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C1891
Mr William Black
Artist:
Spy Leslie Ward
From the original issue of Vanity Fair, famous for it’s cartoons of people of the day. Leslie Ward 1851-22. Educated at Eton, Ward trained under Sidney Smirke and W. P. Frith. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and received commissions … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Mr William Black
Date:
C1891
Artist:
Spy Leslie Ward
Condition:
Technique:
Original colour lithograph.
Image Size:
190mm
x 318mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1891
Description:
From the original issue of Vanity Fair, famous for it’s cartoons of people of the day. Leslie Ward 1851-22. Educated at Eton, Ward trained under Sidney Smirke and W. P. Frith. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and received commissions for portraits. In 1873 Ward was recruited by the editor of Vanity Fair to replace Carlo Pellegrini (Ape). Ward, who signed his work Spy, contributed over 2,387 caricatures to Vanity Fair. He was knighted in 1918.
