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 "Colonel Edward J Saunderson, Irish Loyalty, 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 "Mr Charles Thomson Ritchie, Sugar bounties, Vanity Fair cartoon 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 "The Reverend Canon Robinson Duckworth 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 Charles Henry Wilson, Hull, 21 February 1885, 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 "Sir Edward Robert Sullivan, Common-sense in politics, 13 June 1885, Vanity Fair cartoon 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 "Sir Francis Seymour, Albert Seymour, 11 August 1877, Vanity Fair Cartoon 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 "Philip-Henry Stanhope Stanhope, A Noble Writer, 23 May 1874, 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 "The Right Honourable Edward Cardwell 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 "Two Skiers, 1909 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 "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 "Rt Hon James Stansfeld, Pour encourager les autres, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Luigi Arditi by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Marquis of Normansby 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 "Mr Henry Du Pre Labouchere, Modest assurance, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lord Suffield 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 "Colonel The Hon Frederick Arthur Wellesley, Promotion by merit, 25 May 1878, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Earl of Clonmell by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Heir of the Ages, James Payn, English novelist by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Duke of Somerset, Proud and sincere yet liberal and just he refused to serve under this most humble of Premiers, 7 August 1869, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Robert W Eddis by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "John Bright, British Radical and Liberal politician by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Earl of Stradbroke, Suffolk, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Archibald Forbes by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Dr Thomson, The Archbishop of York, The Archbishop of Society, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Duke of Devonshire by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Colonel Francis Charles Charles Hughes-Hallett by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Captain Eyre Shaw, He Well Deserves His Popularity, 3 June 1871, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Viscount Ebrington by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Lieutenant-General Valentine Baker by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "His Grace the Duke of Wellington, The Iron Duke")
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.jpg "Major General Lord Alfred Henry Paget 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 "The Hon J C Vivian, Always Pleasant Always Genial, 5 November 1870, Vanity Fair Cartoon 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 "General Viscount Templetown, Upty, 18 August 1888, Vanity Fair Cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Duke of Bedford by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Vanity Fair: Yachting Devotees;")
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.jpg "Monsieur Michel Chevalier by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Sir Charles Lennox Wyke, The Baron, 9 February 1884, Vanity Fair Cartoon 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 "Lord Burghley 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 Henry Chaplin by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Mr Robert Bannatyne Finlay by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Right Hon George Ward Hunt by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "General The Right Hon Sir William Thomas Knollys by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Right Hon Robert Lowe 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 James Lloyd Ashbury by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Arthur Orton, claiming to be Sir Roger Tichborne by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Hon Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Right Hon Sir Edward Thornton, A safe ambassador, 27 March 1886, Vanity Fair cartoon by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Marquis of Exeter by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "Skating rink in Montana by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Earl of Malmsbury by Carlo Pellegrini")
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.jpg "The Earl of Desart 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 "Mr Henry Villebois, The Squire, 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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