John Tenniel (1830-1914)
"Sir John Tenniel", by Frank Holl, 1883, © National Portrait Gallery, London
John Tenniel was a virtually unknown artist when he was chosen to replace Maclise and Doyle as one of the illustrators of Dickens's final Christmas book. He contributed six wood engravings including the frontispiece, which established the dramatic feeling of the story. In 1850, Tenniel filled Doyle's position at Punch as the second cartoonist to Leech. Although he saw his graphic work as a means to support his serious painting, Tenniel became the principal political cartoonist for Punch and created over 2000 cartoons in his career. He is best known today for his illustrations for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.
Illustrations
From "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain", 1848, frontispiece
From "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain", 1848, title page
From "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland",1865, frontispiece
From "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland",1865, page
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