Fishey Flies and Fly Fishes (recto); Typeface Designs (verso)

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Artist: John Leech
Date: 1837
Medium: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, over graphite
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (13.5 x 16 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917

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John Leech

John Leech was a pioneering British caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his witty social commentary and political satire in Punch magazine.

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