Leech, John (M)

Surname: Leech
Forename(s): John
b. 29 August 1817. d. 29 October 1864. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Illustrator and caricaturist. Born in London. Studied art in Versailles (1836). Illustrator for Punch (1841-1864). Married Anne Viola Eaton in May 1842. Illustrated novels such as Dickens’s A Christmas Carol (1843) and several by Robert Smith Surtees. Contributed to Once a Week and the Illustrated London News. Exhibited at the Egyptian Hall and the Auction Mart (1862). Close friends with William Makepeace Thackeray. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 14
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Once a Week 1859-07-02 Once a Week Illustrator 195
Night and Morning 1859-07-09 Once a Week Illustrator 198
Sketching the Castle 1859-07-16 Once a Week Illustrator 200
A Penny for Your Thought 1859-08-06 Once a Week Illustrator 205
Retrospective 1859-08-13 Once a Week Illustrator 206
The Belle of the Season 1859-08-20 Once a Week Illustrator 208
Scarborough—1859 1859-09-17 Once a Week Illustrator 215
Hern Castle 1859-10-01 Once a Week Illustrator 220
Black Monday 1859-10-29 Once a Week Illustrator 230
Young Nimrod’s First Love. July 1859-11-19 Once a Week Illustrator 237
The Mistake. (An Old Gem Reset) 1860-02-11 Once a Week Illustrator 257
I’ll Never Forget That, Ma’am! 1860-02-18 Once a Week Illustrator 259
Jolly Anglers 1860-09-01 Once a Week Illustrator 287
The Maiden Masque 1861-02-23 Once a Week Illustrator 434