John Tenniel
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John Tenniel was a 19th-century English illustrator and political cartoonist best known for his iconic original illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s "Alice" books.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Tenniel canonical | 7 |
| Tenniel | 3 |
| Sir John Tenniel | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Tenniel Context triple: [The Annotated Alice, includesIllustrationsBy, John Tenniel]
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E. H. Shepard
E. H. Shepard was an English artist and illustrator best known for his iconic drawings in A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh books and Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
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B.
Walter Crane
Walter Crane was a prominent English artist and book illustrator whose work and design theories were central to the development of the Arts and Crafts movement.
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C.
Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham was a renowned early 20th-century British illustrator celebrated for his distinctive, atmospheric artwork in classic fairy tales and fantasy literature.
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D.
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll was an English writer, mathematician, and photographer best known for his classic children's novels "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass."
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E.
Sir Quentin Blake
Sir Quentin Blake is a renowned British illustrator and children's book author, best known for his long-standing collaboration with Roald Dahl and his distinctive, energetic drawing style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Tenniel Target entity description: John Tenniel was a 19th-century English illustrator and political cartoonist best known for his iconic original illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s "Alice" books.
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A.
E. H. Shepard
E. H. Shepard was an English artist and illustrator best known for his iconic drawings in A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh books and Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.
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B.
Walter Crane
Walter Crane was a prominent English artist and book illustrator whose work and design theories were central to the development of the Arts and Crafts movement.
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C.
Arthur Rackham
Arthur Rackham was a renowned early 20th-century British illustrator celebrated for his distinctive, atmospheric artwork in classic fairy tales and fantasy literature.
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D.
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll was an English writer, mathematician, and photographer best known for his classic children's novels "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass."
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E.
Sir Quentin Blake
Sir Quentin Blake is a renowned British illustrator and children's book author, best known for his long-standing collaboration with Roald Dahl and his distinctive, energetic drawing style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caricaturist
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illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ political cartoonist ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | detailed line drawing ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knighthood ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| centuryOfActivity |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Lewis Carroll ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1820-02-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-02-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ |
| employer | Punch ⓘ |
| endTime | 1901 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tenniel
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linked to:
John Tenniel
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| fieldOfWork |
illustration
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political cartooning ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sir John Tenniel
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linked to:
John Tenniel
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| genre |
book illustration
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political satire ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| illustrated |
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
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linked to:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
"Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" ⓘ
linked to:
Through the Looking-Glass
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian art ⓘ |
| notableFor | creating the first published images of Alice, the White Rabbit, and the Mad Hatter ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Illustrations for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
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Illustrations for "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There" ⓘ Political cartoons for Punch magazine ⓘ |
| occupation |
caricaturist
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illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ political cartoonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chief cartoonist of Punch ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1850 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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Instruction
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Referenced by (12)
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