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Carlo Pellegrini

(1839-1889), 'Ape'; caricaturist

Sitter 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.

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Count Constantino Nigra, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 4707(22)

Count Constantino Nigra

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 6 May 1886
NPG 4707(22)

Sir Edward Thornton, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 2742

Sir Edward Thornton

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 27 March 1886
NPG 2742

John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 2702

John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 5 March 1887
NPG 2702

Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 3266

Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 19 February 1887
NPG 3266

Sir Thomas Sutherland, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 2603

Sir Thomas Sutherland

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 October 1887
NPG 2603

Charles Robert Claude Wilde, 2nd Baron Truro, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 4749

Charles Robert Claude Wilde, 2nd Baron Truro

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 1 January 1887
NPG 4749

Hugh Reginald Haweis, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 2719

Hugh Reginald Haweis

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 September 1888
NPG 2719

Cuthbert Larking, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 4724

Cuthbert Larking

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 11 August 1888
NPG 4724

Francis Charles Philips, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG 4632

Francis Charles Philips

by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 7 July 1888
NPG 4632

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield [Statesmen No. 1], by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43364

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield [Statesmen No. 1]

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 30 January 1869
NPG D43364

William Ewart Gladstone, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43365

William Ewart Gladstone

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 February 1869
NPG D43365

John Bright ('Statesmen No, 3'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43366

John Bright ('Statesmen No, 3')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 13 February 1869
NPG D43366

Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke ('Statesmen, No. 4'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43368

Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke ('Statesmen, No. 4')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 27 February 1869
NPG D43368

William Edward Forster; ('Statesmen, No. 5.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43369

William Edward Forster; ('Statesmen, No. 5.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 March 1869
NPG D43369

William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley ('Statesmen, No.7.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43371

William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley ('Statesmen, No.7.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 20 March 1869
NPG D43371

Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell ('Statesmen, No. 9'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43373

Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell ('Statesmen, No. 9')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 3 April 1869
NPG D43373

Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury, by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43379

Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 15 May 1869
NPG D43379

William Connor Magee ('Statesmen, No. 22'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43386

William Connor Magee ('Statesmen, No. 22')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 3 July 1869
NPG D43386

John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley ('Statesmen, No. 24.), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43388

John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley ('Statesmen, No. 24.)

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 16 July 1869
NPG D43388

Samuel Wilberforce ('Statesmen, No. 25.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43389

Samuel Wilberforce ('Statesmen, No. 25.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 July 1869
NPG D43389

Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns ('Statesmen, No. 26.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43390

Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns ('Statesmen, No. 26.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 31 July 1869
NPG D43390

Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset ('Statesmen, No. 27.), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43391

Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset ('Statesmen, No. 27.)

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 7 August 1869
NPG D43391

Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare (Statesmen, No. 29.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43393

Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare (Statesmen, No. 29.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 21 August 1869
NPG D43393

Sir Austen Henry Layard ('Statesmen, No. 30.'), by Carlo Pellegrini - NPG D43394

Sir Austen Henry Layard ('Statesmen, No. 30.')

by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 28 August 1869
NPG D43394

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