Artist:
[Ape] J Carlo Pellegrini (1839 - 1889)
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Vanity Fair caricature of Mr Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841 – 1924). He was a a professional chess player who was also known as “The Black Death”. From the original edition of Vanity Fair.
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Vanity Fair caricature of Mr Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841 – 1924). He was a a professional chess player who was also known as “The Black Death”.
From the original edition of Vanity Fair.
Biography:
[Ape] J Carlo Pellegrini (1839-1889)
Pellegrini
signed most of his work under the pseudonym of Ape (Italian for “bee”).
He served from 1869 to 1889 as a caricaturist for Vanity Fair magazine,
a leading journal of London society. He was born in Capua, then in the
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. His father came from an ancient land-owning
family, while his mother was allegedly descended from the Medici. His
work for the magazine made his reputation and he became its most
influential artist.
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