WattsOS
NY
New Year's Greeting with Drawing of Dog
1887 · Pen and black ink with brush and watercolor, on ivory wove card
8.9 × 11.5 cm (3 9/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago

Sir John Tenniel was 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. According to the V&A, "his intelligent, detailed style elevated the fame and standing of cartoonists immeasurably."
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