Sir Schomberg Kerr McDonnell (1861-1915): “He was Lord Salisbury’s Private Secretary”

Sir Leslie Matthew ("Spy") Ward (1851 - 1922)

Colour lithograph

1894

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Leslie Ward was born into a family of painters. His mother and father were historical genre painters Edward Matthew Ward and Henrietta Ward. He was educated at Eton and then entered the studio of architect Sydney Smirke. However, he abandoned his architectural training to become apprenticed to W. P. Frith. In 1873 J. E. Millais sent some of his drawings to Thomas Gibson Bowles, founder and owner of ‘Vanity Fair’. Bowles immediately hired Ward, whose first ‘Vanity Fair’ caricature appeared in 1873 under the ‘nom de crayon’ Spy. Ward also painted portraits and made architectural drawings, exhibiting his work at the Royal Academy and Grosvenor Gallery. He was knighted in 1918. Ward died in 1922 and was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.
  • Explore
    People
    Sir Schomberg Kerr McDonnell (1861 - 1915)
    Places
    Subjects
    male portrait, 19th century costume, frock coat, bow tie, caricature, cartoon
    Materials & Techniques
    lithograph, colour lithograph
  • Details
    Artist
    Sir Leslie Matthew ("Spy") Ward (1851 - 1922)
    Title
    Sir Schomberg Kerr McDonnell (1861-1915): “He was Lord Salisbury’s Private Secretary”
    Date
    1894
    Medium
    Colour lithograph
    Acquisition
    origin uncertain; old Ministry of Works acquisition, pre-1946
    GAC number
    0/256/12