Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oak, Paper
Measurements
305 x 178 mm
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Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 761473
Summary
Print, coloured cartoon, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) by Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922). Author and poet; son of John Lockwood Kipling (1837-1911) and Alice Macdonald; married Caroline Starr Balestier (1862-1939). They had three children: (i) Josephine Kipling (1892-1899) (ii) Elsie Kipling, Mrs George Bambridge (1896 – 1976) (iii) John Kipling (1897- killed in action 1915)
Provenance
Kipling sat for this portriat painted by Sir Leslie Ward 'Spy' on 19th April 1894 for a Vanity Fair pulication. As a rule, the subjects were not actually named, but the caricature was given a title which was a (not very) cryptic clue. Kipling's caricature, published on 7th June 1894 was called 'Soldiers Three'.
Makers and roles
Sir Leslie Ward, ‘Spy’ (London 1851 -London 1922)