John Leech (cartoonist)
John Leech (born August 29, 1817 in London , † October 29, 1864 ibid) was a British draftsman and caricaturist .
John Leech first made himself known through book illustrations and worked for the famous English satirical magazine Punch from 1847 .
Without having enjoyed systematic art education, he soon developed into an excellent caricaturist, who liked to depict the London folk life in humorous depictions and castigate the excesses of fashion.
He has also illustrated numerous novels, sports books, and almanacs, and supplied over 50,000 sheets of drawings. His caricatures are devoid of rudeness and imbued with a higher artistic aspiration. A selection of his drawings was published under the title: Pictures of life and character (new edition 1881).
Substance and Shadows, 1843
Illustration in The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott à Beckett
Illustration to Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol , 1843
literature
- John Brown: John Leech, and other papers. 6th edition. David Douglas, Edinburgh 1889 ( archive.org ; London, 1882).
- Frederic George Kitton: John Leech, artist and humorist: a biographical sketch. George Redway, London 1883 ( archive.org ).
- John Leech . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 22 : Krügner – Leitch . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1928, p. 542 .
Web links
- Literature by and about John Leech in the catalog of the German National Library
- John Leech Archives, London Sketch archives from “Punch”
- Books by John Leech in the Gutenberg project (English)
- Works by and about John Leech in the Internet Archive
- John Leech on the Internet Archive
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leech, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British draftsman and caricaturist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1864 |
| Place of death | London |