Sir John Tenniel

[English Golden Age Illustrator, 1820-1914]

• Subject matter:	Specializes in Children's Books.
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Museums and Public Art Galleries:

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Royal Collection, London, UK
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Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK
3 works by or related to the artist

National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Tate Gallery, London, UK

The British Museum, London, UK NEW!

Pictures from Image Archives:

Liam's Pictures from Old Books
Illustrations from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Sir John Tenniel in the WebMuseum

Wikimedia Commons Image Database

Ciudad de la Pintura (in Spanish)

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Illustration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Illustration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Illustration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Other Web Sites:

Alice in Wonderland Illustrators

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Complete text with Tenniel's classic illustrations

Children's Literature Resources at Indiana University

The British Library, London, UK

The Modernist Journals Project NEW!

The Victorian Web
Tenniel's illustrations for Alice and other books

Articles:

Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Sir John Tenniel
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Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum)
Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.

Wikipedia, the "Open Content" Encyclopedia
Biographical info

Spartacus Educational Books

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Alice Stretches at the Neck

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Alice and the Caterpillar

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Sir John Tenniel: Alice and the Cheshire Cat

Alice and the Cheshire Cat

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Alice at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party

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"Look Inside" and "Search Inside" Books at Amazon

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The Annotated Alice, Definitive Edition

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Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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The Fables of Aesop

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