Sir Leslie Ward
(1851-1922), 'Spy'; caricaturist and portrait painter; son of Edward Matthew WardSitter in 9 portraits
Artist associated with 1617 portraits
Leslie Ward was the best known of an international group of artists who worked for Vanity Fair magazine. They produced caricatures of many of the leading characters of the day, including artists, athletes, royalty, statesmen, scientists, authors, actors, soldiers and scholars. Ward worked under the pseudonym 'Spy'. The son of the painters Edward Mathew and Henrietta Ward, Ward studied at the Royal Academy Schools and began drawing for Vanity Fair in 1873. He worked there for more than forty years, producing more than half of the 2,387 caricatures published.
Luke Fildes ('Men of the Day. No. 552')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 December 1892
NPG D44626
Walter Herries Pollock ('Men of the Day. No. 553.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 31 December 1892
NPG D44627
Joseph William Comyns Carr ('Men of the Day. No. 556.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 11 February 1892
NPG D44633
William Sydney Penley ('Men of the Day. No. 568.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 22 June 1892
NPG D44652
George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
by Sir Leslie Ward
pencil and watercolour, study for drawing published in Vanity Fair 18 June 1892
NPG D7689
by Sir Leslie Ward
pencil and watercolour, study for drawing published in Vanity Fair 28 May 1892
NPG D7697
Herbert Alfred Henry Joseph Thomas Vaughan ('Men of the Day. No. 554.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 7 January 1893
NPG D44628
John Gorell Barnes, 1st Baron Gorell ('Judges. No. 39.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 18 February 1893
NPG D44634
Sir William Henry Peregrine Carington ('Men of the Day. No. 557.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 4 March 1893
NPG D44636
William Alfred Littledale Fletcher ('Men of the Day. No. 559.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 18 March 1893
NPG D44638
James Bellamy ('Men of the Day. No. 560.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 1 April 1893
NPG D44640
Sir Thomas Herbert Warren ('Men of the Day. No. 561.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 April 1893
NPG D44641
Lord Herbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy, 1st Bt ('Men of the Day. No. 562.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 13 April 1893
NPG D44642
William Hunter Kendal (William Hunter Grimston) ('Men of the Day. No. 563.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 20 April 1893
NPG D44643
Algernon Percy Banks St Maur, 14th Duke of Somerset ('Statesmen. No. 610.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 27 April 1893
NPG D44644
Harry Robert Graham ('Statesmen. No. 611.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 11 May 1893
NPG D44646
Sir Frederick Seager Hunt, 1st Bt ('Statesmen. No. 612.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 18 May 1893
NPG D44647
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow ('Men of the Day. No. 565.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 25 May 1893
NPG D44648
Sir James Sivewright ('Men of the Day. No. 566.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 1 June 1893
NPG D44649
Fred Crisp ('Men of the Day. No. 567.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 June 1893
NPG D44650
Related People
- Sylvia Leslie (daughter)
- Beatrice Ward (sister)
- Edward Matthew Ward (father)
- Henrietta Mary Ada Ward (mother)
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.
Related pages
- Conquering England
- Men of the day: Caricatures from Vanity Fair
- Punch's artists
- Handlist of names in the Reference Collection - M-Z
- Only Connect
- Only Connect - installation video
- Votes for women
- Rebel women
- Daily highlights tours
- LGBTQ+ History Month highlights tour
- LGBTQ+ highlights tour
- Trailblazers Black history tour