Tenniel Collection

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the White Rabbits house. Date: early 20th century

Tenniel / Alice & Glass / Bw
Alice looking through the looking glass 1 of 2 : this side

Alice and the Cheshire Cat -- the grinning cat, with whom Alice has just had a conversation, fades away as it sits on a tree branch

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and Cheshire Cat
Alice in Wonderland, Alice has a conversation with a Cheshire Cat. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and a caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets a caterpillar sitting on a mushroom, smoking a hookah. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Duchess, cook and baby
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets the Duchess, her cook and a screaming baby. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Pool of Tears
Alice in Wonderland -- Alice swims with various birds and animals in the Pool of Tears. Date: early 20th century

Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, WW1
Cartoon, The Dropped Pilot, twenty-four years after Tenniel

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and Red Queen
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets the Red Queen at the croquet game. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and the pack of cards, as the courtroom scene disintegrates at the end of the story. Date: early 20th century

Trafalgar Square Lions
Nelson thanks Edwin Landseer for the lions which are finally installed at the foot of his column in Trafalgar Square. Date: 1867

M JEKYLL, O HYDE
Dr M Jekyll and Mr O Hyde - Tenniel uses Stevensons novel as an allegory of Irelands two faces - the one respectable, the other murderous. Date: 1888

Silhouette, As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare)
As Mad As A Hatter (or March Hare) -- silhouette based on illustrations to Alice in Wonderland, showing the Mad Hatter and March Hare sitting at the tea table

Cartoon, John Bull is forced to accept American aid from Uncle Sam. Date: 1879

Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatters Tea Party
Alice in Wonderland, Alice having tea with the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse and the March Hare. Date: early 20th century

Cartoon, Retribution, or the Greenwich Dinner, with Lord Palmerston, Liberal Prime Minister (L) and Lord John Russell, Liberal Foreign Secretary (R)

Sir John Tenniel, artist, illustrator and cartoonist
Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914), British artist, illustrator and political cartoonist, who had just died

Cartoon, Crossing the Bar (death of Tennyson)
Cartoon, Crossing the Bar -- Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) the Poet Laureate "crosses the bar": a quotation from one of his own poems, symbolising death. Date: 1892

Queen Victoria Cartoon as Hermione
Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901), alias Hermione. A Shakespearean comment on the fact that Victoria has stayed too long in retirement following Albert's death; her people want to see her again

Cartoon, A Friend in Need (Gladstone and Bright)
Cartoon, A Friend in Need -- a satirical comment on the Third Anglo-Ashanti War (1873-1874) in West Africa

Cartoon, Humble Pie (Gladstone and San Juan Island)
Cartoon, Humble Pie -- a satirical comment on a government failure regarding a boundary dispute between the UK and USA over the island of San Juan in the Pacific North-West

Cartoon, Strike Home! (strikers injure each other)
Cartoon, Strike Home

Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)
Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872

Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! (Ballot Bill)
Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again

Cartoon, Land and Labour (Agricultural Union)
Cartoon, Land and Labour; or, How to Settle It

Cartoon, The Lancashire Lions (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Lancashire Lions -- one of many cartoons focusing on the political rivalry between Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone

Cartoon, Smoking the Calumet (Gladstone and Alabama Claim)
Cartoon, Smoking the Calumet -- a satirical comment on the American governments claim for compensation for the sinking of the CSS Alabama during the American Civil War

Cartoon, Off Greenwich (Gladstone and Bright)
Cartoon, Off Greenwich -- in a naval analogy, and with the Royal Naval College building in the background

Cartoon, The Strong Government (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Strong Government -- a satirical comment on Gladstones government introducing the Ballot Bill (legislation for the secret ballot in elections)

Cartoon, The British Pioneers (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The British Pioneers -- Gladstone in uniform takes an axe to some tangled tree roots, representing the Army Bill, which proved difficult for his government to carry in parliament

Cartoon, A (Very) Straight Tip! (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, A (Very) Straight Tip

Cartoon, Sliding on Thin Ice (Roman Catholicism)
Cartoon, Sliding on Thin Ice -- a satirical comment on the Roman Catholic Church, the Popes claim to infallibility, and the attraction of High-Church Protestant Anglo-Catholics towards Catholicism

Cartoon, Swift on a Large Scale (Gladstone)
Cartoon, Swift on a Large Scale -- a comment on Gladstones assigning the surplus from Irish Church endowments (resulting from the disestablishment of the Irish Church) for humanitarian purposes

Cartoon, Our Siamese Twins (English and Irish Churches)
Cartoon, Our Siamese Twins -- a satirical comment on Gladstones Irish Church Suspensory Bill, which was carried against the Conservative government by a large majority in 1868

Cartoon, A Friend at Court (John Bright)
Cartoon, A Friend at Court -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Bright, a Quaker (hence the friend pun)

Cartoon, Ben and his Bogey (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Ben and his Bogey -- a satirical comment on Disraelis speech to his Buckinghamshire electors

Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal (John Bright)
Cartoon, A Dress Rehearsal -- a satirical comment on the radical Liberal MP John Brights expectation that he might obtain a Cabinet position in the next Liberal government

Cartoon, Steering Under Difficulties (Disraeli, Gladstone)
Cartoon, Steering Under Difficulties -- a satirical comment on Disraelis reaction to Gladstones Irish Church Suspensory Bill

