Sir John Tenniel

(1820-1914)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Tenniel, John, sir, 1820-1914 NRA: Tenniel Sir John (1820-1914) Knight Cartoonist DNB: Tenniel, Sir John (1820–1914), artist and cartoonist LBT ID: JoTenni1914 VIAF ID: 43034850 LOC ID: n79058883	B/BAP: 1820-02-28 DIED: 1914-03-04
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The son of a fencing and dancing master, he became a book illustrator and cartoonist for Punch; he was the illustrator for Lewis Carroll's Alice books.
REFERENCES TO Sir John Tenniel: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter VI Found 1: ¶ 10 Chapter XII Found 1: ¶ 21