Caricatures of Politicians

Colorful caricatures from Vanity Fair, depicting various politicians in tailored suits and accessories, infused with humor and satire.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Turf Devotees; 'Havvy', Mr. Reginald Saumarez de Havilland, July 4, 1901, 1901. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'A Liberal Whip'. Mr. Charles Cecil Cotes. Oct. 13, 1883, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1883, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Mid Sussex'. Sir Henry Fletcher. October 27, 1898, 1898. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'International Penny Postage'. Mr. John Henniker Heaton. September 17, 1887, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1887, Chromolithograph

Railway Officials - Vanity Fair. 'a Railway Director'. Mr. Charles Grey Mott. 14 June 1894, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1894, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'He was Lord Salisbury's Private Secretary.' The Hon. Schomberg Kerr McDonnell. 18 October 1894, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1894, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Wit and Wisdom'. Mr. A.C. Plowden. 16 December 1908, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1908, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair - Explorers and Inventors. 'a Traveller'. Lord Lamington. 20 April 1892, 1892. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Barnie'. The Hon. Bernard Edward Barnaby Fitzpatrick. August 12, 1882, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1882, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Turf Devotees; 'Havvy', Mr. Reginald Saumarez de Havilland, July 4, 1901, 1901. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Sheep'. The Earl of Seafield. 29 September 1883, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1883, Chromolithograph

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, Vanity Fair: Politicians; 'Northumberland', The Right Hon. Earl Percy, August 27, 1881 (B197914.902), 1881. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Devonport'. Mr. J. H. Puleston. 14 October 1882, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1882, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Diplomacy - The Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas O'Conor. 1 May 1907, 1907. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'the Senator'. Mr. Cyril Flower. August 19, 1882, Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, 1882, Chromolithograph

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Anti-Rent'. Mr. Charles Stewart Parnell. 11 September 1880, 1880. Chromolithograph.

Vanity Fair: Politicians; 'South Warwickshire', Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, May 9, 1885 (B197914.692), Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1885, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Colonial Government'. His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessy. 27 March 1875, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1875, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'The Marquis D'Azeglio'. June 20, 1874, 1874. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'a young Viceroy.' Lord Houghton. 10 December 1892, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1892, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Military and Navy; 'Handsome Fred', Captain Frederick Marshall, March 16, 1878, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1878, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Newspapermen; 'New York Tribune', Mr. Whitelaw Reid, September 25, 1902, 1902. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'He was Lord Salisbury's Private Secretary.' The Hon. Schomberg Kerr McDonnell. 18 October 1894, 1894. Chromolithograph.

Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'The Empire', H.I.H. The Prince Imperial, Eugene Louis Jean Joseph, July 14, 1877, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1877, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Turf Devotees; 'Havvy', Mr. Reginald Saumarez de Havilland, July 4, 1901, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1901, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Board of Works.' Colonel James MacNaughton Hogg. 15 November 1873, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1873, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Admirality' The Earl of Selborne. 3 October 1901, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1901, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Small Holdings'. Lord Carrington. September 11, 1907, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1907, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'shipping'. Lord Eslington. June 10, 1876, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1876, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Theatre; 'B', Mr. Squire Bancroft Bancroft, June 13, 1891, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1891, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Miscellaneous; 'Lord Leicester's Nephew', Lord Digby, September 15, 1883, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1883, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Theatre; Mr. William Hunter Kendal, April 20, 1893, 1893. Chromolithograph.

unknown artist, nineteenth century, Politicians - Vanity FAir -' ARmy Reorganization'. The Earl of Galloway. February 1, 1873, 1873. Chromolithograph.

Vanity Fair: Politicians; 'Finsbury', Mr. William Torrens McCullagh Torrens, December 8, 1883 (B197914.979), Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1883, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Freemasons; 'Suffolk', Lord Waveney, April 2, 1881, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1881, Chromolithograph

ALFRED ROTHSCHILD Member of the English branch of the international banking family, son of Lionel Date: 1842 - 1918

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'The fisherman's friend'. Mr. Edward Birkbeck. August 15, 1885, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1885, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'The fisherman's friend'. Mr. Edward Birkbeck. August 15, 1885, 1885. Chromolithograph.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Westminster'. Sir Charles Russell. 12 February 1878, 1878. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'North - West Suffolk'. Mr. Ian Zachary Malcolm. 21 March 1898, 1898. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Theatre; 'The Duffer', Mr. Weedon Grossmith, November 16, 1905, 1905. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Shuttleworth'. The Rt. Hon. Lord Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe. 18 August 1904, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1904, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Extinction, Distinction - which will it be Something of both at present , say the spiteful.' Major John Edward Bernard Seely. 23 February 1905, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1905, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'The richest man in England'. The Marquis of Westminster. 16 July 1870, 1870. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Australia' Sir Edmund Barton. October 16, 1902, 1902. Chromolithograph.

Vanity Fair: Literary; 'Hosea Beglow', James Russell Lowell, August 21, 1880, Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, 1880, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair - Bankers and Financiers. 'Barings'. Lord Revelstoke. 11 August 1898, 1898. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'C'. Viscount Castlereagh. June 7, 1879, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1879, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - ' Bal'. Lord Balcarres. June 22, 1890, 1890. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Kim'. Viscount Mandeville. 22 April 1882, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1882, Chromolithograph

Politicians Vanity Fair. 'the Conservative Party'. Mr. Richard William Evelyn Middleton. 18 April 1901, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1901, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Foreign Policy'. Lord Hammond. June 19, 1875, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1875, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'gentle and liberal'. The Hon. Frederick Stephen Archibald Hanbury-Tracy. May 17, 1896, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1896, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Legal; 'Lord Beaconfield's Friend', Sir Philip Rose, May 14, 1881, 1881. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Diplomacy and Poetry'. Mr. James Renell Rodd. 7 January 1897, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1897, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'heredictary eloquence'. The Rt. Hon. David Plunket. 29 May 1880, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1880, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Newspapermen; 'Algy', The Hon. Algernon Henry Bourke, Januray 20, 1898, 1898. Chromolithograph.

