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LEECH, JOHN

English artist, born in London; was educated at the Charterhouse, and a fellow pupil there of Thackeray's; displayed early a turn for caricature; produced a set of illustrations for the "Ingoldsby Legends"; joined the staff of _Punch_ in 1844, and remained a member of it till his death; here he distinguished himself by his cartoons and his humorous illustrations of scenes and characters of English life and society, and showed himself an artist more than a caricaturist; his work was not limited to _Punch_; he contributed illustrations also to _Once a Week_, the _Illustrated London News_, and other publications of the time (1817-1864).