John Tenniel (1820–1914)
Author of Tenniel's Alice: Drawings by Sir John Tenniel for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
About the Author
Sir John Tenniel, born in London in 1820 and died in 1914, was an English illustrator and cartoonist. Tenniel was primarily self-taught but he did become a student of the Royal Academy and in 1836 he sent his first picture to the exhibition of the Society of British Artists. In 1850 he was invited show more to fill the position of joint cartoonist at Punch (a British weekly magazine of humour and satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002). Tenniel is most famous today for his illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass but he made numerous contributions to Punch in the late 19th century. Tenniel retired in January 1901 and was honored with a farewell banquet at which the Leader of the House of Commons, presided. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Self-portait, 1889 (source: M.H. Spielmann's "The History of Punch" (Cassell, 1895)
Works by John Tenniel
Tenniel's Alice: Drawings by Sir John Tenniel for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking… (2005) 24 copies
The Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone M. P., The Rt. Hon. John Bright M. P., Cartoons from the Collection of "Mr. Punch" (1878) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Cartoons from Punch 2 copies
Sir John Tenniel's illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's adventures in Wonderland (1988) 2 copies
Cartoons from Punch, Second Series 2 copies
Wonderland Reloaded: A Revolution in Your Fridge: A Parody of 'The Matrix' Cookbook & Party Planner [Companion to the… (2017) 2 copies
Punch 1 copy
Wonderland 1 copy
Associated Works
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (1865) — Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 26,587 copies, 296 reviews
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (1824) — Illustrator, some editions — 12,490 copies, 75 reviews
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (1871) — Illustrator, some editions — 8,021 copies, 131 reviews
The Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Carroll (1845) — Illustrator; Illustrator, some editions — 4,569 copies, 31 reviews
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories (1865) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,493 copies, 6 reviews
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass / The Hunting of the Snark (1901) — Illustrator, some editions — 513 copies, 3 reviews
The Annotated Alice: 150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (150th Deluxe Anniversary Edition) (The Annotated Books) (2015) — Illustrator — 300 copies, 3 reviews
Companion Library: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew / Alice In Wonderland (1963) — Illustrator — 153 copies
Alice in Wonderland [Norton Critical Edition, 1st ed.] (1971) — Illustrator, some editions — 150 copies, 3 reviews
Alice in Wonderland [Norton Critical Edition, 3rd ed.] (2013) — Illustrator, some editions — 124 copies
Alicia in Terra Mirabili: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in Latin (1964) — Illustrator — 118 copies, 1 review
Alice in Wonderland Coloring Book (Dover Classic Stories Coloring Book) (1972) — Illustrator — 87 copies, 1 review
Aesop's Fables A New Revised Version From Original Sources (1982) — Introduction; Illustrator — 75 copies, 1 review
The Philosopher's Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (1974) — Illustrator — 49 copies, 1 review
Dandelion Library: Best Loved Fables of Aesop / Nonsense Alphabets (1967) — Illustrator — 49 copies, 2 reviews
Aliciae Per Speculum Transitus: Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There in Latin (1966) — Illustrator — 34 copies, 1 review
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Adapted for Little Folks (1987) — Illustrator — 18 copies
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Leather Bound Collectible (2010) — some editions — 3 copies
Alice in Wonderland with The Hunting of The Snark and Poems from Sylvie & Bruno (1930) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Companion Library 2-in-1 books set of 3: Kidnapped & Tom Sawyer, Detective; Alice in Wonderland and Through the… — Illustrator, some editions — 2 copies
Alice in Weird World — Illustrator — 2 copies
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass (Signet) (Paperback) - Common (2012) — Illustrator, some editions — 2 copies
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With: The King of the Golden River; or The Black Brothers — Illustrator, some editions — 1 copy
Aseop's Fables : A New Version, Chiefly from Original Sources — Illustrator — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Tenniel, Sir John
- Birthdate
- 1820-02-28
- Date of death
- 1914-02-25
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Bayswater, London, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Education
- Royal Academy
- Occupations
- Illustrator
graphic humorist
political cartoonist - Awards and honors
- Knighthood (1893)
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Statistics
- Works
- 29
- Also by
- 41
- Members
- 77
- Popularity
- #231,246
- Rating
- 4.1
- ISBNs
- 11
- Languages
- 2
