Alice and the Cheshire Cat by John Tenniel

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Alice and the Cheshire Cat by John Tenniel

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About Sir John Tenniel

Sir John Tenniel was an English illustrator, graphic humorist, and political cartoonist. He was the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years. Tenniel was born on 28 February 1820, and died on 25 February 1914. He was knighted for his artistic achievements in 1893.

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Then there is the curious case of Alice’s missing face in the illustration of her and the Cheshire Cat in the tree.

In several editions, we only see her hair, not her profile. This is possibly a mistake made by the printer when creating woodblocks for the illustrations, that was discovered and corrected only quite some time later. It concerns the following editions (Goodacre, 110):

Source: https://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/resources/background/tenniel-and-his-illustrations/

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