Sir John Tenniel || overview of his life
Sir John Tenniel, (born February 28, 1820, London, England—died February 25, 1914, London), The technology giant is paying tribute to Sir John Tenniel, the illustrator behind the classic fictional characters of Lewis Carroll's renowned novels, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass" on his 200th birthday anniversary. His contributions to "Alice in Wonderland" and Punch were honored in 1893 with a knighthood award. Short overview Of His Life Tenniel's first book illustration was for Samuel Carter Hall's The Book of British Ballads, in 1842.While engaged with his first book illustrations, various contests were taking place in London, as a way in which the government could combat the growing Germanic Nazarenes style and promote a truly national English school of art. Tenniel planned to enter the 1845 House of Lords competition amongst artists to win the opportunity to design the mural decoration of the new ...