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Chromolithographs featuring prominent male politicians from the late 19th century, depicted in formal attire and characterized with humorous exaggeration.

Vanity Fair: Musicians; 'A Fine Baritone', M. Victor Maurel, October 20, 1898, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1898, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'A Conservative whip'. Lord Skelsmerdale. 15 July 1871, 1871. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Freemasons; 'The Lord Mayor', Polydore de Keyser, November 25, 1887, 1887. Chromolithograph.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Vanity Fair: Literary; 'Chesterfield Letters', The Earl of Desart, January 31, 1874, 1874. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair- 'The Little Rascal'. Lord Charles William de la Poer Beresford. August 12, 1876, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1876, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Freemasons; 'The Lord Mayor', Polydore de Keyser, November 25, 1887, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1887, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Amends'. The Rt. Hon. Stephen Cave. October 3, 1874, 1874. Chromolithograph.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, One of the Lambs of the Political Fold - Mr. Apponyi. 14 Jan. 1871, 1871. Chromolithograph.

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, Vanity Fair: Politicians; 'The Vatican', Mr. George Errington, April 1, 1882 (B197914.702), 1882. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Finsbury'. Colonel Francis Duncan. March 19, 1887, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1887, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Literary; 'Tom Brown', Thomas Hughes, June 8, 1872, unknown artist, nineteenth century, 1872, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Prime Ministers - Vanity Fair. 'It is his mission to stem the tide of democracy.' The Earl of Derby. 29 May 1869, 1869. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Montgomery District'. Mr. J.D. Rees. 20 February 1907, 1907. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Order, Order'. Mr. Henry Cecil Raikes. 17 April 1875, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1875, Chromolithograph

Beethoven, Ludwig from.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Birmingham'. Mr. philip Henry Muntz. 7 August 1875, 1875. Chromolithograph.

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critic in old age Date: 1772 - 1834

Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He led the United States through its Civil War and abolished slavery and modernised the economy in the process.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'A Tenant Farmer'. Mr. Clare Sewell Read. 5 June 1875, 1875. Chromolithograph.

Sir John Scott Burdon Sanderson. Colour lithograph by Sir L. Ward Spy.

Politicians - Vanity Fair 'The Gateshead Giant'. Mr. William Allen. October 26, 1893, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1893, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Legal; 'He is a Smart Fellow and an Honest Lawyer', Arthur Hepburn Hastie, July 20, 1893, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1893, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'A Liberal Imperialist'. The Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Grey. February 5, 1903, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1903, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Berlin - Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles. 27 March 1902, 1902. Chromolithograph.

November 1906. Spain. Transsexuals. Esperanza García, after her sex change, now calling herself Ernesto García, upon admission to the Santa Cristina asylum in Madrid.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Noisy Tom'. Sir Thomas Collins. September 6, 1873, 1873. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Torquay'. Lord Haldon. March 4, 1882, 1882. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Mid Armagh'. Mr. Dunbar Plunket Barton. April 7, 1898, 1898. Chromolithograph.

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, Vanity Fair: Literary; 'An Old Coldstreamer', Lieutenant General Charles Baring, April 14, 1883, 1883. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Prime Ministers - Vanity Fair. 'The people's William'. The Rt. Hon. William Ewart Gladstone. 1 July 1879, 1879. Chromolithograph.

Paul Margueritte (1860-1918) French writer, born in Algeria, the son of General Jean Auguste Margueritte (1823-1870).

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

Vanity Fair - Americans. 'Uncle Sam'. Mr. Samuel Ward. 10 January 1880, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1880, fgChromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'the lordship of Compton'. The Marquis of Northampton. 11 February 1904, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1904, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'a Postmaster General'. Sir James Fergusson. April 30, 1892, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1892, Chromolithograph

One of a set; VANITY FAIR, Ambassadors to England: A Manipulator of Phrases, General Ignatieff, 14 April 1877 (with biography), Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1877, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'He Would be a King', Amadeus, King of Spain, January 21, 1893, unknown artist, nineteenth century, 1893, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair - Cricket. 'Bobby'. Robert Abel. 5 June 1902, 1902. Chromolithograph.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Vanity Fair: Literary; 'The Poet Laureate', Lord Alfred Tennyson, July 22, 1871, 1871. Chromolithograph.

