Theophilus Carter
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Theophilus Carter was an eccentric British furniture dealer who may have been an inspiration for the illustration by Sir John Tenniel of Lewis Carroll's characters the Mad Hatter in his 1865 novel Ali
Theophilus Carter c. 1894
The Hatter as depicted by Tenniel, reciting his nonsense poem, "Twinkle twinkle little bat"
Grave of Theophilus Carter in Holywell Cemetery in Oxford in 2024
Punch (magazine)
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Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the
John Leech, Substance and Shadow (1843), published as Cartoon, No. 1
1896 cartoon by John Tenniel of Father Christmas driving an early car
1861: 24 August cover shows Pope Pius IX delivering weapons to the Southern Italian brigands.
Editorial meeting of Punch magazine in the late 19th century