John Leech Collection (page 3)

King William II crossing the river at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1 July 1690
6337275 King William II crossing the river at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland, 1 July 1690 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou at Titchfield Abbey, 23 April 1445
6337264 King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou at Titchfield Abbey, 23 April 1445 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

King Henry V of England boarding the Trinity at Southampton, 10 August 1415
6337263 King Henry V of England boarding the Trinity at Southampton, 10 August 1415 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: King Henry V of England boarding the Trinity at Southampton)

Cartoon by John Leech
5616438 Cartoon by John Leech by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info.: Cartoon by John Leech (1817-1864) an English caricaturist and illustrator. Dated 19th Century

John Leech, portrait (engraving)
668353 John Leech, portrait (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Leech, portrait. Illustration for John Leechs Pictures of Life and Character (c 1890)

How the Chartist procession might have looked, 1848 (engraving)
1574646 How the Chartist procession might have looked, 1848 (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info.: Chartism: How the Chartist procession might have looked, with Mr Punch)

Charterhouse School (litho)
1107690 Charterhouse School (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charterhouse School)

English gentleman and ladies announced before dinner in a grand house, 19th century
6337323 English gentleman and ladies announced before dinner in a grand house, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Gentleman in night clothes struggling in a swimming pool at a stately home, 19th century
6337317 Gentleman in night clothes struggling in a swimming pool at a stately home, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting, 19th century
6337303 A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: A game keeper giving directions to a couple fox hunting, 19th century)

The maids laughing at a gardener dressed up in new footmans livery, 19th century
6337300 The maids laughing at a gardener dressed up in new footmans livery, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds, 19th century
6337299 English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: English huntsman fording a river with fox hounds, 19th century)

English lady receiving surprise visitors in breakfast room, 19th century
6337298 English lady receiving surprise visitors in breakfast room, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: English lady receiving surprise visitors in breakfast room)

Gentleman on an old nag and lady on a pony meet up during a fox hunt, 19th century
6337287 Gentleman on an old nag and lady on a pony meet up during a fox hunt, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

English gentleman with his fallen horse during a fox hunt, 19th century
6337286 English gentleman with his fallen horse during a fox hunt, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: English gentleman with his fallen horse during a fox hunt, 19th century)

English lady riding sidesaddle in a fox hunt, 19th century
6337283 English lady riding sidesaddle in a fox hunt, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: English lady riding sidesaddle in a fox hunt, 19th century)

Lady in crinoline dress with two gentlemen callers in a parlour
6337281 Lady in crinoline dress with two gentlemen callers in a parlour by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Lady in crinoline dress with two gentlemen callers in a parlour)

King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with his first queen Catherine of Aragon, circa 1509
6337267 King Henry VIII of England celebrating May Day with his first queen Catherine of Aragon, circa 1509 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Actors playing Henry Tudor fighting King Richard III of England on stage in a theatre
6337265 Actors playing Henry Tudor fighting King Richard III of England on stage in a theatre by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a huge crown, 1399
6337262 The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a huge crown, 1399 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: The coronation of King Henry IV of England with a huge crown, 1399)

A standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC
6337256 A standard-bearer of the 10th legion in bearskin leads Roman infantry onto a beach at Sandwich, 54BC by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Front cover of Pears Christmas Annual, 1892 (colour litho)
668647 Front cover of Pears Christmas Annual, 1892 (colour litho) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Front cover of Pears Christmas Annual, 1892)

A huntsman in hunting pinks joins others drinking and smoking before a hunt, 19th century
6337334 A huntsman in hunting pinks joins others drinking and smoking before a hunt, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

English grocer giving a lecture on hunting in a large room in the Dragon tavern, 19th century
6337327 English grocer giving a lecture on hunting in a large room in the Dragon tavern, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Huntsman in hunting pinks embracing a woman on a horse, 19th century
6337325 Huntsman in hunting pinks embracing a woman on a horse, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Huntsman in hunting pinks embracing a woman on a horse, 19th century. Mr)

Horse and drunk huntsman crashing through a shop window, 19th century
6337321 Horse and drunk huntsman crashing through a shop window, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Horse and drunk huntsman crashing through a shop window, 19th century)

Old gentleman with gout in an invalid chair talking with a young woman in bloomers, 19th century
6337318 Old gentleman with gout in an invalid chair talking with a young woman in bloomers, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

English woman in crinoline skirt trying to catch a cat during a hare hunt, 19th century
6337316 English woman in crinoline skirt trying to catch a cat during a hare hunt, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Afternoon tea in a Victorian drawing room, 19th century
6337315 Afternoon tea in a Victorian drawing room, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Afternoon tea in a Victorian drawing room, 19th century)

