Vanity Collection

The spectacular 15 Metre Vanity sailing in a good wind, 1912. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The spectacular 15 Metre Vanity sailing in a good wind, 1912. Vanity was designed by William Fife III and launched in 1909

1981 Argentinian GP
AUTODROMO JUAN Y OSCAR GALVEZ, ARGENTINA - APRIL 12: Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 126CK, corrects a slide as he runs wide onto the grass during the Argentinian GP at Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez

Blue Dress / Beer 1922
Blue 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

Lloyd George / Vanity Fair
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE British politician

Disraeli / Vanity Fair
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield Statesman, writer

Ws Gilbert / Vanity Fair
WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT English playwright and collaborator with Sullivan

Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, 1872. Artist: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, 1872. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip, Skull and Hour-Glass (oil on panel)
XIR136795 Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip, Skull and Hour-Glass (oil on panel) by Champaigne, Philippe de (1602-74); Musee de Tesse, Le Mans, France; French, out of copyright

1988 Papal Visit
FERRARI FACTORY, MARANELLO, ITALY - JUNE 04: Pope John Paul II visits the Ferrari factory at Maranello during the Papal Visit at Ferrari Factory, Maranello on June 04, 1988 in Ferrari Factory

Sullivan / Vanity Fair
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas

1991 British GP
SILVERSTONE, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 14: Ayrton Senna, McLaren MP4-6 Honda, with sparks flying at Bridge corner during the British GP at Silverstone on July 14, 1991 in Silverstone, United Kingdom

Harlequin and Death, 1907. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Harlequin and Death, 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Tennyson / Ape / Vanity Fair
ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON English poet Cartoon

Thomas Colleton Garth, Vanity Fair, Spy
THOMAS 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

Sir Harcourt Gilbey Gold, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR HARCOURT GILBEY GOLD (1876-1952) Oarsman and President of the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), in flannels and blazer. Caption: Tarka Date: 1876 - 1952

Sir Charles Cox, Vanity Fair, Spy
CHARLES COX (1810-1892) Held various positions in the Colonial Office between 1829 and 1879. Caption: Colonial Date: 1810 - 1892

Earl of Clarendon, Vanity Fair, Spy
EDWARD 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 massager
Beauty 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 statesman
A cartoon depiction of Winston Churchill, British statesman and historian

Charles Darwin, caricatured in Vanity Fair
Caricature of the naturalist Charles Darwin in Vanity Fair Magazine, 1871

Portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians and entertainers
In 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)

Alfred A. G. Hales, Vanity Fair, Spy
ALFRED ARTHUR GREENWOOD HALES (1860-1936) Australian novelist and war correspondent. Caption: Peace and War Date: 1860 - 1936

John Passmore Edwards, Vanity Fair, Spy
JOHN 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 wart
Contrary to the title of this picture, a complicated and convoluted machine to help a sufferer remove a wart from his head

Chesterfield / Vanity Fair
Lord 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

Corry / Vanity Fair 1877
MONTAGU WILLIAM LOWRY CORRY BARON ROWTON Statesman and philanthropist, Disraelis private secretary

Gladstone / Vanity Fair 69
WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE British statesman

John Buchan / Vanity Fair
JOHN BUCHAN Scottish author and administrator Date: 1875 - 1940

The Prime Minister: Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903) British Conservative statesman. Prime Minister 1885, 1886, 1895-1902, in 1900

WILLIAM GILLETTE American actor and dramatist, in the role of Sherlock Holmes Date: 1855 - 1937

William Ballantine
SERGEANT WILLIAM BALLANTINE English lawyer who led case for Tichborne Claimant Date: 1812 - 1887

Italy, Rome, Narcissus
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi, 1571-1610), Narcissus

Kitchener / Vanity Fair
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum Soldier

James Keir Hardie / Vanity
JAMES KEIR HARDIE British labour leader and politician, looking rather scruffy

Rasselas and Imlac digging a tunnel
Rasselas, 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 Fr
SAMUEL 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

2002 Testing
FIORANO CIRCUIT, ITALY - FEBRUARY 10: Michael Schumacher drives the new Ferrari F2002, with brake discs glowing during the Testing at Fiorano Circuit on February 10, 2002 in Fiorano Circuit, Italy

Isle of the Dead, c. 1905. Private Collection

Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Vanity Fair
SHRI 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

Illustration of Cassiopeia constellation represented as vain queen

Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)
XJF863053 Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole)

1985 Testing
IMOLA, ITALY - MARCH 21: Enzo Ferrari during testing at Imola, making what would be his final visit to a Ferrari Formula 1 pit garage during the Testing at Imola on March 21, 1985 in Imola, Italy

Frederick Leverton Harris, Vanity Fair, Spy
FREDERICK 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

Lord Elcho, Vanity Fair, Spy
HUGO 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

Young woman in underwear standing by mirror, (B&W)

The Two Young Girls - The Beautiful Rosine by Antoine Wiertz
Reproduction of the painting The Two Young Girls or The Beautiful Rosine by Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865). A pretty girl confronts her stark (and dead)

Admiral Edward Hobart Seymour
Admiral 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

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"Vanity: A Reflection of Timeless Obsession and Artistic Expression" In the realm of Formula One racing, the 1981 Argentinian Grand Prix became a stage for drivers to showcase their vanity, pushing boundaries in pursuit of victory. Just as Lloyd George graced the pages Fair with his charismatic presence, so did the racers on that fateful day. Their ambition and desire for recognition mirrored Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip, Skull and Hour-Glass - an oil painting capturing life's fleeting nature. Politicians like Disraeli found themselves immortalized in Vanity Fair, where wit and satire reigned supreme. W. S. Gilbert too joined this illustrious company, leaving behind legacies that transcended time. The allure extended beyond politics; it seeped into fashion as well. The Blue Dress/Beer collaboration in 1922 epitomized society's obsession with appearances - a testament to how they are shape culture. Even poets like Tennyson fell under its spell when caricatured by Ape in Vanity Fair. His words echoed through generations while reflecting upon mankind's eternal struggle with self-importance. Artists like Bocklin captured this essence masterfully through pieces such as Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle. In this chilling depiction, vanity dances alongside mortality itself - a haunting reminder of our own transience. Not limited to individuals alone, institutions also succumbed to vanity's allure. Thomas Colleton Garth found himself featured in Vanity Fair as Spy exposed societal vanities hidden within esteemed organizations. Musical maestros like Sullivan composed symphonies that resonated deeply within hearts but were not immune from being swept up by society's fascination with personal image showcased by Vanity Fair. William Gillette embodied both fame and infamy through his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes – an iconic character whose popularity was fueled by society’s insatiable appetite for intrigue and vanity.