Sir John Tenniel (28 February 1820 – 25 February 1914) was an English illustrator. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator.
He drew many topical cartoons and caricatures for Punch in the late 19th century, including the iconic dropping the pilot, but is best remembered today for his illustrations in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. A caricature is either a Portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness or in literature a description Punch was a British weekly Magazine of Humour and Satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002 Dropping the Pilot is a political cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, first published in the British magazine Punch, March 1890 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known under the Pseudonym Lewis Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There ( 1871) is a work of Children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
He was born in London and educated himself for his career, although he became a probationer, and then a student, of the Royal Academy. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. In 1836 he sent his first picture to the exhibition of the Society of British Artists, and in 1845 contributed a 16-foot (4. 9 m) cartoon, An Allegory of Justice, to a competition for designs for the mural decoration of the new Palace of Westminster. For this he received a £200 premium and a commission to paint a fresco in the Upper Waiting Hall (or Hall of Poets) in the House of Lords. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords"
In spite of his tendency towards high art, he was already known and appreciated as a humorist, and his early companionship with Charles Keene fostered and developed his talent for scholarly caricature. Charles Samuel Keene ( 10 August 1823 &ndash 4 January 1891) was an English artist who worked in black and white
Tenniel was blinded in one eye while fencing with his father in 1840.
At Christmas 1850 he was invited by Mark Lemon to fill the position of joint cartoonist (with John Leech) on Punch. Mark Lemon ( 30 November 1809 &ndash 23 May 1870) was founding editor of both Punch and The Field John Leech (August 29 1817&ndashOctober 29 1864 in London was an English Caricaturist. He had been selected on the strength of his illustrations to Aesop's Fables. Aesop (also spelled Æsop, from the Greek Αἴσωπος — Aisōpos) (620-560 BC) known only for the genre of Fables He contributed his first drawing in the initial letter appearing on p. 224, vol. xix. His first cartoon was Lord Jack the Giant Killer: it showed Lord John Russell assailing Cardinal Wiseman. John Russell 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (18 August 1792 &ndash 28 May 1878 known as Lord John Russell before 1861 was an English Nicholas Patrick Stephen Cardinal Wiseman ( 2 August 1802 - 15 February 1865) was an English Prelate
In 1865 he illustrated the first edition of Alice in Wonderland. The first print run of 2,000 was shelved because Tenniel had objections over the print quality; a new edition, released in December of the same year but carrying an 1866 date, was quickly printed and became an instant best-seller, securing Tenniel's immortality in the process. Tenniel's illustrations for both books have taken their place among the most famous literary illustrations ever made. They were used as a model for the costumes in Paramount Pictures' Alice in Wonderland. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. The 1933 Film version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was an all- star Paramount Pictures classic
Tenniel's illustrations for the 'Alice' books were engraved onto blocks of wood, to be printed in the woodcut process. For the origins of the technique and non-artistic use see Woodblock printing; for the related technique invented in the 18th century see Wood engraving The original wood blocks are now in the collection of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The Bodleian Library ( the main Research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England They are not usually on public display, but were exhibited in 2003.
In his career Tenniel contributed around 2300 cartoons, innumerable minor drawings, double-page cartoons for Punch's Almanac and other special numbers, and 250 designs for Punch's Pocket-books.
Several of Tenniel's political cartoons expressed strong hostility to Irish Nationalism, with Fenians and Land leagues depicted as monstrous, ape-like brutes, while "Hibernia"—the personification of Ireland—was depicted as a beautiful, helpless young girl threatened by these monsters and turning for protection to "her elder sister", the powerful armoured Brittania. Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and Fianna Éireann The Fenians, both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood, were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent The Irish Land League was an Irish political organization of the late 19th century which sought to help poor Tenant farmers Its primary aim was to abolish Hibernia as a National personification representing Ireland appeared in numerous cartoon and drawings especially in the nineteenth century Britannia was the term originally used by the Romans to refer first to the British Isles, and later to the island of Great Britain. Some modern critics have accused Tenniel of anti-Irish racism (see [1], [2]).
When he retired in January 1901, Tenniel was honoured with a farewell banquet (12 June), at which AJ Balfour, then leader of the House of Commons, presided. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 - 19 March 1930 was a British Conservative politician and
Public exhibitions of Sir John Tenniel's work were held in 1895 and in 1900. Sir John Tenniel is also the author of one of the mosaics, Leonardo da Vinci, in the South Court in the Victoria and Albert Museum; while his highly stippled water-colour drawings appeared from time to time in the exhibitions of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, of which he had been elected a member in 1874. Art History Mosaics of the 4th century BC are found in the Macedonian palace-city of Aegae, and they enriched the floors of Hellenistic Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design housing a permanent collection The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI initially called the New Society of Painters in Water Colours, is one of the societies in the Federation of British
Works illustrated
- Juvenile Verse and Picture Book, (1846)
- Undine (1846)
- Aesop's Fables, 100 drawings (1848)
- Blair's Grave (1858)
- Shirley Brooks's The Gordian Knot (1860)
- Shirley Brooks's The Silver Cord (1861)
- Moore's Lalla Rookh, 69 drawings (1861)
- Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1866)
- The Mirage of Life, 1867
- Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass (1870)
In collaboration
- Pollok's Course of Time (1857)
- Poets of the Nineteenth Century (1857)
- Poe's Works (1857)
- Home Affections (1858)
- Cholmondeley Pennell's Puck on Pegasus (1863)
- The Arabian Nights (1863)
- English Sacred Poetry (1864)
- Legends and Lyrics (1865)
- Topper's Proverbial Philosophy
- Barry Cornwall's Poems, and other books
He also contributed to Once a Week, the Art Union publications, etc. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London Aesop's Fables or Aesopica refers to a collection of Fables credited to Aesop (620&ndash 560 BC) a slave and story-teller who lived Robert Blair may refer to Robert Blair (bishop (1593-1666 an excommunicated Scottish Bishop Robert Blair (poet (1699-1746 a Scottish Charles William Shirley Brooks ( April 29, 1816 – February 23, 1874) journalist and Novelist, born in London began life in a Charles William Shirley Brooks ( April 29, 1816 – February 23, 1874) journalist and Novelist, born in London began life in a The Silver Cord is The Classic Crime 's second full-length studio album Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 &ndash 25 February 1852 was an Irish poet singer songwriter and Entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865 is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known under the Pseudonym Lewis Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (ˈdɒdsən (27 January 1832 &ndash 14 January 1898 better known by the Pen name Lewis Carroll (/ˈkærəl/ was an English Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There ( 1871) is a work of Children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Robert Pollok (c 1798— 15 September 1827) was a Scottish Poet best known for The Course of Time, published The Course of Time is a ten-book Poem in Blank verse, first published in 1827 Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, Bryan Waller Procter (pseud Barry Cornwall) ( November 21, 1787 - October 5, 1874) was an English Poet.
External links
- Works by John Tenniel at Project Gutenberg
- More about John Tenniel and the making of the illustrations for the Alice in Wonderland books
- A collection of Tenniel's Civil War-era illustrations
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