Sir John Tenniel
Illustration of Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914), made famous for his illustrations for the Lewis Carroll edition of Alice in Wonderland. Artist: Edwin Ward Date: circa 1905

The Cherub - Chamberlain keeping watch on Poor Jack
The Cherub - Joseph Chamberlain looking out for the interests and security of Poor Jack with his Merchant Shipping Bill. Date: 1884

The Mirage of Life - Theodore Hook playing the piano
Illustration of writer and wit, Theodore Hook, playing the piano to an admiring audience. From the Mirage of Life with illustration by John Tenniel. 1867

John Tenniel
Pen and ink portrait by Edwin Ward

Cartoon, Sir Rowland Le Grand. A reference to the English postal reformer, Sir Rowland Hill, being congratulated by a grateful Britannia. Date: 1864

HAUNTED BY SHADOW
The man who was haunted by his own shadow Date: circa 1840s

ALICE / FATHER WILLIAM
FATHER WILLIAM Eats the whole goose Date: First published: 1865

HUMPTY-DUMPTY
Alice meets HUMPTY-DUMPTY Date: First published: 1872

Apparitions: a man and his doppelganger
A man haunted by his own ghost. Date: circa 1840

John Tenniel - Alice - Postcard packet
Fuller & Richard - The Wonderland Postcards - Seven Designs Date: 1910

Death and His Brother Sleep, Shelley. (See Major Marindins Report to the board of Trade on the Railway Collision near Eastleigh)

Alice in Wonderland, Gryphon and Mock Turtle
Alice in Wonderland, Alice dancing the Lobster Quadrille on the seashore with the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and the gardeners
Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets some playing card gardeners painting the white roses red. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, baby turns into pig
Alice in Wonderland, Alice carries the baby which has turned into a pig. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, frog and fish footmen
Alice in Wonderland, the frog and fish footmen. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice finds a key
Alice in Wonderland -- Alice finds a key on a table in the Hall of Tears. Date: early 20th century

L enfant terrible, 1890
Chorus in the stern: " Don t go on like that-or you ll upset us all

Alice in Wonderland, Bill the Lizard pops out of the chimney after a kick from Alice. Date: early 20th century

Caricature of Charles Keene, F C Burnand and John Tenniel
Caricature of Charles Samuel Keene (1823-1891), Francis Cowley Burnand (1836-1917) and John Tenniel (1820-1914), two Punch artists and their editor. 1882

Tenniel signed
Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914) the book illustrator and Punch political cartoonist in late middle age Date: circa 1880

Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914) the book illustrator and Punch political cartoonist in late middle age Date: cIrca 1880

Tenniel self-portrait
Sir John Tenniel (1820 - 1914) the book illustrator and Punch cartoonist at the age of 69 1889

Tenniel Vanity Fair
SIR JOHN TENNIEL book illustrator and political cartoonist for Punch from 1850 until 1901 Date: 1820 - 1914

Freemason Prince O Wales
When Edward Price of Wales is installed as Grand Master of the Freemasons of England, Brother Punch hopes that he will do something for the housing of the poor 1875

What we ought to do in China
A Chinese dragon is threatened by a British warrior on horseback. Date: 1860

Alice in Blunderland. Alice with the Gryphon and the Mansion House Turtle. Cartoon by John Tenniel in Punch (with Mr Punchs profoundest apologies to Alice in Wonderland). Date: 1880

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and a large puppy
Alice in Wonderland, Alice hides from a large puppy. Date: early 20th century

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and the White Rabbit
Alice in Wonderland, Alice sticks her arm out of the window and the White Rabbit falls into a glass frame. Date: early 20th century

Title image, Alice in Wonderland -- Alice watches the White Rabbit entering the rabbit hole. Date: early 20th century

Spithead Review cartoon 1897
A cartoon by Tenniel at the time of the Spithead Naval Review in honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria

Menu Card - Alice in Wonderland illustration - The Puppy Date: circa 1890s

Menu Card - Alice in Wonderland illustration - Alice & Jury
Menu Card - Alice in Wonderland illustration - Alice and the Jury - Alice gives evidence. Date: circa 1890s

CARROLL, Lewis (1832-1898). English writer, mathematician and photographer. Alices Adventures in Wonderland. Illustration by John Tenniel. Engraving

Alice drawn by Lewis Carroll c. 1862
Illustration taken from the original manuscript of Lewis Carrolls (Rev. C.L. Dodgson) Alice in Wonderland, showing Alice curled up as she grew and grew. Rev

Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914)
Photographic portrait of Sir John Tenniel, the English cartoonist and illustrator, pictured c.1914. Tenniel was a famous Punch artist and illustrator of Alice in Wonderland

1868 / RIVAL STARS / PUNCH
Rival Stars Disraeli and Gladstone compared to rival actors. Disraeli, as Hamlet, is in work while Gladstone awaits his turn

Pig that Won t Pay
Tenniel depicts the Irish terrorist as a savage pig, armed to the teeth

Irish Frankenstein
The Irish Frankenstein - Tenniel uses Mary Shelleys novel as an allegory of Irish politics - Parnell has created a monster that he cannot control

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