John Leech

British · 1817–1864 · Printmaker, Draughtsman

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Original PencillingsToovey's · Jun 2012£280≈ $435≈ €347Sign up to see
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British caricaturist and illustrator (1817–1864)

Born 1817, LondonDied 1864, LondonOccupation Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q1374807 ↗ULAN 500002592 ↗Museum works 15

Also known as John I Leech

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Leech, Lilthorpe's Gallant Attack on Street, Nuisances — **Lilthorpe's Gallant Attack on Street, Nuisances**1827
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

John Leech, Maid with a Mop — **Maid with a Mop**1862
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

John Leech, Snowballing — **Snowballing**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

John Leech, Why, what's the matter with Tommy? — **Why, what's the matter with Tommy?**1852
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

John Leech, Being Pulled by a Crowd — **Being Pulled by a Crowd**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

John Leech, A Jockey-Cart — **A Jockey-Cart**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

John Leech, The Close of the Season — **The Close of the Season**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

John Leech, Caricature of the County Yorkshire — **Caricature of the County Yorkshire**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

John Leech, Young Ireland in Business for Himself — **Young Ireland in Business for Himself**1850/59 · Watercolor and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

John Leech, Back View of the Elephant at the Regent's Park Zoological — **Back View of the Elephant at the Regent's Park Zoological**n.d. · Watercolor and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

John Leech, Great Holiday in Mr. Punch's Park — **Great Holiday in Mr. Punch's Park**1840/49 · Watercolor, and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

John Leech, Our Butcher — **Our Butcher**c. 1840 · Watercolor and pen and brown ink, with graphite, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne — public domain (CC0)

John Leech, Episodes from White Chapel Life — **Episodes from White Chapel Life**c. 1850 · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago — public domain (CC0)

John Leech, Sketch for "Mrs. Pottles Can't Abide a Crowd" — **Sketch for "Mrs. Pottles Can't Abide a Crowd"**1856 · graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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