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John Leech, Lilthorpe's Gallant Attack on Street, Nuisances

John Leech

British · 1817–1864 · Printmaker, Draughtsman

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  1. John Leech, Original Pencillings, an album containing eleven mounted pencil sketchesOriginal PencillingsToovey's · £280≈ $435≈ €347Sign up to see
  2. John Leech, Set of Eight Chromolithographs, on PaperSet of Eight ChromolithographsDuMouchelles · $300≈ £222≈ €256Sign up to see
  3. THE SENTRY'S CHILDWhyte's · €150≈ $225≈ £137Sign up to see

John Leech’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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John Leech, Set of Eight Chromolithographs, on Paper
Set of Eight Chromolithographs
DuMouchelles · Sep 13, 2025
$300Sign up free to see
John Leech, Original Pencillings, an album containing eleven mounted pencil sketches
Original Pencillings
Toovey's · Jun 13, 2012
£280Sign up free to see
THE SENTRY'S CHILD
Whyte's · Nov 30, 2009
€150Sign up free to see
John Leech, With Complete Success, a circus trainer with a foal, oil on canvas
With Complete Success, a circus trainer with a foal
Chorley's · Apr 21, 2026
The Loose Box was opened, out came the hounds with a cry
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 28, 2025

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, Nuisances1827
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · John Leech, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
John Leech, Maid with a Mop
Maid with a Mop1862
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 Himself1850/59 · 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 Zoologicaln.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 Park1840/49 · 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 Butcherc. 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 Lifec. 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, Episodes from White Chapel Life
Episodes from White Chapel Lifec. 1850 · Graphite on blue 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)

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