radical reform movement the Magna Charta Association which championed the Claimant's cause for some years. Kenealy was elected to Parliament in 1875 as a radical independent but was not an effective parliamentarian. The movement was in decline when the Claimant was released in 1884 and he had no dealings with it. In 1895 he confessed to being Orton only to recant almost immediately. He lived generally in poverty for the rest of his life and was destitute at the time of his death in 1898. Although most commentators have accepted the court's view that the Claimant was Orton some analysts believe that an element of doubt remains as to his true identity and that conceivably he was Roger Tichborne. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
ref. 18-1338London: Vanity Fair 1885. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Minor toning and foxing mostly in margins. Dated 5 Dec 1885. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. London: Vanity Fair, 1885. unknown
ref. 18-3258London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Trimmed at bottom of page with some loss of text. Published in Vanity Fair 27 May 1871.Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild 29 June 1818 – 6 February 1874 was an English businessman and politician of the English branch of the Rothschild family. He was the fourth and youngest son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1777–1836. He was named Mayer Amschel Rothschild for his grandfather the patriarch of the Rothschild family. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
ref. 18-3289London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Trimmed at bottom of page with some loss of text. Published in Vanity Fair 3 June 1871.Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB 17 January 1830 – 25 August 1908 was 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. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
ref. 18-1316London: Vanity Fair 1887. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Toning in margins and some wear along edges not affecting image. Dated 26 Mar 1887. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Sir John Charles Ready Colomb KCMG 1 May 1838 – 27 May 1909 was a British naval strategist. Colomb was born in Onchan Isle of Man the son of General George Thomas Colomb 1787–1874 and was the younger brother of British Vice-Admiral Philip Howard Colomb. He was educated privately and entered the Royal Naval College from which he passed in 1854 into the Royal Marine Artillery. After being variously employed with the Navy Army Militia and Volunteers he retired in 1869 with the rank of Captain. He thenceforth devoted himself to the study of naval and military problems on which he had already published some essays. His books on Colonial Defence and Colonial Opinions 1873 The Defence of Great and Greater Britain 1879 Naval Intelligence and the Protection of Commerce 1881 The Use and the Application of Marine Forces 1883 Imperial Federation: Naval and Military 1887 followed later by other similar works made him well known among the rising school of Imperialists and he was returned to parliament 1886–1892 as Conservative member for Bow and Bromley and afterwards 1895–1906 for Great Yarmouth. London: Vanity Fair, 1887. unknown
ref. 18-1326London: Vanity Fair 1886. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Toning and foxing in margins not affecting image. Dated 18 Dec 1886. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Francis Charles Hughes-Hallett 1838 – 22 June 1903 was a Royal Artillery officer and Conservative politician who represented Rochester in the British House of Commons. He was damaged politically by a personal scandal. Hughes-Hallet was the son of Charles Madras Hughes-Hallett and his wife Emma Mary Roberts. He became a colonel in the Royal Artillery. In 1885 he was elected as Member of Parliament for Rochester and reelected in 1886. However a personal scandal led to his being hounded by the press and shunned by his parliamentary colleagues and he stood down from Parliament in 1889. London: Vanity Fair, 1886. unknown
ref. 18-1321London: Vanity Fair 1887. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Toning in margins and wear on left edge with chip in corner not affecting image. Dated 19 Mar 1887. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Francis Duncan C.B. 1836 – 16 November 1888 was a Royal Artillery officer lawyer historian and Conservative politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1888. London: Vanity Fair, 1887. unknown
ref. 18-3244London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of description. Very Good. Published in Vanity Fair 14 Jan 1871. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
ref. 18-3240London: Vanity Fair 1870. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of description. Very Good. Published in Vanity Fair 2 July 1870.John Poyntz Spencer 5th Earl Spencer KG PC 27 October 1835 – 13 August 1910 known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 and also known as the Red Earl because of his distinctive long red beard was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. He was twice Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. London: Vanity Fair, 1870. unknown
