John Tenniel
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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 knig
Tenniel was admitted to the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1842
Charles Stewart Parnell depicted as a vampire, menacing maiden Ireland
Caterpillar using a hookah. An illustration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Chapter 12: Alice's evidence. MS Eng 718.6 (12) Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820–1914. Studies for illustrations to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: drawings, tracings, c. 1864 from Houghton Library, Harvard University
Jabberwocky
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"Jabberwocky" is a nonsense poem written by the English author and mathematician Lewis Carroll about the killing of a creature named "the Jabberwock". It was included in his 1871 novel Through the Loo
The Jabberwock, as illustrated by John Tenniel, 1871
Alice entering the Looking-Glass world. Illustration by John Tenniel, 1871
Humpty Dumpty who explains to Alice the definitions of some of the words in "Jabberwocky". Illustration by John Tenniel, 1871
John Tenniel's illustration for the poem