Vanity Fair Prints - Music - Spy caricatures of musical personalities, musicians, conductors, singers, opera stars, theatre

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We sell original Vanity Fair "Spy" prints (lithographs), not reproductions.
The normal size of a Vanity Fair print is approx. 10½ by 15½ inches, though this does vary somewhat by year, and the various publishers, over the life of Vanity Fair.

VANITY FAIR "Spy" PRINTS ~ MUSIC

Vanity Fair "Spy" Print Categories

Ambassadors from England

Ambassadors to England

Architects and Engineers

Automobilists & Balloonists

Bankers and Financiers

Businessmen and Empire Builders

Carriage Drivers

Chancellors of the Exchequer

Doctors and Scientists

Explorers and Inventors

Prime Ministers

Proofs before lettering

Railway Officials

Red Robed Judges

Shipping Officials

Stock Exchange Officials

Trade Union Officials

Sir Michael Costa

Sir Michael Costa

July 6, 1872

"Orchestration."

$40

Mr. Washington Hibbert

Mr. Washington Hibbert

June 28, 1873

"A Londoner"

$28

Sir Julius Benedict

Sir Julius Benedict

Sept. 27, 1873

"Sweet sounds"

$25

Mr. Augustus Savile Lumley

Mr. Augustus Savile Lumley

Jan. 3, 1874

"Cotillon"

H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh

H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh

Jan. 10, 1874

"First violin"

$60

Mr. Arthur Sullivan

Mr. Arthur Sullivan

March 14, 1874

"English Music"

$295

Mr. Ira D. Sankey

Mr. Ira D. Sankey

April 10, 1875

"Praise & Prayer"

$35

Francis Charles Gounod

Feb. 1, 1879

"Emotional Music"

Mr. William Schwenck Gilbert

Mr. William Schwenck Gilbert

May 21, 1881

"Patience"

Lord Gerald Fitz Gerald

Lord Gerald Fitz Gerald

May 19, 1883

"a Wandering Minstrel "

$45

Luigi Arditi

Luigi Arditi

March 21, 1885

"Il Bacio"

$25
see condition notes

Mr Corney Grain

Mr Corney Grain

August 22, 1885

"Corney Grain"

$50

Paolo Tosti

Paolo Tosti

Nov. 14, 1885

"For ever and for ever"

$45

Mr. George Grossmith

Jan. 21, 1888

"The Pinafore"

$185

Lieut. and Bandmaster Daniel Godfrey

Lieut. and Bandmaster
Daniel Godfrey

March 10, 1888

"Dan Godfrey"

$36

Señor Pablo Martin Meliton Sarasate

May 25, 1889

"Sarasate"

$60
(no text available)

Mr. John Sims Reeves

Mr. John Sims Reeves

May 10, 1890

"The English Tenor"

$38
(no text available)

Sir George Grove, D.C.L., LL.D.

Sir George Grove, D.C.L., LL.D.
Jan. 31, 1891

"G"

Mr. Richard D'Oyly Carte

Mr. Richard D'Oyly Carte

Feb. 14, 1891

"Royal English Opera"

M. Jean de Reszke

M. Jean de Reszke

August 8, 1891

"Polish Tenor"

$55
(no text available)

Sir John Stainer, M.A., MUS. DOC.

Sir John Stainer, M.A., MUS. DOC.

Aug. 29, 1891

"Oxford Music"

$15

see condition notes

Mr. Edward Lloyd

Mr. Edward Lloyd

June 25, 1892

"English Tenor"

$30

Signor Pietro Mascagni

Signor Pietro Mascagni

Aug. 24, 1893

"Cavalleria Rusticana"

$60
(no text available)

Sir Joseph Barnby

Nov. 1, 1894

"Albert Hall"

Sir Julius Benedict

Dr. August Manns

June 13, 1895

"Crystal Palace"
(no text available)

$45

Eduard Strauss

Eduard Strauss

Aug. 29, 1895

"Eduard Strauss"

$85
(no text available)

Mr. Joseph Hollman

Mr. Joseph Hollman

Dec. 2, 1897

"a great Cellist"

$50
(no text available)

M. Victor Maurel

M. Victor Maurel

Oct. 20, 1898

"A fine baritone"
(no text available)

Dr. Carl Muck

Dr. Carl Muck

July 27, 1899

"Wagnerian Opera"

$75
(no text available)

Mr. George Denison Faber

Mr. George Denison Faber

Feb. 8, 1900

Mr. Charles Santley

Mr. Charles Santley

Feb. 27, 1902

"Student & Singer"

$25

Jan Kubelik

Jan Kubelik

May 7, 1903

"Kubelik"

$65

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie

Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie

Jan. 14, 1904

"R.A.M."

$40

Sir John Frederick Bridge

April 14, 1904

"Westminster Bridge"

$50
(no text available)

Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty

Dec. 1, 1904

"The Minstrel Boy"

$60

Joesph Joachim

Joseph Joachim

Jan 5, 1905

"The last of a classic school"

Sir Charles Stanford

Sir Charles Stanford

Feb. 2, 1905

"He found harmony in Ireland"

Col. Barrington Foote

Col. Barrington Foote

Nov 30, 1905

"Military Music"

$30
(no text available)

Mr Henry Wood

April 17, 1907

"Queen's Hall."

$65
(no text available)

Mark Hambourg

April 29, 1908

"Impromptu"

$45
(no text available)

Isidore de Lara

Isidore de Lara

Dec. 23, 1908

"A Great English Composer."

$50
(no text available)

Mr S. E. Palmer

July 28, 1909

Mr S. E. Palmer

July 28, 1909

"Patrons' Fund."

$75

Mr Oscar Hammerstein

Nov 15, 1911

"Opera de Luxe."

Signor Pietro Mascagni April 17 1912

Signor Pietro Mascagni

April 17, 1912

"The Intermezzo."

Mr Arthur Nikisch

Mr Arthur Nikisch

May 23, 1913

"Nikisch."

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