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18-3254London: 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 8 April 1871.Dudley Ryder 2nd Earl of Harrowby KG PC FRS 19 May 1798 – 19 November 1882 styled Viscount Sandon between 1809 and 1847 was 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. Harrowby was born in London the son of Dudley Ryder 1st Earl of Harrowby and Lady Susan d. 1838 daughter of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess of Stafford. He was educated at Christ Church Oxford. He was an officer of the Staffordshire Yeomanry resigning his captain's commission in March 1831. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
18-1331London: Vanity Fair 1888. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Some toning and foxing in margins and wear on edges not affecting image. Dated 14 Jul 1888. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.George Robert Charles Herbert 13th Earl of Pembroke 10th Earl of Montgomery 6 July 1850–3 May 1895 known as The Lord Herbert of Lea from 1861 to 1862 was a British Conservative politician. He was Under-Secretary of State for War under Benjamin Disraeli between 1874 and 1875. Pembroke was the eldest son of Sidney Herbert 1st Baron Herbert of Lea only son of George Augustus Herbert 11th Earl of Pembroke by his second wife Catherine née Countess Woronzow. His mother was Elizabeth Herbert Baroness Herbert of Lea daughter of Lieutenant-General Charles Ashe A'Court. He succeeded his father in the barony of Herbert of Lea in 1861 and the following year he inherited the earldom of Pembroke on the death of his uncle. London: Vanity Fair, 1888. unknown
18-1344London: Vanity Fair 1885. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Foxing and wrinkling along margins and half inch tear in top edge not affecting image. Dated 11 Jul 1885. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.William Hale John Charles Pery 3rd Earl of Limerick KP PC DL JP 17 January 1840 – 8 August 1896 styled Viscount Glentworth until 1866 was an Irish peer and Conservative politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard under Lord Salisbury between 1889 and 1892 and again between 1895 and his death in 1896. In 1892 he was made a Knight of the Order of St Patrick. London: Vanity Fair, 1885. unknown
18-1324London: Vanity Fair 1886. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Minor toning and foxing in margins not affecting image. Dated 11 Dec 1886. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Sidney Herbert 14th Earl of Pembroke 11th Earl of Montgomery GCVO PC 20 February 1853 – 30 March 1913 styled The Honourable Sidney Herbert between 1861 and 1895 was a British politician and peer. London: Vanity Fair, 1886. unknown
18-1293London: Vanity Fair 1875. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Minor foxing and wear along left edge not affecting image. Dated 12 Dec 1875. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce. London: Vanity Fair, 1875. unknown
18-3243London: Vanity Fair 1870. Original colour lithograph. 13.5 x 8.5 inches accompanied by 1 sheet of description. Very Good. Published in Vanity Fair 16 July 1870.Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke of Westminster KG PC JP 13 October 1825 – 22 December 1899 styled Viscount Belgrave between 1831 and 1845 and Earl Grosvenor between 1845 and 1869 and known as The Marquess of Westminster between 1869 and 1874 was an English landowner politician and racehorse owner. He inherited the estate of Eaton Hall in Cheshire and land in Mayfair and Belgravia London and spent much of his fortune in developing these properties. Although he was a member of parliament from the age of 22 and then a member of the House of Lords his main interests were not in politics but rather in his estates in horse racing and in country pursuits. He developed the stud at Eaton Hall and achieved success in racing his horses winning the Derby on four occasions. Grosvenor also took an interest in a range of charities. At his death he was considered to be the richest man in Britain. London: Vanity Fair, 1870. unknown
18-1314London: Vanity Fair 1888. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Some toning and foxing in margins not affecting image. Quarter-inch tear in right edge. Dated 22 Sep 1888. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Hugh Reginald Haweis 3 April 1838 – 29 January 1901 was an English cleric and writer. He was the husband of author Mary Eliza Haweis and the father of painter Stephen Haweis. London: Vanity Fair, 1888. unknown
