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Sir Leslie Ward

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

Later 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.

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Sir Leslie Ward, by Benjamin Stone - NPG x45005

Sir Leslie Ward

by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, March 1901
NPG x45005

Sir Leslie Ward, by Benjamin Stone - NPG x45006

Sir Leslie Ward

by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, March 1901
NPG x45006

Sir Leslie Ward, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x84988

Sir Leslie Ward

by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 25 February 1921
NPG x84988

Sir Leslie Ward, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x18111

Sir Leslie Ward

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 25 February 1921
NPG x18111

Sir Leslie Ward, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x18112

Sir Leslie Ward

by Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 25 February 1921
NPG x18112

Sir Leslie Ward, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x18113

Sir Leslie Ward

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') - NPG D44465

Sir Leslie Ward ('Men of the Day. No. 449.')

by Jean de Paleologu '(PAL')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 23 November 1889
NPG D44465

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