The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-27
SIR JOHN TENNIEL,
CARY0oNIS7, DEAD
Famous "Punch" Artist Carica-
tured Lincoln, Bismarck, Kai-
ser, Gladstone and Others.
LIVED TO o., BUT BLIND
He Made "Alice in Wonderland
Famous by His Illus.
tratiOns.

LONDON. Feb. 2e.-sir John Tenniel.
the greatest British cartoonist Of his time.
died to-day. He was "a years old.
Sir John Tenniei was on the staff Of
PuWch for just half a century. from 1851
TO 1901. when he retired. For thirty six
years OF that time he was Punch's chief
cartoonist.
President Lincoln. Bismarck. the present
German Emperor. Gladstone Napoleon
Ill. and Dlaraeli were a few OF the public
men whom he made his subjects. In an
his political work. were the illustrations
for Lewis CARROTS Alice in Wonderland
and Alice Through the Looking Glass."
II 10 through these latter famous pic
lures that he 10 best known to the present
generation.
Was HE Own Art Teacher.
Tenniers art education was mainly self.
obtained. although for a short time he was
a student at the Royal Academy. He sent
his first picture to the exhibition OF the
Society Of British ArtsB In 1895 In 1s45
he submitted a large cartoon. An ALE.
cory Of Justice" In the competition for de-
signs for the mural decoration OF the new
Palace OF Westminster. He received a
$1,000 prize for this and a commission to
paint fresco In the Hall of Poets" In
the House Of Lords.
Another early work, the illustrations for
an edition of (Esops Fables, had at.
tracted favorable comment for their ar
tistic power. their humor and their evil
dences OF close observation. Richard
Doyle. who. with John Leech was Joint
cartoonist OF Punch, resigned from the
STAN late In 1850. offended at the Jour
mars attitude toward the so-calied "papal
aggression" Douglas Jerrold suggested
Tenniei for Doyle's place and Mark
Lemon. editor of Punch, invited the young
man to join the staff.
| Tenniel's first cartoon, Lord Jack the
Giant Killer" showed Lord John Russell.
armed with the sword of truth and liberty
attacking Cardinal Wiseman who was
armed with crozier. Two years later
he drew his first lion. a feature of many
or his best drawn cartoons, and gradually
took over the drawing OF the weekly
political cartoon from Leach. whose
speciality was rather pictures OF life and
character. Leach died in 1864, and Ten.
mel continued the work alone. From ther
on until his retirement he missed making
his weekly cartoon less than a dozer
times. He took few holidays In tina
time. preferring to remain where he coul,
keep In closest touch with the AFFAIRS o
the moment His work for Punch In tn,
nifty years Of his service includes 2.30'
political cartoons and innumerable inino
drawings and double page cartoons.
TIE Famous "Dropping the Pilot.
. One Of the best known Of Tenniel'
} cartoons was Dropping the Pilot" q
: the time Of Prince Bismarcks resigna
: ton In 1859. II showed the Kaiser look
e ing over the side of the great ship O
n which he was captain 1T the figure q
= Bismarck. the pilot descending the ladder
, Roth the Emperor and u smarck wer
Q pleased by the cartoon. the original @
which Tenniel gave to Lord Roseber,
: who In turn presented II to Bismarck
e Tenniers cartoons in the days of tn
q civil war were received with great bitter
J, ness In the North. Pres dent Lincoln wa
o made the target Of many pictures. 9TH
h Rail splitter was a frequently used ides
a One cartoon which attracted particula
attention on this side of the ocean shove
o President Lincoln seated in a rockin
4 chair poking at an open fire from whic
Il dark clouds OF smoke. filled with tin
o black figures arose. president Abe
" What nice White House this would
E. II It were not for the blacks ." was III
n caption.
After the assassination Of Lincol
V Punch sought TO make amends for its a
7. tacks upon him. Tenniel drew a cartoo
u showing Britannia laying a wreath on II
e Presidents deathbed under the captio
= Britannia Sympathizes with Columbia
i and Tom Taylor. then editor of Pune
a wrote as the papers apology the widel
known verses beginning:
. You lay wreath on murdered Lincoln's bic
d YoS, who. with hooking pencil. wont
n trAc.
d Broad for the seif.complasant Briti.h sneer,
r His iength Of shamblipg limb his furrotsv
% fsoe.
yss, whose smart pen backed up the pencil
. judging each step as though the way We
ID plain;
e. Reckless. 40 II could point its paragraph
,e OF chiefs perplexity or peoples pain
IN Beside this Corpse that bears for winding she
ID The Stars and Stripes he lived TO rear ane
!, Bet ~een the mourners al his head and feet,
N Say scurrile jester, 10 there room for voui
- illustrated CsrroIl's Books.
h Tenniers illustrations helped to make
success OF Lewis Carroll's books. whit
In their frst editions had been illus,r at
and found small sale. "Lalla Rookh" al
ly the "InEoldsby Legends were other boo
te for which Tenniel contributed illustration
Q. The cartoonist was knightcd In Is.
Mt 4 dinner was given for him In June. Is(
A. on the occasion of his retirement fro
H. Punch. which also marked the completi
a. OF nifty years on the stan.
", Sir John lost the use of one eye by
accident while fencing as a boy with
I. father and did all his fan Gus work und
l.. this handicap. In his late. years he
= came totally blind. He outlived all
n contemporaries on Punch's stan. inclu
Ing Thackeray. Mayhem. Mark Lemon a
b. Du Maurier.