ref. 18-1332London: Vanity Fair 1874. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Some toning foxing and a vertical fold down the center. Letterpress clipping with biography of subject pasted on verso. Dated 10 Oct 1874. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Edward Strathearn Gordon Baron Gordon of Drumearn PC 10 April 1814 – 21 August 1879 was a Scottish judge and politician. Educated at Inverness Royal Academy Royal High School Edinburgh the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh University he was called to the Scottish bar in 1835. He was appointed Sheriff of Perth for 1858 to 1866 Solicitor General for Scotland from 1866 to 1867 and Lord Advocate from 1867 to 1868 and again from 1874 to 1876. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1868 to 1874. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1868 and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1874. He was a made a Law Life Peer in 1876 as Baron Gordon of Drumearn in the County of Stirling and sat as a Lord of Appeal from 1876 to 1879. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Thetford from 1867 to 1868 and for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities from 1869 to 1876. He lived at 2 Randolph Crescent on the edge of the Moray Estate in western Edinburgh. He died in Brussels while travelling to Homburg for his health and is buried with his family against the original north boundary wall of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. London: Vanity Fair, 1874. unknown
ref. 18-1308London: Vanity Fair 1874. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Dated 10 Oct 1874. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Edward Strathearn Gordon Baron Gordon of Drumearn PC 10 April 1814 – 21 August 1879 was a Scottish judge and politician. Educated at Inverness Royal Academy Royal High School Edinburgh the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh University he was called to the Scottish bar in 1835. He was appointed Sheriff of Perth for 1858 to 1866 Solicitor General for Scotland from 1866 to 1867 and Lord Advocate from 1867 to 1868 and again from 1874 to 1876. He was Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1868 to 1874. He became a Queen's Counsel in 1868 and was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1874. He was a made a Law Life Peer in 1876 as Baron Gordon of Drumearn in the County of Stirling and sat as a Lord of Appeal from 1876 to 1879. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Thetford from 1867 to 1868 and for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities from 1869 to 1876. He lived at 2 Randolph Crescent on the edge of the Moray Estate in western Edinburgh. He died in Brussels while travelling to Homburg for his health and is buried with his family against the original north boundary wall of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. London: Vanity Fair, 1874. unknown
ref. 70-7054London: Vanity Fair 1874. Original color lithograph from Vanity Fair 10 January 1874. Sheet 15 x 10 1/4 inches; image 12 x 7 1/4 inches. Good. Light overall toning. Scattered light foxing to margins and image. Tan discoloration along the bottom left edge. Faint creases at the lower left and lower right. Pencil "40" in the lower right margin. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Sovereigns No. 2. Scarce.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, 1874 unknown
ref. 18-1333London: Vanity Fair 1874. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Some toning foxing and a vertical fold down the center. Letterpress clipping with biography of subject pasted on verso. Dated 8 Aug 1874. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.George Limbrey Sclater-Booth 1st Baron Basing PC FRS DL 19 May 1826 – 22 October 1894 known as George Sclater-Booth before 1887 was a British Conservative politician. He served as President of the Local Government Board under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1880. Born George Sclater Basing was the son of William Lutley Sclater of Hoddington House Hampshire and Anna Maria daughter of William Bowyer. His brother was the naturalist Philip Sclater. He was educated at Winchester and Balliol College Oxford and was called to the Bar Inner Temple in 1851. In 1857 he assumed by Royal licence the additional surname of Booth to fulfil the will of Anna Maria Booth. London: Vanity Fair, 1874. unknown
ref. 18-3251London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Published in Vanity Fair 18 March 1871.Gerard James Noel PC DL JP 28 August 1823 – 19 May 1911 styled The Honourable Gerard Noel from birth was a British Conservative politician. Noel was the son of Charles Noel 1st Earl of Gainsborough and his third wife Arabella daughter of Sir James Hamlyn-Williams 2nd Baronet. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
ref. 18-3250London: Vanity Fair 1871. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of letterpress description. Very Good. Published in Vanity Fair 11 March 1871.George Ward Hunt 30 July 1825 – 29 July 1877 was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who was Chancellor of the Exchequer and First Lord of the Admiralty in the first and second ministries of Benjamin Disraeli. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
