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Portraits, the Grand Match, and the Clubhouse Wall · The Spy Caricatures
J. H. Taylor
“Spy” (Leslie Ward), Vanity Fair, 1906 · chromolithograph
What it is
John Henry Taylor — five-time Open champion, son of a labourer, and a founder of the professionals’ union — caricatured for Vanity Fair.
Why it matters
Taylor dragged the professional golfer into respectability by organising them; Vanity Fair filed him among the men of the day.
What to notice
Spy draws him flat-footed and square — the famously unglamorous stance that kept winning.
The plainest method in the field beat the prettiest.
Provenance
- Maker
- “Spy” (Leslie Ward), Vanity Fair, 1906
- Era
- The Haskell — the Rubber Core (1898–1930)
- Chapter
- The Golden Age
- Medium
- chromolithograph
- Made
- 1906
- Figure
- J. H. Taylor
- Source
- Vanity Fair, 26 April 1906 (public domain)
Publicity
Clear — a long-deceased figure with no post-mortem right of publicity in play. Sold as history, freely and openly.
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the work’s own year of publication. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Sized to protect print quality — this scan's resolution doesn't clear our floor for a physical print, so this piece is offered as a digital download only.
Size
$29.00
