Lloyd George / Vanity FairDAVID LLOYD GEORGE British politician
Disraeli / Vanity FairBENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman, writer
Ws Gilbert / Vanity FairWILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan
Blue Dress / Beer 1922Blue dress by Beer: low neckline, open to the hips at the side & worn over a grey slip. Bodice & low waistband decorated in a feather motif plus a bandeau & earrings
Tennyson / Ape / Vanity FairALFRED, LORD TENNYSON English poet Cartoon
Sullivan / Vanity FairSIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas
Thomas Colleton Garth, Vanity Fair, SpyTHOMAS COLLETON GARTH (1822-1907) Master of the Garth foxhounds for over 50 years. In riding clothes, wearing boots and spurs. Caption: A Very Old Master Date: 1822-1907
Chesterfield / Vanity FairLord Chesterfield elegantly dressed in morning coat, grey striped trousers, town boots, shirt with high all-round collar, black tie, top hat, pink carnation & white gloves
Sir Charles Cox, Vanity Fair, SpyCHARLES COX (1810-1892) Held various positions in the Colonial Office between 1829 and 1879. Caption: Colonial Date: 1810 - 1892
Earl of Clarendon, Vanity Fair, SpyEDWARD HYDE VILLIERS, 5th Earl of Clarendon (1846 -1914) Lord Hyde between 1846 and 1870. British Liberal Unionist politician and sportsman. Caption: The Lord Chamberlain Date: 1846 - 1914
Pifco electric vibratory massagerBeauty that is yours sincerely: 1950s electric vibratory massager, claiming to help you keep slim and trim, promotes a healthy scalp, affords relief for tired feet and many muscular aches and pains
Cartoon of Winston Churchill, British statesmanA cartoon depiction of Winston Churchill, British statesman and historian
Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity FairCaricature of the naturalist Charles Darwin in Vanity Fair Magazine, 1871
WILLIAM GILLETTE American actor and dramatist, in the role of Sherlock Holmes Date: 1855 - 1937
Portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians and entertainersIn Vanity Fair -- portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians, entertainers and others, on a stage and below. Top row, left to right: Lord Salisbury and William Gladstone (on canvas)
John Passmore Edwards, Vanity Fair, SpyJOHN PASSMORE EDWARDS MP (1823 - 1911) Liberal Member of Parliament for Salisbury, Philanthropist, British journalist, owner and editor of the London newspaper The Echo
A simple device for removing a wartContrary to the title of this picture, a complicated and convoluted machine to help a sufferer remove a wart from his head
Corry / Vanity Fair 1877MONTAGU WILLIAM LOWRY CORRY BARON ROWTON Statesman and philanthropist, Disraelis private secretary
Gladstone / Vanity Fair 69WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE British statesman
John Buchan / Vanity FairJOHN BUCHAN Scottish author and administrator Date: 1875 - 1940
Alfred A. G. Hales, Vanity Fair, SpyALFRED ARTHUR GREENWOOD HALES (1860-1936) Australian novelist and war correspondent. Caption: Peace and War Date: 1860 - 1936
Sir Harcourt Gilbey Gold, Vanity Fair, SpySIR HARCOURT GILBEY GOLD (1876-1952) Oarsman and President of the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), in flannels and blazer. Caption: Tarka Date: 1876 - 1952
William BallantineSERGEANT WILLIAM BALLANTINE English lawyer who led case for Tichborne Claimant Date: 1812 - 1887
Kitchener / Vanity FairHoratio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum Soldier
James Keir Hardie / VanityJAMES KEIR HARDIE British labour leader and politician, looking rather scruffy
Rasselas and Imlac digging a tunnelRasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, together with his companion, the wise man Imlac, digging a tunnel in order to escape the Happy Valley and see what life is like beyond it
Samuel Smiles Vanity FrSAMUEL SMILES Scottish author, best known for his book Self-Help of 1859
