Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914), English cartoonist and book illustrator, born in London. From 1851 to 1901 Tenniel was cartoonist for Punch magazine, for which he drew about 2300 cartoons. Among his principal book illustrations are those for Aesop's Fables (1848) and Lewis Carroll's classics, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There (1872).

Source: Funk and Wagnals New Encyclopedia