Proofs
John Leech
before 1864
Medium
Illustrations: wood engraving
Dimensions
17 7/16 x 12 13/16 x 2 1/16 in. (44.3 x 32.5 x 5.3cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Accession Number
24.89
Tags
PianosWomenDogsMen
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...