Sir Leslie Ward
(1851-1922), 'Spy'; caricaturist and portrait painter; son of Edward Matthew WardLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
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.
by Jean de Paleologu '(PAL')
watercolour, 1889
NPG 3007
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, March 1901
NPG x45005
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, March 1901
NPG x45006
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 25 February 1921
NPG x84988
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 25 February 1921
NPG x18111
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 25 February 1921
NPG x18112
by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 25 February 1921
NPG x18113
Sir Leslie Ward ('Men of the Day. No. 449.')
by Jean de Paleologu '(PAL')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 23 November 1889
NPG D44465
"In Vanity Fair" (King George V, Prince Arthur of Connaught and 20 others)
by Unknown artist
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 November 1890
NPG D44518
Related People
- Sylvia Leslie (daughter)
- Beatrice Ward (sister)
- Edward Matthew Ward (father)
- Henrietta Mary Ada Ward (mother)
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