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John Tenniel
1820-1914
Album of cartoons for "Punch"
54 drawings in graphite, 4 of which are double-page, some on tracing paper. Drawings average 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches (210 x 165 mm).
Gift of Melvin R. Seiden.
2006.139
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An artist well-represented in the Morgan's collections as the illustrator of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Tenniel also made drawings for the popular press. This album contains a series of drawings made to enliven the pages of the humor magazine "Punch".
Provenance:
Sale, Christie's, 25 June 1997; Melvin R. Seiden, New York.
Associated names:
Seiden, Melvin R., former owner.
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