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'''Lilian Lancaster''' (1852–1939) was a British actress and humorous cartographer, producing anthropomorphic caricatures of maps of European nations |
'''Lilian Lancaster''' (1852–1939) was a British actress and humorous cartographer, producing anthropomorphic caricatures of maps of European nations with numerous references |
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to the political changes then affecting continental Europe, together with representations of Garibaldi and Bismarck and other figures of the day.<ref name=Cat>[https://alteagallery.com/catalogues/CAT1000000048/Altea-Gallery-eCatalogue-15.pdf Lilian Lancaster Tennant], Altea Gallery, e-catalogue 15, Allegory, Satire & Propaganda, 2021</ref> |
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She was born in London in 1852 as Eliza Jane Lancaster. Aged 15, Lancaster provided twelve colour map caricatures for the illustrated book ''Geographical Fun: Humorous Outlines of Various Countries'' (1868).<ref name=Harvey>Harvey, William. ''Geographical Fun: Humorous Outlines of Various Countries'', Hodder and Stoughton, London, December 1868</ref><ref name=Barron>[http://barronmaps.com/lilian-lancaster-1852-1939/?doing_wp_cron=1688536905.8286900520324707031250 Lilian Lancaster (1852-1939)], Barron Maps website</ref> The introduction to the book and the humorous rhyming verse describing the anthropomorphic maps of European countries were provided by 'Aleph', the nom de plume of the ''[[City Press (London)|City Press]]'' journalist and Islington antiquary, Dr. William Harvey [1796-1873].<ref name=Barron/> In the introduction to the book Harvey wrote that the maps had been drawn by a girl to amuse her sick brother. Harvey added that Lancaster had been inspired by an earlier drawing of England represented by Punch (from [[Punch and Judy]]) riding on a dolphin.<ref name=Harvey/> The drawings were intended to educate as well as entertain, Harvey adding: 'no history no journal can be understood without acknowledge of maps, and good services is done when we make such information more easy and agreeable'!<ref name=Harvey/> |
She was born in London in 1852 as Eliza Jane Lancaster. Aged 15, Lancaster provided twelve colour map caricatures for the illustrated book ''Geographical Fun: Humorous Outlines of Various Countries'' (1868).<ref name=Harvey>Harvey, William. ''Geographical Fun: Humorous Outlines of Various Countries'', Hodder and Stoughton, London, December 1868</ref><ref name=Barron>[http://barronmaps.com/lilian-lancaster-1852-1939/?doing_wp_cron=1688536905.8286900520324707031250 Lilian Lancaster (1852-1939)], Barron Maps website</ref> The introduction to the book and the humorous rhyming verse describing the anthropomorphic maps of European countries were provided by 'Aleph', the nom de plume of the ''[[City Press (London)|City Press]]'' journalist and Islington antiquary, Dr. William Harvey [1796-1873].<ref name=Barron/> In the introduction to the book Harvey wrote that the maps had been drawn by a girl to amuse her sick brother. Harvey added that Lancaster had been inspired by an earlier drawing of England represented by Punch (from [[Punch and Judy]]) riding on a dolphin.<ref name=Harvey/> The drawings were intended to educate as well as entertain, Harvey adding: 'no history no journal can be understood without acknowledge of maps, and good services is done when we make such information more easy and agreeable'!<ref name=Harvey/> Another book illustrated with her maps was E. L. Hoskyn's ''Stories of Old'', again showing European countries, but this time depicting stories from local mythology.<ref name=Cat/><ref>Hoskyn, E. L. ''Stories of Old'', Adam & Charles Black: London, 1912</ref> |
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She went on the stage as a [[pantomime]] performer, comedy actress and singer. In 1884 she married William Edward Tennant, a London tutor and landed proprietor. On his death aged 43 in 1897 Lancaster moved to [[Brighton]], where she resumed creating her manuscript caricature maps. |
She went on the stage as a [[pantomime]] performer, comedy actress and singer. In 1884 she married William Edward Tennant, a London tutor and landed proprietor. On his death aged 43 in 1897 Lancaster moved to [[Brighton]], where she resumed creating her manuscript caricature maps. |
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Lilian Lancaster (1852–1939) was a British actress and humorous cartographer, producing anthropomorphic caricatures of maps of European nations with numerous references to the political changes then affecting continental Europe, together with representations of Garibaldi and Bismarck and other figures of the day.[1]
She was born in London in 1852 as Eliza Jane Lancaster. Aged 15, Lancaster provided twelve colour map caricatures for the illustrated book Geographical Fun: Humorous Outlines of Various Countries (1868).[2][3] The introduction to the book and the humorous rhyming verse describing the anthropomorphic maps of European countries were provided by 'Aleph', the nom de plume of the City Press journalist and Islington antiquary, Dr. William Harvey [1796-1873].[3] In the introduction to the book Harvey wrote that the maps had been drawn by a girl to amuse her sick brother. Harvey added that Lancaster had been inspired by an earlier drawing of England represented by Punch (from Punch and Judy) riding on a dolphin.[2] The drawings were intended to educate as well as entertain, Harvey adding: 'no history no journal can be understood without acknowledge of maps, and good services is done when we make such information more easy and agreeable'![2] Another book illustrated with her maps was E. L. Hoskyn's Stories of Old, again showing European countries, but this time depicting stories from local mythology.[1][4]
She went on the stage as a pantomime performer, comedy actress and singer. In 1884 she married William Edward Tennant, a London tutor and landed proprietor. On his death aged 43 in 1897 Lancaster moved to Brighton, where she resumed creating her manuscript caricature maps.
Her niece was the British artist Lilian Lancaster.
In 2017 two of her hand-painted manuscript maps were displayed in the the Sir John Ritblat Gallery at the British Library in London.[5]
References
- ^ a b Lilian Lancaster Tennant, Altea Gallery, e-catalogue 15, Allegory, Satire & Propaganda, 2021
- ^ a b c Harvey, William. Geographical Fun: Humorous Outlines of Various Countries, Hodder and Stoughton, London, December 1868
- ^ a b Lilian Lancaster (1852-1939), Barron Maps website
- ^ Hoskyn, E. L. Stories of Old, Adam & Charles Black: London, 1912
- ^ Lilian Lancaster's hand-drawn maps on display, British Library, 30 January 2017