Who created "An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers"?

An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers was created by John Leech in 1840/50.

What medium is "An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers"?

An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers is Watercolor and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper.

An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers

Q: When was "An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers" created?

This artwork was created 1840/50.

John Leech

1840/50

Medium

Watercolor and pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

26.2 × 32.4 cm (10 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

Classification

watercolor

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

39078

About the Artist

John Leech · 1817–1864

John Leech (1817–1864) was born in London and educated at Charterhouse, where he formed a lifelong friendship with William Makepeace Thackeray. He briefly studied medicine before abandoning it for art, publishing his first comic character studies from London street life as early as 1835. Though largely self-taught as an illustrator, he absorbed the robust tradition of English caricature establishe...

An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers

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