English huntsman dragged in the middle of the hounds by his headstrong horse, 19th century
6337297 English huntsman dragged in the middle of the hounds by his headstrong horse, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

English gentleman lounging in a parlour in front of the fireplace with his outraged parents
6337284 English gentleman lounging in a parlour in front of the fireplace with his outraged parents by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

King Charles II at a dance party during the Restoration, circa 1660
6337274 King Charles II at a dance party during the Restoration, circa 1660 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: King Charles II at a dance party during the Restoration, circa 1660)

John Leech (b / w photo)
5997926 John Leech (b/w photo) by Millais, John Everett (1826-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Leech. Illustration for Dickens and His Illustrators by Frederic G Kitton)

Whiskerandos "There, my boy! It isn t everybody who could do that
5669029 Whiskerandos " There, my boy! It isn t everybody who could do that!" published in the satirical magazine Punch in 1854 by Leech, John (1817-64); Photo eAF Fotografie; English

English gentleman visiting with a lady and her daughters in a drawing room, 19th century
6337328 English gentleman visiting with a lady and her daughters in a drawing room, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Two English gentlemen evaluating a horse in a paddock, 19th century
6337324 Two English gentlemen evaluating a horse in a paddock, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Two English gentlemen evaluating a horse in a paddock, 19th century)

Huntsman losing control of his horse during a foxhunt, 19th century
6337322 Huntsman losing control of his horse during a foxhunt, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Huntsman losing control of his horse during a foxhunt, 19th century)

English gentleman being shown into a drawing room for a musical night, 19th century
6337307 English gentleman being shown into a drawing room for a musical night, 19th century by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); (add.info)

English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century
6337296 English lady surveying a fancy room with covered furniture and chandeliers in brown-holland balloons, 19th century by Leech

Huntsman jumping a fence on an old nag and interfering with the pack of hounds
6337292 Huntsman jumping a fence on an old nag and interfering with the pack of hounds by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

English huntsman in hunting pinks sitting on a horse with a pack of fox hounds, 19th century
6337290 English huntsman in hunting pinks sitting on a horse with a pack of fox hounds, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel Wood, after the Battle of Worcester, 1651
6337273 King Charles II hiding up an oak tree in Boscobel Wood, after the Battle of Worcester, 1651 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament, 5 November 1604
6337271 Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament, 5 November 1604 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: Guy Fawkes)

King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit with a shepherds crook on horseback chasing a Catholic monk fleeing with
6337268 King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit with a shepherds crook on horseback chasing a Catholic monk fleeing with the church gold by Leech

Henry VIII of England meeting Francis I of France on horseback at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520
6337266 Henry VIII of England meeting Francis I of France on horseback at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520 by Leech

William the Conqueror with his ragtag army of Normans in 1066
6337257 William the Conqueror with his ragtag army of Normans in 1066 by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info.: William the Conqueror with his ragtag army of Normans in 1066)

John Leech: English illustrator bests known for his humour cartoons in the satirical
5669031 John Leech: English illustrator bests known for his humour cartoons in the satirical magazine Punch by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info)

You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre, after 1864 (pencil, watercolour)
985869 You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre, after 1864 (pencil, watercolour) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre)

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John Leech was a talented artist and illustrator known for his diverse range of works. In 1855, he captured the grandeur of the Crystal Palace in Punch Dinosaurs, showcasing his attention to detail and skillful rendering. Another notable piece is his scene from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in 1843, where Leech's artistry brings the story to life with its emotional depth. In The Great Lozenge-Maker: A Hint to Paterfamilias (1858), Leech showcases his satirical side, poking fun at societal norms. His Field of Battle near Barnet (in a fog) transports viewers to an intense moment in history, capturing the chaos and uncertainty of war. Collaborating with Hablot Knight Browne, Leech created powerful illustrations like Rot the beggar exclaims Romford (1865) and Captain Spurrier cut down by Romford (1865). These artworks depict dramatic scenes that evoke strong emotions. Leech's versatility shines through in Discovery of Guido Fawkes by Suffolk and Mounteagle (1850), as well as Take away that Bauble: Cromwell dissolving the long Parliament (1850). Both pieces demonstrate his ability to capture historical events with accuracy while infusing them with artistic flair. Beyond these historical moments, it also explored everyday life. The Wedding Party At Mrs. Byers s portrays joyous celebrations filled with love and happiness. Meanwhile, The Preparatory School for Young Ladies offers a glimpse into education during Victorian times. Leech's cartoons were not limited to narrative or history; he also delved into social issues such as natural history enthusiasm and food adulteration. His Cartoon illustrating the Victorian enthusiasm for natural history captures society's fascination with science during this era. Additionally, Cartoon titled Poisoning by Food Adulteration sheds light on a pressing concern regarding public health at that time.