18-1348London: Vanity Fair 1885. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Good. Staining and wrinkles on top and bottom corners. Dated 28 Nov 1885. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder 3rd Earl of Harrowby PC JP DL 16 January 1831 – 26 March 1900 known as Viscount Sandon from 1847 to 1882 was a British peer and politician. Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder 3rd Earl of Harrowby PC JP DL 16 January 1831 – 26 March 1900 known as Viscount Sandon from 1847 to 1882 was a British peer and politician. London: Vanity Fair, 1885. unknown
18-1328London: Vanity Fair 1886. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Minor toning and foxing in margins not affecting image. Dated 13 Nov 1886. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Sir Reginald Hanson 1st Baronet JP DL FSA 31 May 1840 – 18 April 1905 was Lord Mayor of London and a British Conservative Party politician. The son of Samuel and Mary Hanson née Choppin Reginald was educated at Tonbridge School Rugby School and Trinity College Cambridge MA LLD. The then headmaster of Rugby School Dr Frederick Temple later Archbishop of Canterbury said of Hanson on his departure "I have a most sincere and warm regard for him. The manly desire he shows to get rid of his faults and to do his duty will always deserve the respect of all who know him. There are a few from who I part with so much regret at my own loss". Indeed this sense of duty was upheld and he held numerous positions of public office. Following graduation the young Reginald joined the Commercial Union Assurance Company now part of Aviva plc which was previously co-founded by his father Samuel. Within a year he was appointed to the Board of directors where he remained until 1882. By this time he had already joined the family wholesale grocery business Samuel Hanson & Son Limited. He held a number of civic posts notably as an Alderman of Billingsgate London from 1880 and Sheriff of London and Middlesex 1881-82. From 1882-85 Hanson was a member of the London School Board. In 1886 he was elected Lord Mayor of London during which time Queen Victoria celebrated her Jubilee year. In 1887 Sir Reginald entertained Her Majesty at the Mansion House where he was created a Baronet by her having previously been knighted. Guests that day included the explorer Henry Morton Stanley and Judge Thomas Hughes author of Tom Brown's Schooldays. Conservative Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1891 to 1900 Hanson was also an Honorary Colonel of the 6th Battalion Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment. He died in 1905 and is buried in Highgate Cemetery leaving behind two sons Gerald Sir Gerald Stanhope Hanson 2nd Baronet Francis Sir Francis Stanhope Hanson - Knight Bachelor and two daughters Violet and Maud. London: Vanity Fair, 1886. unknown
18-1318London: Vanity Fair 1887. Original colour lithograph. 40 x 27 cm 15.75 x 10.6 inches. Very Good. Toning in margins not affecting image. Dated 29 Jan 1887. Vincent Brooks Day & Son Lith. Scarce.Henry Thurstan Holland 1st Viscount Knutsford GCMG PC 3 August 1825 – 29 January 1914 known as Sir Henry Holland Bt from 1873 to 1888 and as The Lord Knutsford from 1888 to 1895 was a British Conservative politician best known for serving as Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1887 to 1892. London: Vanity Fair, 1887. unknown
187114141871. Chromolithograph. 365mm by 240mm sheet. Baronet or butcher'<br /> Vanity Fair portrait of Arthur Orton 1834-1898 an imposter who claimed to be Sir Roger Tichborne 1829-1854 the missing heir to the Tichborne Baronetcy.A couple of very light marks. unknown
187719211877. Chromolithograph. 380mm by 260mm sheet. Sir Allen Young 1827-1915 was an English master mariner and explorer best remembered for his role in Arctic exploration including the search for Sir John Franklin.<br /> Accompanied by original descriptive text. unknown
186919761869. Chromolithograph. 370mm by 240mm sheet. Vanity Fair portrait of John Bright. John Bright 1811 - 1889 Quaker was a British Radical and Liberal statesman associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was one of the greatest orators of his generation and a strong critic of British foreign policy. He sat in the House of Commons from 1843 to 1889.<br /> The township of Bright Victoria is named after him. A couple of small spots outside the image. unknown
187510581875. Chromolithograph. 370mm by 250mm sheet. Police'<br /> Vanity Fair portrait of Lt. Col. Edmund Yeamans Walcott Henderson CB. Began in the army. Served in Canada and Western Australia as Comptroller of Convicts. Returning to England became Chief of Met.With original descriptive text. unknown
