John Tenniel
1820-1914
Alice Holding a Flamingo, Conversing with the Ugly Duchess
1860s
sheet: 7 1/8 x 5 11/16 inches (181 x 144 mm); design area: 3 3/16 x 2 3/8 inches (82 x 60 mm)
Graphite on wove paper.
1980.24
Purchased as the gift of Charlene Engelhard.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Preparatory illustration for the woodcut in reverse on p. 132 of chap. IX ("The Mock Turtle's Story") in Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", London, 1865.
Preparatory illustration for the woodcut in reverse on p. 132 of chap. IX ("The Mock Turtle's Story") in Lewis Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", London, 1865.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed with the artist's monogram at lower right, in pencil, "JT" (interlaced); inscribed at bottom edge, "43".
Associated names
Winthrop, Bronson, former owner.
Allen, Reginald, former owner.
Engelhard, Charlene, donor.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Allen, Reginald, former owner.
Engelhard, Charlene, donor.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 218.
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