ref. 18-1299London: Vanity Fair 1875. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Some toning and foxing and a vertical fold down the center. Dated 27 March 1875. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Sir John Pope Hennessy KCMG 5 April 1834 – 7 October 1891 was an Irish and British politician and colonial administrator who served as the eighth Governor of Hong Kong and the fifteenth Governor of Mauritius. London: Vanity Fair, 1875. unknown
ref. 18-1330London: Vanity Fair 1886. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Some toning in margins and loss at bottom edge not affecting image. Dated 27 Mar 1886. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Sir Edward Thornton KCB 13 July 1817 – 26 January 1906 was a prominent British diplomat who held posts in Latin America Turkey Russia and served for fourteen years as Minister to the United States. London: Vanity Fair, 1886. unknown
ref. 18-1307London: Vanity Fair 1874. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Some toning and foxing and a vertical crease down the center. Letterpress clipping with biography of subject pasted on verso. Dated 26 Dec 1874. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. London: Vanity Fair, 1874. unknown
ref. 70-7075London: Vanity Fair 1880. Original color lithograph from Vanity Fair. Very Good. In a later window mat. 15 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Soiling in margins not affecting image. Print clean. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.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. 70-7083London: Vanity Fair 1880. Original color lithograph from Vanity Fair. Very Good. In a later window mat. 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches. Small foxing fleck in lower left margin; residue from adhesive in left and right margins. Print fine. Light toning. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.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. 18-1437London: Vanity Fair 1869. Original colour lithograph. 14 x 9.6 inches. Good. Wrinkling along left margin and tear on bottom edge not affecting image. Dated 13 Feb 1869. Scarce.John Bright 16 November 1811 – 27 March 1889 was a British Radical and Liberal statesman one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. A Quaker Bright is most famous for battling the Corn Laws. In partnership with Richard Cobden he founded the Anti-Corn Law League aimed at abolishing the Corn Laws which raised food prices and protected landowners' interests by levying taxes on imported wheat. The Corn Laws were repealed in 1846. Bright also worked with Cobden in another free trade initiative the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty of 1860 promoting closer interdependence between Britain and France. This campaign was conducted in collaboration with French economist Michel Chevalier and succeeded despite Parliament's endemic mistrust of the French. Bright sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889 promoting free trade electoral reform and religious freedom. He was almost a lone voice in opposing the Crimean War; he also opposed Gladstone's proposed Home Rule for Ireland. He was a spokesman for the middle class and strongly opposed to the privileges of the landed aristocracy. In terms of Ireland he sought to end the political privileges of Anglicans disestablished the Church of Ireland and began land reform that would turn land over to the Catholic peasants. He coined the phrase "Mother of Parliaments." London: Vanity Fair, 1869. unknown
ref. 18-1327London: Vanity Fair 1886. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Toning in margins and 4 half-inch tears not affecting image. Dated 12 Jun 1886. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. London: Vanity Fair, 1886. unknown
ref. 18-1303London: Vanity Fair 1874. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Some toning foxing and creases and a vertical fold down the center. Letterpress clipping with biography of subject pasted on verso. Dated 28 Nov 1874. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.John William Colenso 24 January 1814 – 20 June 1883 was a British mathematician theologian Biblical scholar and social activist who was the first Church of England Bishop of Natal. London: Vanity Fair, 1874. unknown
ref. 18-1320London: Vanity Fair 1887. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Minor toning in margins not affecting image. Dated 16 Apr 1887. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Brownlow Henry George Cecil 4th Marquess of Exeter PC DL 20 December 1849 – 9 April 1898 styled Lord Burghley between 1867 and 1895 was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1891 and 1892. Exeter was the eldest son of William Cecil 3rd Marquess of Exeter and Lady Georgiana Sophia daughter of Thomas Pakenham 2nd Earl of Longford. Lord William Cecil and Lord John Joicey-Cecil were his younger brothers. London: Vanity Fair, 1887. unknown
