Leon John Sprinck (1862-1948), was a Russian artist, born in France, who later became a naturalised British subject. We know that he was in the UK in 1898, at 9 Duke Street, Portland Place, London W.1, as that was the year that he married in Hampstead, Emily Margaret Macdonald (13/3/1866 - 1/2/1949) of 45 Netherhall Gardens, Hampstead. In 1916, he is listed in Kelly's Directory as an artist at 8 Boltons Studios, Redcliffe Road, Sth.Kensington. They had three children, two sons and a daughter.