1889 Self-portrait

Caterpillar using a hookah. An illustration from Alice in Wonderland

Sir John Tenniel (28 February 1820 – 25 February 1914) was an English illustrator. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1208x1500, 269 KB) Self-portait, dated 1889 of John Tenniel. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1208x1500, 269 KB) Self-portait, dated 1889 of John Tenniel. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1116x1492, 1017 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hookah ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1116x1492, 1017 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hookah ... Egyptian hookah Hookah (Hindi: , Urdu: hukka) or shisha (Arabic: ‎, Hebrew: נרגילה) or (Turkish:nargile) is a single or multi-stemmed (often glass-based) water pipe device for smoking. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ...

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. For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... For the book of comics by Daniel Clowes, see Caricature (Daniel Clowes collection). ... Punch was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dropping the Pilot is a political cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, first published in the British magazine Punch, March 1890. ... The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: ) (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll (), was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... Alice in Wonderland redirects here. ... Through the Looking Glass redirects here. ...

He was born in London and educated himself for his career, although he became a probationer, and then a student, of the Royal Academy. In 1836 he sent his first picture to the exhibition of the Society of British Artists, and in 1845 contributed a 16-foot 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. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London, England. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... “Houses of Parliament” redirects here. ... This article is about the British House of 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 (August 10, 1823 _ January 4, 1891) was an English black-and-white artist. ...

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. He had been selected on the strength of his illustrations to Aesop's 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. Mark Lemon (November 30, 1809 - May 23, 1870), editor of Punch, was born in London. ... Portrait of John Leech. ... Nofootnotes|date=February 2008}} Aesop, as conceived by Diego Velázquez Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel in 1493. ... John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century. ... Nicholas Patrick Stephen Cardinal Wiseman (August 2, 1802 - 1865) was an English Cardinal and the first Archbishop of Westminster. ...

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 live-action film Alice in Wonderland is a version of the childrens book of the same name by Lewis Carroll. ...

Tenniel's illustrations for the 'Alice' books were engraved onto blocks of wood, to be printed in the woodcut process. The original wood blocks are now in the collection of the Bodleian Library in Oxford. They are not usually on public display, but were exhibited in 2003. Four horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer Ukiyo-e woodcut, Ishiyama Moon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1889) Woodcut is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface... Entrance to the Library, with the coats-of-arms of several Oxford colleges The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library. ...

This illustration from Through the Looking Glass accompanied the poem "Jabberwocky".

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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 487 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (597 × 735 pixel, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Illustration on the poem Jabberwocky Copied from english Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 487 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (597 × 735 pixel, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Illustration on the poem Jabberwocky Copied from english Wikipedia. ... For other uses, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). ...

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 threatend by these monsters and turning for protection to "her elder sister", the powerful armoured Brittania. Some modern critics have accused Tenniel of anti-Irish racism (see [1], [2]). Irish nationalism refers to political movements that desire greater autonomy or the independence of Ireland from Great Britain. ... Fenian is a term used since the 1850s for Irish nationalists (who oppose British rule in Ireland). ... The Irish painter Henry Jones Thaddeus enlisted the conscience of the propertied classes with the sentimental realism of La retour du bracconier (The Wounded Poacher), exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1881, at the height of the Irish Land War The Irish Land League was an Irish political organization of... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | National emblems | British cultural icons | Celtic goddesses | Ancient Gaulish and British goddesses ...

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. Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (25 July 1848 - March 19, 1930) was a British statesman and the thirty-third Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...

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. Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Ğ: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... This article is about a decorative art. ... “Da Vinci” redirects here. ... The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the worlds largest and finest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4. ... 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 Artists, based in the Mall Galleries in London. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

"The Nemesis of Neglect", 1888 Punch cartoon commenting on the Jack the Ripper murders

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Works illustrated

1. Juvenile Verse and Picture Book, (1846)
2. Undine (1846)
3. Aesop's Fables, 100 drawings (1848)
4. Blair's Grave (1858)
5. Shirley Brooks's The Gordian Knot (1860)
6. Shirley Brooks's The Silver Cord (1861)
7. Moore's Lalla Rookh, 69 drawings (1861)
8. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1866)
9. The Mirage of Life, 1867
10. Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass (1870)

Undine (from Latin unda wave) may refer to several things. ... Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel. ... There are articles for several people named Robert Blair: Robert Blair (1699 - February 4, 1746) was a Scottish poet. ... Charles William Shirley Brooks (1816 - 1874), journalist and novelist, born in London, began life in a solicitors office. ... For other persons named Thomas Moore, see Thomas Moore (disambiguation). ... The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: ) (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll (), was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... Alice in Wonderland redirects here. ... The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: ) (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll (), was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... Through the Looking Glass redirects here. ...

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. Robert Pollok (1789 - 1827), poet, born in Refrewshire, studied for the ministry of one of the Scottish Dissenting communions. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... The Book of One Thousand and One Nights (كتاب ألف ليلة و ليلة in Arabic or هزار و یک شب in Persian), also known as The book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, 1001 Arabian Nights, or simply the Arabian Nights, is a piece of classic Arabic literature in... Bryan Waller Procter (November 21, 1787 _ October 5, 1874) was an English poet. ...

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• Works by John Tenniel at Project Gutenberg
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• 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