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Leech, John, 1817-1864

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  • A man dressing in a bathing machine. Wood engraving by J. Leech.
  • A young lady, love-struck after a military ball, visited by her doctor at her mother's request. Wood engraving by John Leech, 1863.
  • A man is trying to escape up a tree as the fish he has caught is writhing around on the bank of the river. Coloured process print after John Leech.
  • An unsympathetic doctor trying to get rid of a poor patient by frightening her. Wood engraving after J. Leech.
  • British politicians as huntsmen arriving at a river representing the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act 1887. Colour lithograph by Tom Merry, 3 December 1887.
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    A man is standing on the banks of a river with a broken fishing line and an escaping fish; he then appears from out of the water with the fish in his arms. Coloured process print after John Leech.

    Leech, John, 1817-1864. | Reference: 34766i
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    Doctors reduced to drinking in a seedy public house: representing the effect of the various Reform bills introduced by Sir James Graham. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

    Leech, John, 1817-1864. | Reference: 15640i
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    A doctor changing into hunting clothes in his carriage while rushing to join a fox-hunt. Wood engraving by John Leech, 1859.

    Leech, John, 1817-1864. | Date: 1859 | Reference: 13794i
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    A man is trying to escape up a tree as the fish he has caught is writhing around on the bank of the river. Coloured process print after John Leech.

    Leech, John, 1817-1864. | Reference: 34761i
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    A new doctor being vetted by a local parish committee. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

    Leech, John, 1817-1864. | Reference: 15696i
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