The Eternal Charm Of Vanity Fair Prints
Speaking of things to hang on your walls, does anything quite charm like a Vanity Fair caricature? The portraits of prominent men in every field of endeavor that ran in England’s Vanity Fair magazine from 1868-1914. There is a perennial market for these, both originals and reproductions, so they shouldn’t be too hard to find.
There’s genius in variety of poses. Typically with no background and just one or two props, the individual character of each man is conveyed.
Readers who have or are planning to acquire any of these wonderful caricatures would be advised to consult a great identification resource ie, Postaprint Antique Maps and Prints. They have all the prints from 1870 to 1914. Each print has a number published, ie no. 1867 say and one simply looks it up and the subject is identified.
I might need Alfred Hutton and Egerton Castle.
I have a lot of these prints but mine are only by Spy. There is a subset of British officers in khaki uniforms that I especially like. I have eleven of the thirteen and I do not really care for the other two.
Most of all the VF prints can be found at: http://www.vanityfairprints.com
Thanks, Vern, for the link. Picked up my #1 — the Prince de Sagan — for only $36 + shipping.
A whole bunch more well chosen Vanity Fair prints courtesy of the French blog Greensleeves To A Ground:
https://greensleevestoaground.wordpress.com/2014/08/15/leslie-ward-le-spy-du-vanity-fair-anglais/