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 Palace of Westminste and received £100 and a commission for a fresco in the Upper Waiting Hall (or “Hall of Poets”) in the House of Lords. In 1850 he was invited to succeed Richard Doyle as joint cartoonist with John Leech for Punch, a periodical Tenniel worked on for most of his life. Gradually he took over altogether the weekly drawing of the political “big cut.” In his drawings for Punch Tenniel lent new dignity to the political cartoon. His most famous cartoon was probably “Dropping the Pilot” (1890), on the subject of Bismarck’s resignation. Tenniel was knighted in 1893 and retired from Punch in 1901. He illustrated many books; his drawings for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are remarkably subtle and clever and are extremely well-suited to Lewis Carroll’s text. These illustrations won him an international reputation and a continuing audience.
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 Palace of Westminste and received £100 and a commission for a fresco in the Upper Waiting Hall (or “Hall of Poets”) in the House of Lords. In 1850 he was invited to succeed Richard Doyle as joint cartoonist with John Leech for Punch, a periodical Tenniel worked on for most of his life. Gradually he took over altogether the weekly drawing of the political “big cut.” In his drawings for Punch Tenniel lent new dignity to the political cartoon. His most famous cartoon was probably “Dropping the Pilot” (1890), on the subject of Bismarck’s resignation. Tenniel was knighted in 1893 and retired from Punch in 1901. He illustrated many books; his drawings for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are remarkably subtle and clever and are extremely well-suited to Lewis Carroll’s text. These illustrations won him an international reputation and a continuing audience.
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