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Sir Leslie Ward

(1851-1922), 'Spy'; caricaturist and portrait painter; son of Edward Matthew Ward

Sitter 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.

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Luke Fildes ('Men of the Day. No. 552'), by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D44626

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 - NPG D44627

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 - NPG D44633

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 - NPG D44652

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 - NPG D7689

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

Gainsford Bruce, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D7697

Gainsford Bruce

by Sir Leslie Ward
pencil and watercolour, study for drawing published in Vanity Fair 28 May 1892
NPG D7697

John Gorell Barnes, 1st Baron Gorell ('Judges. No. 39.'), by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D44634

John Gorell Barnes, 1st Baron Gorell ('Judges. No. 39.')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 18 February 1893
NPG D44634

William Alfred Littledale Fletcher ('Men of the Day. No. 559.'), by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D44638

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 - NPG D44640

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 - NPG D44641

Sir Thomas Herbert Warren ('Men of the Day. No. 561.')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 April 1893
NPG D44641

Harry Robert Graham ('Statesmen. No. 611.'), by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D44646

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 - NPG D44647

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 - NPG D44648

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 - NPG D44649

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 - NPG D44650

Fred Crisp ('Men of the Day. No. 567.')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 June 1893
NPG D44650

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