Vanity Fair: Freemasons; 'The Wimbledon Division', Mr. Henry Cosmo Orme Bonsor, June 30, 1898, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1898, Chromolithograph

Sir Alfred Cooper. Colour lithograph by L. Ward Spy, 1897.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'The Kirk of Scotland'. The Earl of Rosslyn. 12 November 1881, Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, 1881, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Ninety-one'. The Earl of Mountcashell. 8 September 1883, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1883, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair - Doctors and Scientists. 'John Bull'. Sir Oswald Mosley. 1 September 1898, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1898, Chromolithograph

unknown artist, nineteenth century, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'He defended Hyde Park.' The Rt. Hon. Spencer Horatio Walpole. 10 February 1872, 1872. Chromolithograph.

Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) Italian physicist and inventor. Pioneer of wireless telegraphy. Cartoon by 'Spy' (Leslie Ward) from 'Vanity Fair', London.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Clapham'. Mr. Percy Melville Thornton. 22 March 1900, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1900, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'gentle and liberal'. The Hon. Frederick Stephen Archibald Hanbury-Tracy. May 17, 1896, 1896. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Newcastle-upon-Tyne'. Mr. Charles Frederick Hamond. July 13, 1893, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1893, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'The Marquis D'Azeglio'. June 20, 1874, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1874, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Local Taxation.' Sir Massey Lopes. 15 May 1875, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1875, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Conservative Whip'. The Viscount Churchill. January 21, 1904, 1904. Chromolithograph.

unknown artist, nineteenth century, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Conservative'. Rt. Hon. Gathorne Hardy. April 20, 1872, 1872. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'A Late Whip'. Lord Tweedmouth. 12 July 1894, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1894, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'A Soldier's Son. The Rt. Hon. Lord Sandhurst. 22 June 1889, 1889. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity FAir - 'His father's son'. Mr. W. Henry Gladstone. February 11, 1882, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1882, Chromolithograph

Dion Boucicault (also Bourcicault, and Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot) (1820-1890) Irish-born British actor, playwright and producer. Author of Sensation Dramas. His first success came in 1841 with 'London Assurance' produced by Madame Vestris. Other plays include 'The Corsican Brothers' (1852) an adaptation from the French, 'The Octoroon' (1859) the first play to treat seriously racial discrimination in the USA, and 'The Colleen Bawn' (1860) the first of his highly successful Irish plays. Cartoon by 'Spy' (Leslie Ward, 1851-1922) from 'Vanity Fair' (London, 1882). Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Lowestoft'. Sir Savile Briton Crossly. November 17, 1888, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1888, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Washington Post - The Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. 12 May 1904, 1904. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'our Joe'. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. January 27, 1877, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1877, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Bucks'. Sir Harry Verney. 15 July 1882, 1882. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Literary; 'Aberdeenshire', John Campbell Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen, February 6, 1902, 1902. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Railway Officials - Vanity Fair. 'Railway Trusts.' Captain Francis Pavy. 16 March 1891, 1891. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'a Tory'. Colonel John Sidney North. 10 August 1878, 1878. Chromolithograph.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Vanity Fair - Explorers and Inventors. 'The Director'. Lord William Hay. 12 December 1874, 1874. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Lanarkshire'. Sir Edward Colebrook. February 28, 1885, 1885. Chromolithograph.

unknown artist, nineteenth century, Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'Heredictary Grand Falconer', William Amelius, Aubrey de Vere Beauclerk, Duke of Albans, January 4, 1873, 1873. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'the Colonies'. The Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Thurston Holland. 29 January 1887, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1887, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Literary; 'A Noble Writer', Philip-Henry Stanhope, May 23, 1874, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1874, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Military and Navy; 'The Yellow Admiral', Rear-Admiral Edward Field, July 18, 1891, 1891. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Dissent'. Mr. Samuel Morley. 15 June 1872, unknown artist, nineteenth century, 1872, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Foreign policy'. Mr. Peter Rylands. 25 January 1879, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1879, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'The Norwood Division'. Mr. Charles Ernest Tritton. 6 May 1897, 1897. Chromolithograph.

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, Vanity Fair - Businessmen and Empire Builders. 'a man of business'. Lord Henniker. 1 July 1882, 1882. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Conservative Whip'. The Viscount Churchill. January 21, 1904, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1904, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'of Newe'. Sir Charles John Forbes. August 14, 1880, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1880, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Customs'. Lord Cottesloe. July 22, 1876, 1876. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians Vanity Fair. 'the Conservative Party'. Mr. Richard William Evelyn Middleton. 18 April 1901, 1901. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Bill'. Colonel the Hon. William Henry Peregrine Carington. March 4 1893, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1893, Chromolithograph

unknown artist, Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'Hereditary Grand Falconer', William Amelius Aubrey de Vere Bearclerk, Duke of St. Albans, January 4, 1873 (B197914.1078), 1873. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Palmerston's Secretary'. The Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley. November 17, 1883, 1883. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Charlie'. The Hon. Charles Spencer Bateman Hanbury Kincaid-Lennox. 7 July 1883, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1883, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Monty'. Mr. Montague John Guest. August 7, 1880, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1880, Chromolithograph

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