Leslie Ward

British · 1851–1922 · Painter, Printmaker

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Portrait of the Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell, 7th Bt. of Monreith, KT, PC, JP, DL, FRS, FSA Scot, FRGS (1845-1937), full length, wearing a three-quarter coatBonhams · Jul 2026£1,792≈ $2,392≈ €2,097Sign up to see
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British cartoonist (1851-1922)

Born 1851, LondonDied 1922, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q920924 ↗ULAN 500015150 ↗Museum works 15

Also known as Leslie Matthew Ward, Sir L. Ward, Sir Leslie Matthew Ward, Sir Leslie Ward, Sir Leslie Ward ["Spy"], Sir Ward, Spy, Spy (pseud.) and 1 other name form

Works in museum collections

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

Leslie Ward, Whistler — **Whistler**watercolor and graphite on blue paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Leslie Ward, Ottoman public debt — **Ottoman public debt**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Leslie Ward, 'Burials' — **'Burials'**1879
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

Leslie Ward, 'A lawyer' — **'A lawyer'**1873
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

Leslie Ward, 'Mouldy' — **'Mouldy'**1876
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

Leslie Ward, 'The Slave Trade' — **'The Slave Trade'**1873
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales

Leslie Ward, A Symphony — **A Symphony**1878 · Colored lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Walter S. Brewster — public domain (CC0)

Leslie Ward, A Symphony (Whistler) — **A Symphony (Whistler)**1878 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King — Open Access (CC0)

Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair: Statesman, No. 141 "A Feminine Philosopher" — **Vanity Fair: Statesman, No. 141 "A Feminine Philosopher"**1873 · color lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)

Leslie Ward, Steel — **Steel**1866–1922 · color lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Robert deSteacy Paxton — Open Access (CC0)

Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair: Men of the Day, No. 60, "A Novelist" — **Vanity Fair: Men of the Day, No. 60, "A Novelist"**1873 · color lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)

Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair: "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" — **Vanity Fair: "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table"**1886 · color lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — British, born 1826–1876