18753441875. Chromolithograph. 380mm by 260mm sheet. 'a whipper'<br /> Vanity Fair portrait of Sir William Hart Dyke 1837 _1931 who was an English Conservative politician and tennis pioneer. He was described as "one of the best amateur rackets players of his day". In 1860 won the championship at the Prince's Club. In 1875 with Heathcote he was a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club committee that framed the original set of rules for tennis. With original descriptive text.The photo gives the impression the paper is slightly cockled but this is greatly exaggerated it's virtually imperceptible to the eye. unknown
1869941869. Chromolithograph. 360mm by 230mm sheet. Vanity Fair legal portrait of PENZANCE Lord Penzance.<br /> Probate and Divorce Division Judge. Small area of paper missing from left hand margin.Accompanied by original descriptive text which has one tear at the bottom of the sheet and small area of paper missing. unknown
186914121869. Chromolithograph. 360mm by 230mm sheet. An enemy to democracy yet a professor of liberal principals which tend to democracy; the combination will one day make him Prime Minister of England' <br /> Vanity Fair portrait of Robert Lowe 1st Viscount Sherbrooke PC 1811 - 1892 who was a British and Australian statesman.With a photocopy of the original descriptive text. unknown
187419771874. Chromolithograph. 380mm by 260mm sheet. 'Books'. Sir Antonio Panizzi 1797-1879 better known as Anthony Panizzi was a naturalized British librarian of Italian birth. Panizzi held posts at the British Museum Library first Assistant Librarian 1831-37 then Keeper of Printed Books 1837-56 and finally Principal Librarian 1856-66. For his services as a librarian in 1869 he was knighted by Queen Victoria.<br /> The British Museum library was in fact the national library of the United Kingdom in all but name; during Panizzi's tenure as Keeper of Printed Books its holdings increased from 235000 to 540000 volumes making it the largest library in the world at the time. Its famous circular Reading Room was designed and built by architect Sydney Smirke from a sketch drawn by Panizzi. Accompanied by original descriptive text. One small mark in the image. unknown
187419551874. Chromolithograph. 380mm by 260mm sheet. Vanity Fair portrait of Alfred 1844-1900 the second son. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from 1866 until he succeeded his paternal uncle Ernest II as the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in the German Empire.In 1867 as Captain of HMS Galatea he visited Australia where an assasination attempt was made on his life by Henry James O'Farrell. CONDITION : A few tiny specks in the image and margins. Soft light crease across top left corner. unknown
187414131874. Chromolithograph. 395mm by 275mm sheet. Charlie'<br /> Vanity Fair portrait of Charles Robert Carrington 1843-1928. Lord Carrington was appointed governor of New South Wales in 1885. He arrived in Sydney on 11 December to find the colony in the grip of drought economic recession and political crisis; he left in 1890 after the maritime strike had opened a phase of new industrial conflict. Throughout Carrington proved an able and tactful governor. Some very faint spotting at hte very top of the sheet. unknown
1887931887. Chromolithograph. 380mm by 260mm sheet. Vanity Fair legal portrait of Sir Charles Parker Butt.<br /> Son of a parson. Journalist. Called to the Bar in 1854. Became MP for Southampton Hants.Accompanied by original descriptive text. unknown
187928921879. Chromolithograph. 380mm by 245mm sheet. 'Ancient Painting'. Vanity Fair portrait of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. unknown
18-3247London: 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 Feb 1871.William Monsell 1st Baron Emly PC 21 September 1812 – 20 April 189412 was an Anglo-Irish landowner and Liberal politician. He held a number of ministerial positions between 1852 and 1873 notably as President of the Board of Health in 1857 and as Postmaster General between 1871 and 1873. London: Vanity Fair, 1871. unknown
1885CABF-19Original <i>Vanity Fair</i> caricature of Sir Richard F. Burton dated October 24th 1885. <b><i>A fine fresh copy</i></b> matted in archival mount and shrink-wrapped. Sheet 15.5" x 10.5" image 12.5" x 7.5"; matted to 19" x 13".<br /><br />With original biographical sketch by Jehu Junior.<br /><br />At the time this image was produced Burton the British polymath -- he was an author explorer linguist geographer soldier orientalist ethnologist and so much more -- had recently published his celebrated 10-volume <i>The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night</i> better known as the caption suggests as "The Arabian Nights". <i>Vanity Fair</i> magazine celebrated the achievement by featuring him here; the biographical sketch ends "He is a wonderful man." Vanity Fair
191181263London:: Vanity Fair June 28 1911. A fine copy. 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches. Original chromolithograph. Vanity Fair, unknown
