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Leslie Ward

1851 - 1922

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Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (21 November 1851 – 15 May 1922) was a British portrait artist and caricaturist who over four decades painted 1,325 portraits which were regularly published by Vanity Fair, under the pseudonyms "Spy" and "Drawl". The portraits were produced as watercolours and turned into chromolithographs for publication in the magazine. These were then usually reproduced on better paper and sold as prints. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Ward has received more than 255,414 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Leslie Ward is the 2,011th most popular painter, the 6,520th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 136th most popular British Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Leslie Ward ranks 2,011 out of 2,023. Before him are Joana Vasconcelos, Frederick McCubbin, Marc Quinn, Laurel Holloman, Pacita Abad, and Alfred Freddy Krupa. After him are Leonel Maciel, Kara Walker, Jenny Saville, Nalini Malani, Shamsia Hassani, and Alfred E. Goodey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Leslie Ward ranks 108. Before him are Berthold Englisch, Thomas Dewing, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, George Newnes, Francis Maitland Balfour, and Mary Augusta Ward. After him is Emily Ford. Among people deceased in 1922, Leslie Ward ranks 139. Before him are Gösta Runö, Arthur Wesley Dow, Saint-George Ashe, Charles Thias, Lillian Russell, and Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Leslie Ward ranks 6,520 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Kiwanuka (1987), Charles Mesure (1970), Daniel Howell (1991), Colin Jackson (1967), Tom Bateman (1989), and Mark Lawrenson (1957). After him are Tamer Hassan (1968), Cal Crutchlow (1985), Linda Bassett (1950), Tom Heaton (1986), Michael Gove (1967), and Matt Ridley (1958).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Leslie Ward ranks 136. Before him are Stephen Wiltshire (1974), Tom Roberts (1856), Ernest Townsend (1880), Hablot Knight Browne (1815), William Hart (1823), and Marc Quinn (1964). After him are Jenny Saville (1970), and Alfred E. Goodey (1878).

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