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Sir John Tenniel was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist. According to the V&A, "his intelligent, detailed style elevated the fame and standing of ca…

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culture · British illustrator and cartoonist (1820–1914) · painter · illustrator · comics artist · graphic artist · caricaturist · also John Tenniel, Sir John Tenniel, Sir Tenniel, J. Tenniel, Tenniel

Born 28 February 1820 · Died 26 February 1914 · Q457881

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A commemorative plaque was installed on the exterior of his house in West Kensington
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2025· 1 entry

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A commemorative plaque was installed on the exterior of his house in West Kensington

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2024· 1 entry

Oct 17, 2024Documented record69% confidence

MutualArt.com: Sir John Tenniel

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2020· 8 entries

Feb 28, 2020Documented record69% confidence

Inverse: The 5 most haunting Sir John Tenniel illustrations beyond Alice in Wonderland

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Feb 28, 2020Documented record69% confidence

Monsters and Critics: Who was John Tenniel? Google Doodle honors Victorian artist who illustrated Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland

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Feb 28, 2020Documented record69% confidence

The Telegraph: John Tenniel’s adventures in Wonderland, Punch and beyond

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Feb 28, 2020Documented record69% confidence

CNET: John Tenniel: Google Doodle celebrates Alice in Wonderland illustrator's 200th birthday

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Feb 28, 2020Documented record69% confidence

Newsweek: Who is Sir John Tenniel? Google Doodle Honors ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Illustrator

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Feb 28, 2020Documented record69% confidence

India TV: Google Doodle celebrates illustrator Sir John Tenniel's 200th birth anniversary

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Feb 27, 2020Documented record69% confidence

Daily Express: Sir John Tenniel: Who was British illustrator celebrated in today's Google Doodle?

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Indiatimes: Google Doodle honours Sir John Tenniel on his 200th birth anniversary

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2014· 1 entry

Jan 11, 2014Documented record75% confidence

The Guardian: My hero: Sir John Tenniel by Chris Riddell

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1930· 1 entry

1930Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

By London County Council was originally placed on his house in Maida Vale, but was removed when that building was demolished in the 1950s

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1914· 2 entries

Feb 26, 1914Documented record86% confidence

Died 1914-02-26.

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1914Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

As "one of the greatest intellectual forces of his time, [who] understood social laws and political energies

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1893· 1 entry

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The first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist

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1865· 1 entry

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Had long talks with Carroll before illustrating the first edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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1864· 1 entry

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Tenniel continued their work alone, rarely missing a single week

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1861· 1 entry

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Tenniel was offered Leech's position at Punch, as political cartoonist, but Tenniel still maintained a sense of decorum and restraint in the heated social and political issues of the day

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1859· 1 entry

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And reviewed Carroll's drawings for Wonderland, suggested that he employ a professional

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1850· 1 entry

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And became its chief cartoonist in 1864) and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871)

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1842· 1 entry

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By probation; he was admitted because he had made enough copies of classical sculptures to fill the necessary admission portfolio

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1840· 1 entry

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Tenniel, while practising fencing, received a serious eye wound from his father's foil, which had accidentally lost its protective tip

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1820· 1 entry

Feb 28, 1820Documented record86% confidence

Born 1820-02-28.

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