Jahn, Friedrich Ludwig.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Vanity Fair: Musicians; 'Cotillon', Mr. Augustus Saville Lumley, January 3, 1874, 1874. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'The Australian Commonwealth.' The Lord Northcote. 3 March 1904, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1904, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Literary; 'The Representative of Romance', Lytton, October 28, 1870, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1870, Chromolithograph

James Tissot, 1836-1902, French, active in Britain (1871-82), The Commader in Chief in India General Sir Frederick Paul Haines, Military and Navy, from Vanity Fair, March 25, 1876, 1876. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Slate'. Lord Penthyn. 25 March 1882, 1882. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Montrose'. The Rt. Hon. William Edward Baxter. April 25, 1885, 1885. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Newspapermen; 'The Sheffield Daily Telegraph', Sir William Christopher Leng, March 8, 1890 (B197914.529), 1890. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'Irish obstruction'. Mr. Joseph Gillis Biggar. July 21, 1877, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1877, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Montgomery District'. Mr. J.D. Rees. 20 February 1907, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1907, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Order, Order'. Mr. Henry Cecil Raikes. 17 April 1875, 1875. Chromolithograph.

Vanity Fair: Legal; 'A Son of his Father', The Hon. Charles Russell, April 10, 1907, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1907, Chromolithograph

ROBERT FALCON SCOTT Antarctic explorer Date: 1868 - 1912

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'The Constututional Union'. Mr. Charles Wallwyn Radcliffe Cooke. July 30, 1892, 1892. Chromolithograph.

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Vanity Fair: Military and Navy; 'The Retired List', The Rt. Hon. Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, June 12, 1875, 1875. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'The only man wh is ever known to make Mr. Gladstone smile.' John Locke. 12 August 1871, unknown artist, nineteenth century, 1871, Chromolithograph

Historic steel engraving from the 19th century, image of the French politician Desire Joseph Hannoye, 1800 - 1852, member of the French National Assembly, France, 1848, Europe

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Philip'. Sir Philip John Williams Miles. 31 May 1879, 1879. Chromolithograph.

ISRAEL ZANGWILL English playwright and novelist, with a special interest in Jewish themes

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'South Longford'. Mr. Edward Blake. January 11, 1894, 1894. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'A Conservative religionist'. The Earl of Marlborough. 8 July 1871, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1871, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair - Clergy. 'Prelate of the Garter'. Randall Thomas Davidson, Bishop of Winchester. 19 December 1901, 1901. Chromolithograph.

Edward William Watkin (1819-1901). English railway promoter. Member of Parliament (Liberal) Cartoon from 'Vanity Fair', London, 6 November 1875. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Pour encourager les autres'. The Rt. Hon. James Stansfeld. 10 April 1869, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1869, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair - Clergy. 'Kensington'. Bishop of Kensington, Rev. Frederick Edward Ridgeway. 26 February 1903, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1903, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'The Head of the Russells', The Duke of Bedford, July 11, 1874, 1874. Chromolithograph.

Willis, Nathaniel Parker .

Thomas Henry Huxley (18231883) British biologist. Foremost supporter of Darwin in debate on evolution by natural selection and called 'Darwin's Bulldog'. Cartoon by 'Ape' (Calo Pellegrini) from 'Vanity Fair', January 1871

Vanity Fair: Politicians; 'An Amateur Whip', Sir Charles Forster, March 28, 1874 (B197914.712), Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1874, Chromolithograph

LORD HENRY G C GORDON-LENNOX Conservative politician Date: 1821 - 1886

Illustration depicting William Macready in costume as James V of Scotland in the first production of "The King of the Commons" at the Princess' Theatre, London. William Macready (1793-1873) an English actor. Dated 19th century

