Carlo Pellegrini

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For the president of Argentina, see Carlos Pellegrini

Carlo Pellegrini (March 1838—January 22, 1889) was an Italian caricaturist, born in Capua. He came to London in 1865 and was employed by Vanity Fair, signing his work 'Ape'.

His 1869 caricature of Benjamin Disraeli was the first colour lithograph to appear in the magazine, and proved immensely popular. It was the first of a highly successful series of more than two thousand caricatures published by Vanity Fair.

External links

[Some of his caricatures] at the National Portrait Gallery

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.

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