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 23 October 1869
NPG 4713
Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 3 April 1869
NPG 2569
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 27 March 1869
NPG 4715
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 March 1869
NPG 5153
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 February 1869
NPG 1978
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 3 July 1869
NPG 1994
James Plaisted Wilde, Baron Penzance
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 18 December 1869
NPG 2739
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 24 July 1869
NPG 1993
John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 20 November 1869
NPG 5785
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon
by Carlo Pellegrini
pencil and watercolour, 1869
NPG 6748
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 30 January 1869
NPG 6659
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 19 November 1870
NPG 4629
(William) Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, Baron Dalling and Bulwer
by Carlo Pellegrini
pencil, study in reverse pose for drawing published in Vanity Fair 27 August 1870
NPG 3969
Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 3 September 1870
NPG 2723
Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 25 June 1870
NPG 4736
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 24 December 1870
NPG 2602
Thomas Heron Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour
NPG 5074
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 4 March 1871
NPG 4635
Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 May 1871
NPG 2712
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 25 February 1871
NPG 3628
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