Glymiel Jelly - Nobody in OUR family suffers from chapped hands. Glymiel Jelly stops all that. Date: c.1924
The Two Young Girls - The Beautiful Rosine by Antoine WiertzReproduction of the painting The Two Young Girls or The Beautiful Rosine by Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865). A pretty girl confronts her stark (and dead)
Frederick Leverton Harris, Vanity Fair, SpyFREDERICK LEVERTON HARRIS (1864-1926) British Politician, statesman and Member of Parliament for Tynemouth (1900-1906), Stepney (1907-1910) and East Worcestershire (1914-1918) Date: 1864 - 1926
Admiral Edward Hobart SeymourAdmiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour in a Vanity Fair cartoon by Spy. Seymour (1840 - 1929) was a Royal Navy officer and Commander-in-Chief of the China Station during the Boxer Rebellion
Vanity by William BarribalA young woman beams widely as she adjusts her large Merry Widow style hat, gripping an evil-looking hat pin in her mouth. Date: 1910
Lord de Grey and Ripon, Vanity Fair, ApeGEORGE FREDERICK SAMUEL ROBINSON, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827-1909), known as Viscount Goderich (1833-59) and as the Earl de Grey and Ripon (1859-71)
Sir Polydore de Keyser, Vanity Fair, SpySir Polydore de Keyser (18321898) - a lawyer and the first Roman Catholic since the Reformation to be elected Lord Mayor of London (October 1887 to November 1888)
Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Vanity FairSHRI SIR NRIPENDRA NARAYAN, Maharaja of Cooch Behar (1862-1911) seen here in the dismounted review order uniform of a British officer of the 6th (Prince of Wales s) Bengal Cavalry
Advert for Universal hair extensions 1915Using human hair extensions to change your hairstyle, in a range of colours. 1915
Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Victorian items 1896A selection of Victorian household items; twin oil and vinegar bottles, solid silver candlestick holders, ornate mounted hair brush, cut crystal scent bottle, chased silver lamp with burner
Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1912Ladys real pigskin dressing case, with solid silver fittings. Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904
F C Burnand / Vanity FairSIR FRANCIS COWLEY BURNAND journalist, editor of Punch Date: 1836 - 1917
Am Broadley / Vanity FairALEXANDER MEYRICK BROADLEY Lawyer, writer, and collector of Napoleona Date: 1847 - 1916
Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904. With less time to run his business, he gave contol of the company to his two sons
Thomas Merthyr Guest, Vanity Fair, CGTHOMAS MERTHYR GUEST (1838-1904) Wealthy landowner, shown on horseback in red hunting jacket, smoking a pipe. Caption: Blackmore Vale Date: 1838 - 1904
Lord Elcho, Vanity Fair, SpyHUGO RICHARD CHARTERIS, 11th Earl of Wemyss and 7th Earl of March (1857-1937), styled Lord Elcho from 1883 to 1914. Scottish Conservative politician. Caption: Derby Day Date: 1857-1937
Sir Godfrey Baring, Vanity Fair, SpySIR GODFREY BARING, 1st Baronet (1871-1957) Liberal Member of Parliament for Barnstaple and the Isle of Wight. Caption: Isle of Wight Date: 1871 - 1957
Lord Balcarres MP, Vanity Fair, SpyDAVID ALEXANDER EDWARD LINDSAY, 27th Earl of Crawford and 10th Earl of BALCARRES (1871-1940), styled Lord Balniel between 1880 and 1913. British Conservative politician and art connoisseur
Richard K. Causton MP, Vanity Fair, SpyRICHARD KNIGHT CAUSTON, 1st Baron Southwark (1843-1929) British businessman and Liberal politician. MP for Colchester and later for Southwark West, a seat he held for 26 years
Asprey Christmas presents, 1926Colour advertisement for Asprey of Bond Street displaying a wide variety of Christmas present ideas, including an attache case, a shagreen cigarette box, leather handbag, crocodile handbag pochette
Eleanor of ProvenceELEANOR OF PROVENCE Queen of Henry III & mother of Edward I of England. She was joint governor in 1253 & organised military action