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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableWith the early 19th century, British society discovered an interest in the printed word. Books, magazines and journals became part of everyday life. Decorative illustrations developed into a branch of the applied visual arts, providing a visual accompaniment to text. One particular form of illustration is caricature. James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson are considered the founders of this art form, which makes reference to society and politics. A caricature is often accompanied by criticism, which is hidden or openly demonstrated in the fine lithographs. In the early days of British caricatures, cruel and satirical elements are often present. The illustrator John Leech turned away from this traditional form of representation. The artist found his inspiration on the streets of London. His first works were humorous character studies that Leech collected in vibrant London. Among the facets of bourgeois city life, the artist found individual characters. Empathic and warm-hearted, Leech reveals the qualities of character. Gentle and never malicious, Leech developed sympathetic images of the people of the time.
John Leech achieved a high profile through his work for the British satirical magazine Punch. The humorous magazine was aimed at the general middle-class audience. Punch stood for verbal and graphic satire and humorous social criticism. Leech took on the issues that preoccupied British society. Strongly represented were a hostile attitude against Americanism and anti-Semitic prejudices. The illustrator created a critical yet humorous cartoon series about the Crimean War and was able to influence public attitudes regarding heroism and warfare. Leech changed the view of the role of the British in the world and was an advocate of acceptable social reform. John Leech reached the readership with his cartoons. Reasons for this may be the high artistic value of the lithographs and the lack of crudeness that other artists used to make their points.
The sympathetic characters that John Leech developed helped the illustrator to get a special collaboration. Leech was commissioned to do the illustrations for Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. The story about the grouchy and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas were perfect for the artist. Leech produced four etchings and his depictions of the ghosts remain the most famous Dickens illustrations to this day. A close friendship developed between the Leech and Dickens families. John's wife Anne was unusually involved in her husband's professional life for the time. Anne Leech sat as a model for young women's drawings and supported her husband's artistic endeavors. Rising living costs drove John Leech to take on more commissions than he could handle. He painted and did portraits beyond his strength. Leech became sensitive to the sounds of the city and lost his taste for music. The dedicated artist succumbed to the effects of a heart attack at the age of 47.
With the early 19th century, British society discovered an interest in the printed word. Books, magazines and journals became part of everyday life. Decorative illustrations developed into a branch of the applied visual arts, providing a visual accompaniment to text. One particular form of illustration is caricature. James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson are considered the founders of this art form, which makes reference to society and politics. A caricature is often accompanied by criticism, which is hidden or openly demonstrated in the fine lithographs. In the early days of British caricatures, cruel and satirical elements are often present. The illustrator John Leech turned away from this traditional form of representation. The artist found his inspiration on the streets of London. His first works were humorous character studies that Leech collected in vibrant London. Among the facets of bourgeois city life, the artist found individual characters. Empathic and warm-hearted, Leech reveals the qualities of character. Gentle and never malicious, Leech developed sympathetic images of the people of the time.
John Leech achieved a high profile through his work for the British satirical magazine Punch. The humorous magazine was aimed at the general middle-class audience. Punch stood for verbal and graphic satire and humorous social criticism. Leech took on the issues that preoccupied British society. Strongly represented were a hostile attitude against Americanism and anti-Semitic prejudices. The illustrator created a critical yet humorous cartoon series about the Crimean War and was able to influence public attitudes regarding heroism and warfare. Leech changed the view of the role of the British in the world and was an advocate of acceptable social reform. John Leech reached the readership with his cartoons. Reasons for this may be the high artistic value of the lithographs and the lack of crudeness that other artists used to make their points.
The sympathetic characters that John Leech developed helped the illustrator to get a special collaboration. Leech was commissioned to do the illustrations for Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. The story about the grouchy and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas were perfect for the artist. Leech produced four etchings and his depictions of the ghosts remain the most famous Dickens illustrations to this day. A close friendship developed between the Leech and Dickens families. John's wife Anne was unusually involved in her husband's professional life for the time. Anne Leech sat as a model for young women's drawings and supported her husband's artistic endeavors. Rising living costs drove John Leech to take on more commissions than he could handle. He painted and did portraits beyond his strength. Leech became sensitive to the sounds of the city and lost his taste for music. The dedicated artist succumbed to the effects of a heart attack at the age of 47.
