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 William Augustus Fraser, 4th Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 9 January 1875
NPG 2573
Sir William Withey Gull, 1st Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
pencil, 1875
NPG 2909
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 17 November 1875
NPG 4072
Sir George Samuel Jenkinson, 11th Bt
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 24 April 1875
NPG 2579
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, 18 September 1875
NPG 4732
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 27 March 1875
NPG 3267
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 2 January 1875
NPG 2594
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 17 April 1875
NPG 2596
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 5 June 1875
NPG 2597
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 16 January 1875
NPG 3268
Count Pyotr Andreyevich Schouvaloff
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 13 February 1875
NPG 4707(29)
John Edward Cornwallis Rous, 2nd Earl of Stradbroke
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 31 July 1875
NPG 4744
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 9 October 1875
NPG 4751
Edward Montagu Stuart Granville Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 14 August 1875
NPG 4699
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, pen and pencil
NPG 5412
John Thomas Freeman-Mitford, 1st Earl of Redesdale
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 27 February 1875
NPG 5311
attributed to Carlo Pellegrini
oil and possibly gouache, 1877
NPG 2933
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 1 December 1877
NPG 3269
Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, Earl Lyons
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 April 1878
NPG 1995
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 16 March 1878
NPG 2587
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