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 6 May 1886
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 27 March 1886
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John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 5 March 1887
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Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 19 February 1887
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 October 1887
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Charles Robert Claude Wilde, 2nd Baron Truro
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 1 January 1887
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 September 1888
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 11 August 1888
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by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 7 July 1888
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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield [Statesmen No. 1]
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 30 January 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 February 1869
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John Bright ('Statesmen No, 3')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 13 February 1869
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Mother Mary Star: ('People of the Day, No. 1. "I felt very uncomfortable."'')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 20 February 1869
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Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke ('Statesmen, No. 4')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 27 February 1869
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William Edward Forster; ('Statesmen, No. 5.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 6 March 1869
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Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville ('Statesmen, No. 6'
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 13 March 1869
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William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley ('Statesmen, No.7.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 20 March 1869
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Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire ('Statesmen, No. 8.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 27 March 1869
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Edward Cardwell, Viscount Cardwell ('Statesmen, No. 9')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 3 April 1869
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Sir James Stansfeld; ('Statesmen, No. 10. "Pour encourager les autres."')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 10 April 1869
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George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll; ('Statesmen, No. 11. "God bless the Duke of Argyll."')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 17 April 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 April 1869
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John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney; ('Statesmen, No. 13')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 1 May 1869
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Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey; ('Statesmen, No. 14. "A privileged person."')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 8 May 1869
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Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 15 May 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 22 May 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 May 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 5 June 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 12 June 1869
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Hugh Culling Eardley Childers ('Statesmen, No. 20. "A returned colonist"'.)
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 19 June 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 26 June 1869
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William Connor Magee ('Statesmen, No. 22')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 3 July 1869
NPG D43386
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury ('Statesmen, No. 23.)
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 10 July 1869
NPG D43387
John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley ('Statesmen, No. 24.)
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 16 July 1869
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Samuel Wilberforce ('Statesmen, No. 25.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 24 July 1869
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Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns ('Statesmen, No. 26.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 31 July 1869
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Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset ('Statesmen, No. 27.)
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 7 August 1869
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by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 14 August 1869
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Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare (Statesmen, No. 29.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 21 August 1869
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Sir Austen Henry Layard ('Statesmen, No. 30.')
by Carlo Pellegrini
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 28 August 1869
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