Three Sunsets And Other Poems by Lewis Carroll

He worked by drawing directly onto the wood-block which was then cut by an engraver.First illustrated books were Undine (1845) Aesop’s Fables (1848), although some of his work was included in The Book of British Ballads (1842).A fencing accident in his youth left him blind in one eye.He was commissioned to paint a fresco for the House of Lords in 1845. Exhibited at the Suffolk Street Galleries, London, when aged only 16 years exhibited at the Royal Academy when aged 17 years, and for the next 5 years his early work was in oils.Taught himself to draw at an early age studied for a short time at the Royal Academy Schools became dissatisfied with the teaching there.Born on 28 February 1820 in Kensington, London son of John Baptist Tenniel, of Huguenot lineage.Cohen and Edward Wakeling, Cornell University Press, 2003.

The original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures under Ground was illustrated with Lewis Carroll’s own drawings, but from then on he used a professional illustrator to provide the pictures he required.Ĭarroll’s relationship with his illustrators and the details of their involvement in his publications can be further explored in Lewis Carroll and his Illustrators, edited by Morton N. Sylvie and Bruno Concluded (1893) Harry Furniss

The Hunting of the Snark (1876) Henry Holiday Through the Looking-Glass (1871) John Tenniel He made sure that the pictures in his books matched his ideas and fitted his text.Īlice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) John Tenniel He chose the artists to provide the illustrations and worked closely with them. Eight of Lewis Carroll’s most important works are illustrated.

Three Sunsets And Other Poems by Lewis Carroll