Project Gutenberg 2011-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 94 Frith, William Powell 1819 1909 Frith, W. P. (William Powell) John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 [of 2] Produced by Marius Masi, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 [of 2]" by William Powell Frith is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and artistic contributions of John Leech, a prominent British illustrator and caricaturist known for his work with the magazine "Punch". This volume focuses on his early life, education, and the development of his signature style, along with some context about his social circle and the cultural atmosphere of his time. The opening of the memoir sets the tone by discussing the author’s gratitude towards those who supported his research on Leech, including friends and contemporaries of the artist. It begins with reflections on Leech's early days, starting from his birth in London in 1817. Frith details Leech's family background, his artistic inclinations from a young age, and his eventual transition from aspiring surgeon to renowned artist. The narrative captures his formative experiences at school and the influence of early friendships on his burgeoning talent, hinting at the struggles that would later shape his successful career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36663/36663-h/images/cover.jpg en Leech, John, 1817-1864 NC Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Biographies 365854 365828 2024-09-15T12:38:15.860134 2023-09-16T06:14:49.255371 text/html text/html 375518 2011-07-08T09:33:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5680998 2011-07-08T09:33:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5818807 2024-09-15T12:38:25.727056 application/epub+zip 5822843 2024-09-15T12:38:18.399126 application/epub+zip 174244 2024-09-15T12:38:17.083082 application/epub+zip 5924852 2024-09-15T12:38:30.691043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5900348 2024-09-15T12:38:24.470093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251317 2022-09-16T16:48:43.632761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292031 291829 2024-09-15T12:38:14.546106 2023-09-16T06:14:48.116360 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 291847 2011-07-08T09:33:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 116263 2011-07-08T09:33:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 291838 2011-07-08T09:33:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 116183 2011-07-08T09:33:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19895 2024-09-15T12:38:30.852015 application/rdf+xml 11140 2024-09-15T12:38:17.192077 image/jpeg 1433 2024-09-15T12:38:17.137104 image/jpeg 5720578 2024-09-15T12:38:16.070275 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog