The Resume

(February 28, 1820-February 25, 1914)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Cartoonist for Punch magazine (1850-1901)
Illustrated Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass'

Why he might be annoying:

He was reluctant to take the job at Punch because he wanted to pursue 'high art.'
He worried about having to produce humorous cartoons, asking a friend, 'Do they suppose that there is anything funny about me?'
In his editorial cartoons, he depicted Irish nationalists as ape-like savages.
Lewis Carroll complained, 'He drew several pictures of Alice entirely out of proportion -- head decidedly too large and feet decidedly too small.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He had his first exhibition of his paintings when he was 16.
He was blinded in one eye in a fencing accident (1840).
He had a photographic memory.
His 'Alice' illustrations are among the most famous in children's literature.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Painters
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 29]
• Cartoonists
• Eminent Victorians
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I Died in 1914 (Ranked: 93)
• I'm Buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [London]
• Knights
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 28751-29000 (Ranked: 28950)
• Visually Impaired

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 78 Votes: 47.44% Annoying