Leslie Matthew Ward
, English, 1851-1922
Title
Charles Hare Hemphill, 1st Baron Hemphill (1822-1903)MediumWatercolour on paper
Dimensions
36.5 x 26.6 cm
Signedlower left: 'Spy'
Credit LinePurchased, 1913
Object numberNGI.2682
DescriptionUnder the pseudonym 'Spy', Ward drew more than 1000 caricatures for the London magazine Vanity Fair, 'a weekly show of political, social and literary wares'. Spy's early drawings had considerable psychological insight and bite, but gradually his approach became bland and flattering.