A Life Etched in Line: The World of Sir John Tenniel Born in the burgeoning London district of Bayswater on February 28, 1820, Sir John Tenniel entered a world poised between tradition and rapid change. Though destined to become one of Victorian England’s most celebrated visual storytellers, his early life offered little indication of the artistic path he would forge. Quiet and introspective by nature, Tenniel possessed an observant eye and a meticulous hand – qualities that would later define his remarkable career. He initially pursued studies at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1842, presentin…