If you're looking for caricatures from the 19th century, you can't miss "Ape". Behind the pseudonym (Ape = Italian for bee) is the Italian artist Carlo Pellegrini. He came from a noble family that had connections to the Italian Medici - the influential Italian dynasty of Florence. This also led to Pellegrini meeting Albert Edward, later King Edward VII, at a young age. Such prominent contacts also ensured that the Italian eventually moved to London, where he was accepted into the circles of Victorian high society as an artist.
There he met the most diverse well-known and prominent personalities. Among them was Gibson Bowles, the founder of the British Vanity Fair. The first issue of Vanity Fair was published in London in 1868. The subtitle of the paper was "A Weekly Show of Political, Social and Literary Wares". The aim of the paper, founded by Thommy Bowles, was to expose scandals in society in addition to articles on fashion, current events, art, literature and theater. Bowles recognized Pellegrini's talent. He was a unique cartoonist. For this, the people he portrayed did not have to sit for long as models for him. Generally, it was enough for him to observe his "victim" for a few days. He memorized their poses and facial expressions and sketched excellent likenesses with only the mental image in mind. Bowles then commissioned him to draw a caricature of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. The chromolithograph, soon published there, was immediately successful and established Pellegrini's reputation both at home and abroad. His second portrait of William Gladstone, appeared just a week later. Every issue of Vanity Fair from then on featured a large color, original lithographic portrait of a political or contemporary figure. One of the most famous is that of British writer Thomas Carlyle. Caricatures were made in the magazine with wit, but also in a good-natured and gentle manner. This even became known as "Vanity Fair Style".
Ape quickly became one of Vanity Fair's most sought-after artists, along with Sir Leslie Ward ("Spy"). He continued to refine his already elegant style. His bohemian personality also made him famous. Quite an artist, he appeared extravagant, lived out his homosexuality and was somewhat eccentric. At the same time he never lost his strong Italian accent. A colorful bird in the strict Victorian society. He became friends with many of the most important artists of the 19th century. Among them were James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Degas, who even painted a portrait to commemorate their friendship. Pellegrini drew for Vanity Fair until his death.
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.jpg "The Right Rev John Charles Ryle, Bishop of Liverpool, Liverpool, 26 March 1881, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Marquis of Salisbury, He is too honest a Tory for his party and his time, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Tenterden, The Foreign Office, 17 August 1878, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Colonel Edward J Saunderson, Irish Loyalty, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "General Robert Cumming Schenck, USA, 23 January 1875, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Allen Young, Alleno, 15 December 1877, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Viscount Sydney, He Received the Royal Commands and Lengthened the Skirts of the Ballet, 1 May 1869, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Right Hon G J Goschen by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Charles Thomson Ritchie, Sugar bounties, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Reverend Canon Robinson Duckworth by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Count Schouvaloff, Russia, 13 February 1875, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Roderick Murchison by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Hon Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Marquis of Anglesey by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Edward Robert Sullivan, Common-sense in politics, 13 June 1885, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Coleridge by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Two Skiers, 1909 by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr John Coupland by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Rowland Winn, The lash, 29 August 1874, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lieutenant-Colonel John Palmer Brabazon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "James Abbott McNeill Whistler by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Colonel Francis Duncan by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Thomas Bazley by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "General Sir Thomas Montagu Steele, Aldershot, 20 July 1878, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Major-General Sir Charles Warren, Bechuanaland, 6 February 1886, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Tobogganers at Davos, Switzerland by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Cool of the Evening, Lord Houghton, English poet and politician, 1870 by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr William Howard Russell, Our War Correspondence, 16 January 1875, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Earl of Limerick by Carlo Pellegrini")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1122774).jpg "Walking in the Mountains near Engelberg, Switzerland by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Roderick Impey Murchison, Scottish geologist, 1870 by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr George Hammond Whalley, The Great Believer in Roman Catholicism, 18 February 1871, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Francis Seymour, Albert Seymour, 11 August 1877, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1113967).jpg "Lone Man Skating by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Signor Paolo Tosti, For Ever and For Ever, 14 November 1885, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Statesman No.15 by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Rt Hon James Stansfeld, Pour encourager les autres, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Cairns by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Duke of Sutherland, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Henry Bulwer by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons, Fortifications, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr. Ira D. Sankey, Praise and Prayer, 10 April 1875, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Wharncliffe, Conservative Conversion, 14 August 1875, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "General Viscount Templetown, Upty, 18 August 1888, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Whistler by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Strathnairn, He was Made a Statesman Because He was a Soldier, 20 August 1870, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Henry Josias Stracey, A country gentleman, 10 July 1875, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Arthur John Otway by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Viscount Bury by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Viscount Ranelagh, He has succeeded in volunteering, 25 June 1870, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Henry G C Gordon-Lennox by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Stanley, He speaks with one party and acts with the other, 26 June 1869, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Edward William Watkin, The Railway Interest, 6 November 1875, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Monsieur De Staal by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Charles Henry Wilson, Hull, 21 February 1885, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Young Woman Tobogganing by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Right Hon Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Captain Arthur Smith, Doggie, 6 December 1884, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lieutenant-General Valentine Baker by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Reginald Hanson, The Right Hon The Lord Mayor of London by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lieut-General Sir Edward Bruce Hamley by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Major General Lord Alfred Henry Paget by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Headley by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Right Honourable Edward Cardwell by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Rev A H Mackonochie by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Right Honourable William Patrick Adam by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Algernon Borthwick by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Earl of Russell, The Greatest Liberal Statesmen of Modern Times, 5 June 1869, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Philip-Henry Stanhope Stanhope, A Noble Writer, 23 May 1874, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Stafford Northcote by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Earl of Clonmell by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Hammond by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Marquis of Westminster, The richest man in England, 16 July 1870, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "William Howard Russell, Irish-born British journalist, 1875 by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Robert Bannatyne Finlay by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Baron Henry de Worms by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Dr Jackson, The Bishop of London by Carlo Pellegrini")
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