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The Walrus and the Carpenter
Tenniel, John - Enlarge image
The Walrus and the Carpenter
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
19th century (made)
1872 (printed) - Artist/Maker:
Tenniel, John (Sir), born 1820 - died 1914 (artist)
Brothers Dalziel (engraved by) - Materials and Techniques:
Wood engraving on India paper
- Museum number:
E.2840-1901
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case EW, shelf 152, box B
Tenniel was essentially self-taught, but his drawings to illustrate Carroll's Alice books owe much to the work of the French caricaturist and illustrator Grandville (1803-47), especially his comic animal imagery of the 1830s. Tenniel's illustrations to Through the Looking Glass include many of his most memorable inventions such as Humpty Dumpty, Jabberwocky, and the two characters seen here, the Walrus and the Carpenter. Here they are shown wandering along a beach, having lured the 'little oysters' and then eaten them.
