Carlo Pellegrini
(1839-1889), 'Ape'; caricaturistSitter in 5 portraits
Artist associated with 490 portraits
Carlo Pellegrini was born in Italy in 1838. His father came from an ancient land-owning family, while his mother was descended from the Medici. He moved to London in 1864, where he became a favourite member of bohemian and aristocratic circles. In 1869, Thomas Gibson Bowles employed Pellegrini to produce caricatures for his new society magazine, Vanity Fair. His caricature of Benjamin Disraeli was the first lithograph to appear in the magazine. It was so popular that it helped to establish the idea of the coloured caricature in British magazines. Signing his work 'Ape', Pellegrini continued working for the journal for the rest of his life.
Explore the portrait of Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke by Carlo Pellegrini (NPG 5106) from all angles
Alfred, Lord Tennyson ('Men of the Day, No. 28.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 22 July 1871
NPG D43493
Edward Miall ('Statesmen, No. 89.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 July 1871
NPG D43494
John Locke ('Statesmen, No. 91.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 12 August 1871
NPG D43496
Russell Gurney ('Statesmen, No. 92.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 9 September 1871
NPG D43500
The Tichborne Claimant ('Men of the Day, No. 25.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 10 June 1871
NPG D45754
by Carlo Pellegrini
lithograph, 1872
NPG D21499
Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D33274
Edward Southwell Russell, 23rd Baron de Clifford
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D35596
John Delacour (né John de Burgh)
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D35683
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D36921
Hon. Alexander Temple Fitzmaurice
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D36946
Hon. Oliver George Paulett Montagu
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph heightened with white, 1872
NPG D38909
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D40177
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D40882
Hon. Alexander Temple Fitzmaurice
by Carlo Pellegrini
lithograph, 1872
NPG D6726
Sir James Thompson Mackenzie, 1st Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D6728
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin
by Carlo Pellegrini
lithograph, 1872
NPG D6729
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, 1872
NPG D6730
by Carlo Pellegrini
lithograph, 1872
NPG D6731
by Carlo Pellegrini
lithograph, 1872
NPG D6732
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