There also is evidence that Carroll did not even approve Tenniel’s sketches before they were being cut into the woodblocks. Tenniel had some freedom in selecting the scenes to be illustrated ( Hancher), and when Tenniel complained about having to draw a Walrus and a Carpenter, Carroll was willing to change the characters of his poem for him. On several occasions, Carroll was very much willing to accept the artist’s ideas, and in the illustrations the typical style of Tenniel is recognizable. Tenniel had quite a lot of freedom to give his own interpretation to the illustrations. That doesn’t mean Tenniel’s illustrations were exactly what Carroll described they should be. Lewis Carroll’s own design for Humpty Dumpty ( Garvey and Bond, 63) Only after two and a half years of persuading, Tenniel finally agreed to also illustrate “Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there” as well, being it only ‘in the time he could find’.Ĭarroll had Tenniel alter his illustrations several times, for example when he was not happy with Alice’s face – even when the woodblocks were already engraved, which meant also the woodblock had to be (partly) re-done. Even though Carroll contacted many other illustrators, none of them met his standards or was willing to take on the work. When Carroll contacted illustrator Harry Furniss about illustrating “Sylvie and Bruno”, Tenniel alledgedly warned him about the author in a letter: “Dodgson is impossible! You will never put up with that conceited Don for more than a week!” ( Jaques and Gidders) – although some think Furniss may have been exaggerating. Tenniel at first refused when Carroll asked him to also illustrate his second book. Tenniel’s and Carroll’s cooperationĪuthor Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson), was rather fussy about how his book and the illustrations would look, so he provided Tenniel with many details and instructions. He was knighted for his artistic achievements in 1893. Tenniel was born on 28 February 1820, and died on 25 February 1914. He was the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years. Sir John Tenniel was an English illustrator, graphic humorist, and political cartoonist. Sir John Tenniel, a well-known English illustrator and political cartoonist for the magazine ‘Punch’, made the illustrations for both Alice in Wonderland books.
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