Vanity Fair: Politicians; 'Roger', Sir Roger William Henry Palmer, January 31, 1880 (B197914.896), Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1880, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair: Miscellaneous; 'Amiability', The Earl of Leven and Melville, December 17, 1881, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1881, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Roman Catholic Home Rule'. Mr. Frank Hugh O'Cahan O'Donnell. 28 August 1880, Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, 1880, Chromolithograph

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'A privileged person'. Earl Grey. May 8, 1869, 1869. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'The Colonies'. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. March 7, 1901, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1901, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'a reformed Radical'. Sir Henry Ainslie Hoare. 24 February 1883, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1883, Chromolithograph

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, Vanity Fair - Bankers and Financiers. 'St. John of Jerusalem'. Sir Edmund Anthony Harley Lechmere. 23 June 1883, 1883. Chromolithograph.

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'The Cape High Commissioner'. Sir Henry Brougham Loch. 5 July 1894, 1894. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Modest assurance.' Mr. Henry du pre Labouchere. 7 November 1874, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1874, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'An Irish wit and Solicitor-General'. Mr. Richard Dowse. March 25, 1871, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1871, Chromolithograph

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'energetic Toryism'. Mr. Morgan Howard. 12 February 1881, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1881, Chromolithograph

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'The Maharajah', His Highness the Majarajah Duleep Singh, November 18, 1882, 1882. Chromolithograph.

Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Roman Catholic Home Rule'. Mr. Frank Hugh O'Cahan O'Donnell. 28 August 1880, 1880. Chromolithograph.

Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'Ex-President Steyn', Mr. Martinus Theunis Steyn, August 9, 1900, A. G. Witherby, Active 1894-1901, 1900, Chromolithograph

Historical illustration from the 19th Century, portrait of James Henry Leigh Hunt, 1784 - 1859, an English writer

Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'The Gull's Friend.' Mr. Christopher Sykes. 14 November 1874, 1874. Chromolithograph.

Josep Suñol Garriga (1898-1936), industrial y político nacionalista catalán, presidente del Futbol Club Barcelona fusilado durante la guerra civil española. Caricatura de Jaume Passarell. Año 1930. Author: Jaume Passarell Ribó.

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, conducting. From drawing by Willy von Beckerath. Halftone.

Vanity Fair: Royalty; 'Plon-Plon', Prince Jerome Napoleon, July 26, 1879, Theobald Chartran, 1849-1907, French, 1879, Chromolithograph

Sir Philip Rose, 1st Baronet (1816 1883) was the son of William Rose, an Assistant Surgeon in the British Indian Army. Caption: 'Lord Beaconsfield's friend'. Date: 1881

Sir George Anderson Crichett. Colour lithograph by L. Ward Spy.

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'Asia Minor'. Lietu. Gen. Sir Arnold Burrows Kemball. 8 June 1878, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1878, Chromolithograph

L'Homme du monde ,. Paul Gavarni (1804-1866). Lithographs and Other Works

Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'York'. Sir Frederick George Milner. 27 June 1885, Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889, Italian, 1885, Chromolithograph

Vanity Fair - Businessmen and Empire Builders. 'The Indian Rothchild'. Sir Albert Abdallah David Sassoon, C.S.I. - 16 August 1879, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1879, Chromolithograph

published April 8, 1871: Vanity Fair: Statesman No., 81 "The Last Generation", 1871. Carlo (Ape) Pellegrini (Italian, 1839-1889). Color lithograph;

London Cigarette Card Company card 1924 depicting: Jonathan Wild (1682 or 1683 24 May 1725) was a London underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited crime fighter entitled the 'Thief-Taker General'.

LORD BEACONSFIELD, THE AUTHOR OF "VIVIAN GREY", 1881

Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, Politicians - Vanity Fair. 'the Home Secretary'. The Rt. Hon. Henry Matthews. 10 September 1887, 1887. Chromolithograph.

Politicians - Vanity Fair - 'and Stratheden'. Lord Campbell and Stratheden. October 4, 1873, Leslie Matthew 'Spy' Ward, 1851-1922, British, 1873, Chromolithograph

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