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Leslie Ward

1851 - 1922

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Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (21 November 1851 – 15 May 1922) was a British portrait artist and caricaturist who over four decades painted 1,325 portraits which were regularly published by Vanity Fair, under the pseudonyms "Spy" and "Drawl". The portraits were produced as watercolours and turned into chromolithographs for publication in the magazine. These were then usually reproduced on better paper and sold as prints. Such was his influence in the genre that all Vanity Fair caricatures are sometimes referred to as "Spy cartoons" regardless of who the artist actually was. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Leslie Ward is the 2,011th most popular painter, the 6,577th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,519th in 2019) and the 136th most popular British Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Leslie Ward ranks 2,011 out of 2,023. Before him are Chéri Samba, Maggie Laubser, William Hart, Thomas Kinkade, Lauren Faust, and Mikhail Evstafiev. After him are Kara Walker, Jenny Saville, Viktor Lyapkalo, Laurel Holloman, JR, and Shamsia Hassani.

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Among people born in 1851, Leslie Ward ranks 108. Before him are William Quan Judge, Thomas Dewing, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Francis Maitland Balfour, Mary Augusta Ward, and George Newnes. After him is Emily Ford. Among people deceased in 1922, Leslie Ward ranks 139. Before him are Lyman Abbott, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, Arthur Wesley Dow, John Wanamaker, W. H. R. Rivers, and Lillian Russell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leslie Ward ranks 6,578 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicholas Rowe (1966), Adam Tooze (1967), Felicity Kendal (1946), Adam Armstrong (1997), and Khalid Abdalla (1980). After him are Jonny Brownlee (1990), Pete Shelley (1955), Najla El Mangoush (1973), Anoushka Shankar (1981), Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880), Brendan Foster (1948), and Alistair Petrie (1970).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Leslie Ward ranks 136. Before him are John Crome (1768), Stephen Wiltshire (1974), Thomas Sully (1783), Marc Quinn (1964), Stanley Spencer (1891), and William Hart (1823). After him are Jenny Saville (1970), Alfred E. Goodey (1878), Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (1977), and Chris Ofili (1968).

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