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
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 2 February 1878
NPG 4740
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 25 May 1878
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Sir William Alexander Gordon-Cumming, 4th Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 5 June 1880
NPG 4631
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 18 June 1880
NPG 2714
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 4 December 1880
NPG 4707(28)
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 19 February 1881
NPG 2575
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 26 March 1881
NPG 4743
Sir Squire Bancroft Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, 1883
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, 1883
NPG 5073
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 21 June 1884
NPG 2707
Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 18 October 1884
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 10 May 1884
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 24 May 1884
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 9 February 1884
NPG 4757
Dudley Francis Stuart Ryder, 3rd Earl of Harrowby
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 28 November 1885
NPG 2577
Sir Frederick George Milner, 7th Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 27 June 1885
NPG 4729
Sir Edward Robert Sullivan, 5th Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 13 June 1885
NPG 3270
Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 3 January 1885
NPG 4630
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 24 October 1885
NPG 5787
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 23 January 1886
NPG 2718
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