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Tenniel

[ ten-yuhl ]

noun

  1. Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.


Tenniel

/ ˈtɛnjəl /

noun

  1. TennielSir John18201914MEnglishARTS AND CRAFTS: caricaturistARTS AND CRAFTS: illustrator Sir John. 1820–1914, English caricaturist, noted for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice books and for his political cartoons in Punch (1851–1901)


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Sir John Tenniel's busy pencil continues to be effectively employed in the pages of Punch; but he remains, alas!

Many artists have tried their hand in making pictures for "Alice," but none have succeeded in displacing those of John Tenniel.

Here is a woodcut of Tenniel's, which I think contains as high qualities as it is possible to find in modern art.

Tenniel is first of all a satirist, but he has seldom been either unjust or unfair in his work.

It will be admitted that Mr. Tenniel joined the ranks of the graphic satirists at the commencement of troublous times.

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