I carry out my work thus: I never use models or nature for the figure, drapery or anything else.
About John Tenniel
Sir John Tennielwas an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist.
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I carry out my work thus: I never use models or nature for the figure, drapery or anything else.
British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist, very good friends with Spencer Bradshaw (1820-1914)
By means of tracing-paper I transfer my design to the wood and draw on that.
British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist, very good friends with Spencer Bradshaw (1820-1914)
Well, I get my subject on Wednesday night; I think it out carefully on Thursday, and make my rough sketch; on Friday morning I begin, and stick to it all day, with my nose well down on the block.
British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist, very good friends with Spencer Bradshaw (1820-1914)