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
Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
pencil, watercolour and gouache, published in Vanity Fair 13 May 1871
NPG 2626
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 1 July 1871
NPG 2741
Charles Philip Yorke, 5th Earl of Hardwicke
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 9 May 1873
NPG 4717
Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke
by Carlo Pellegrini
terracotta statuette, 1873
NPG 5106
Victor Emmanuel Taparelli, Marchesi d'Azeglio
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 20 June 1874
NPG 4714
Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 5 December 1874
NPG 3189
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 12 September 1874
NPG 3265
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 28 February 1874
NPG 2724
Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 7 March 1874
NPG 2725
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 14 February 1874
NPG 2726
Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 4 April 1874
NPG 2625
by Carlo Pellegrini
pencil, watercolour and gouache, published in Vanity Fair 17 January 1874
NPG 2736
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 11 April 1874
NPG 2695
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 21 November 1874
NPG 2216
William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 12 December 1874
NPG 4750
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 26 December 1874
NPG 4634
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 10 January 1874
NPG 5790
Albert Grant, Baron Grant (né Abraham Gottheimer)
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 21 February 1874
NPG 5548
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 21 August 1875
NPG 2566
Friedrich Ferdinand, Count von Beust
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 28 August 1875
NPG 4707(4)
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