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.jpg "Scene from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens by John Leech")
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.jpg "Much Above That Sort of Thing by John Leech")
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.jpg "Curius Dentatus Refusing the Magnificent Gift Offered by the Samnite Ambassadors by John Leech")
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.jpg "Visit to the Antediluvian Reptiles at Sydenham-Master Tom Strongly Objects to having his Mind Improved by John Leech")
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.jpg "King John Signing Magna Carta, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "Some Sea-side Fashions for 1863 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Bacon. From a Remarkably Scarce Print, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Ghost of Christmas Present Appearing to Scrooge. Illustration by John Leech for Charles Dickens")
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.jpg "Guy Fawkes before and after the Torture by John Leech")
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.jpg "In Good Society by John Leech")
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.jpg "Perkin Warbeck and his Army, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Quiet Street, a Sketch from a Study Window by John Leech")
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.jpg "Blondel, the Minstrel, Under the Walls of Richard")
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.jpg "Mrs. Sextus Consoles Herself with a Little Party by John Leech")
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.jpg "Assassination of Viriathus by John Leech")
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.jpg "Politeness of Francis to Henry by John Leech")
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.jpg "In All Probability Something of This Sort by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Christmas Carol: Mr. Fezziwig")
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.jpg "Janus by John Leech")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-935531).jpg "Armed Slave by John Leech")
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.jpg "Georgey Porgey the First going out for a ride in his State Coachy Pachy, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "Georgy Porgy the First Going Out for a Ride in His State Coachy Poachy by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Victor")
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.jpg "Mithridates Defying the Romans by John Leech")
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.jpg "Mr Punch by John Leech")
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.jpg "Norman Transport by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry II Dismissing the Foreign Barons, c. 1860 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry Tudor, Esq. by John Leech")
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.jpg "Caricature of the Mulready Envelope, pub. by Messrs Fores by John Leech")
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.jpg "Cartoon Commenting on the Watering-Down of Milk by John Leech")
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.jpg "Gloucester goes into mourning for his little nephews by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Lion of the Season, 1861 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hackney Coachman, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Take away that Bauble, Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Theatre of War by John Leech")
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.jpg "Cavalier and Roundhead by John Leech")
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.jpg "Banishment of Suffolk by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry in a Seedy State by John Leech")
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.jpg "Quid Times Caesarem Vehis by John Leech")
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.jpg "An old gentleman anxious that his wife should possess some trifle from the Great Exhibition of 1851, purchases (amongst other things) the stuffed elephant and the model of the dodo, drawn for Punch by John Leech")
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.jpg "Comic Sketch, 1837-64 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Royal Oak. The Penderell family have no idea where Charles is!!!, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "An Excellent Wine by John Leech")
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.jpg "Scipio Aemilianus Cramming Himself for a Speech After a Hearty Supper by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Great Social Evil, Punch by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Duke of Burgundy introducing Queen Isabella to Henry V by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Figure for a Crown, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Valentine by John Leech")
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.jpg "Rhea Silvia by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Flight of Rookwood by John Leech")
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.jpg "Foxhunters regaling in the Good Old Times by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry VIII - After Holbein by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Merry Monarch, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Domestic Habits by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Landing of Julius Caesar, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "William the Conqueror inspecting the Volunteers previous to the Invasion of England, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "Titus Oates in the Pillory by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hannibal crossing the Alps by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Frightful Example. Death of Hardicanute by John Leech")
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.jpg "Picking up a Crown by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Duke of Northumberland Offers to Fight Any One of Them by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hannibal leads the Ambassadors a fatiguing Walk round Carthage by John Leech")
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.jpg "Foxhunters Regaling in the Present Degenerate Days by John Leech")
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.jpg "Philip of Spain by John Leech")
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.jpg "Entrance of the Champion, at the Coronation Banquet by John Leech")
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.jpg "Perkin Warbeck Reading His Confession, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Mr J S Rarey, the American Horse-Tamer by John Leech")
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.jpg "Fox hunting Bishop of the Period, c1860 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Roman Gladiator and his Patron, 1852 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Battle of Bosworth Field: A Scene from the Great Drama of History, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "Roman Patrician by John Leech")
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.jpg "Terrific Combat between Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Member for Huntingdon by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hyde Park as it Will Be by John Leech")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1087385).jpg "A Nice Game for Two or More by John Leech")
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.jpg "Embarkation of Henry V at Southampton, AD 1415, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry VIII Monk-Hunting, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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_near_Barnet_-_(MeisterDrucke-143161).jpg "Field of Battle (in a Fog) near Barnet by John Leech")
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.jpg "Philip and Mary by John Leech")
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.jpg "Aesculapius by John Leech")
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.jpg "Canute Reproving His Courtiers by John Leech")
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.jpg "Mithridates by John Leech")
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.jpg "Little Jack Ingoldsby entering the cellar, from")
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.jpg "Archimedes Taking a Warm Bath (1852) by John Leech")
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.jpg "An Unwelcome Visitor by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Citizens offering the Crown to Richard by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hanno Announcing the Emptiness of the Public Coffers by John Leech")
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.jpg "Northumberland Making a Speech by John Leech")
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.jpg "Her Majesty")
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.jpg "Cardinal Campeggio and Mr. Sampson. I Can Hear Nothing Now, Mr. Sampson by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Parliamentary Female, 1850 by John Leech")
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.jpg "In Full Feather by John Leech")
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.jpg "Miss Fabia Astonished at the Patrician")
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.jpg "The last of the Danes by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Social Sketch, or, Everything in Common by John Leech")
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.jpg "Samnite Soldier, 1852 by John Leech")
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