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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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Sir Ronald Bertram Lane ('Men of the Day. No. 1007.

Sir Ronald Bertram Lane ('Men of the Day. No. 1007. "Rowdy."')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 22 March 1906
NPG D45319

John Henry Taylor ('Men of the Day. No. 1012.

John Henry Taylor ('Men of the Day. No. 1012. "John Henry"')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 26 April 1906
NPG D45324

Sir Hugh McCalmont ('Men of the Day. No. 1014.

Sir Hugh McCalmont ('Men of the Day. No. 1014. "Sir Hugh."')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 10 May 1906
NPG D45326

Thomas Walter Hayward ('Men of the Day. No. 1022.

Thomas Walter Hayward ('Men of the Day. No. 1022. "Tom."')

by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 11 July 1906
NPG D45335

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