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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 "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 "Scene from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens by John Leech")
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.jpg "Mr Punch by John Leech")
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.jpg "Janus by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry II Dismissing the Foreign Barons, c. 1860 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 "Norman Transport 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 "In All Probability Something of This Sort by John Leech")
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.jpg "Perkin Warbeck and his Army, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "In Good Society by John Leech")
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.jpg "Cavalier and Roundhead by John Leech")
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.jpg "Oh My Goodness! It")
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.jpg "Bacon. From a Remarkably Scarce Print, 1897 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 "Robert Shortshanks, Duke of Normandy 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 "Some Sea-side Fashions for 1863 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Tarquinius Superbus Makes Himself King by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Consultation about the State of Turkey. Punch, September 17, 1853 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Parliamentary Female, 1850 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Merry Monarch, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Blondel, the Minstrel, Under the Walls of Richard")
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.jpg "King John Signing Magna Carta, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry VIII Monk Hunting, 1850 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Mithridates, His Rash Act by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Blue Bonnets coming over the Border, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Politeness of Francis to Henry by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Landing of William the Conqueror by John Leech")
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.jpg "Archimedes Taking a Warm Bath (1852) by John Leech")
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.jpg "Roman Soldier by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hyde Park as it Will Be by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Last of the Stuarts by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hanno Announcing the Emptiness of the Public Coffers by John Leech")
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.jpg "Volunteer Movement, Jones and Family Go Under Canvas by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Landing of William the Conqueror, from The Comic History of England, pub. 1864 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Alarming Prospect, the Single Ladies Off to the Diggings by John Leech")
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.jpg "This is a Pretty Present for a Master of Hounds to Receive by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Riverside, Favourable Wind and the Trout Rising as Fast as Possible, 1830-64 by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Romans Walking Off with the Sabine Women, 1852 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Going to the Pantomime by John Leech")
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.jpg "Arrival of Richard")
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.jpg "The Landing of Julius Caesar, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "Cardinal Wolsey at Boulogne by John Leech")
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.jpg "Assassination of Artaveldt the Brewer by John Leech")
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.jpg "Titus threatening Pomponius, 1852 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hannibal Crossing the Alps by John Leech")
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.jpg "Gloucester goes into mourning for his little nephews by John Leech")
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.jpg "Assassination of Viriathus by John Leech")
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.jpg "Guy Fawkes before and after the Torture by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Second George, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Tarquinius Superbus has the Sibylline Books valued by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Clerical Weathercock by John Leech")
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.jpg "Oh! The Merry, Merry Month of May!!! by John Leech")
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.jpg "Good Queen Bess, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Conversazione of Ladies 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 "Bacon, Ye Great Moral Philosopher by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Social Sketch, or, Everything in Common by John Leech")
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.jpg "Juvenile Etymology 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 "His Gracious Majesty Charles I, Borrowing Money by John Leech")
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.jpg "Philip receiving a Message from Rome by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! by John Leech")
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.jpg "Cannon and Cannon-ball of the Period by John Leech")
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.jpg "King Edward Introducing His Son as Prince of Wales to His Subjects by John Leech")
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.jpg "Higgledy-Piggledy, or a Domestic Republic by John Leech")
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.jpg "How the Chartist Procession Might Have Looked, 1848 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 Lion of the Season, 1861 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Mrs. Sextus Consoles Herself with a Little Party by John Leech")
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.jpg "A Figure for a Crown, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Henry Wooing Catherine Parr by John Leech")
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.jpg "Close of the Hunting Season, mending the Gaps by John Leech")
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.jpg "Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi by John Leech")
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.jpg "William III out Hunting by John Leech")
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.jpg "Comic Sketch, 1837-64 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Quarrel Between Somerset and York by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Black Mousquetaire, from")
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.jpg "A Christmas Carol: Mr. Fezziwig")
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.jpg "Unpleasant Position of King Harold, c1860 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 "Northumberland Making a Speech by John Leech")
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.jpg "Debtor and Creditor.--Seizure of Goods for a Debt by John Leech")
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.jpg "Very Polite by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Confession of the old woman clothed in grey, from")
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.jpg "Titus Oates in the Pillary, from The Comic History of England by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Wife of Bath by John Leech")
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.jpg "The Barebones Parliament, 1897 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Foxhunters regaling in the Good Old Times by John Leech")
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.jpg "Foxhunters Regaling in the Present Degenerate Days by John Leech")
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.jpg "Self-possession of Fabricius under rather Trying Circumstances, 1852 by John Leech")
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.jpg "Awful Apparition! by John Leech")
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.jpg "Cartoon Commenting on the Watering-Down of Milk by John Leech")
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.jpg "Hannibal Requesting the Cretan Priests to Become His Bankers by John Leech")
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