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An ultimate tribute came to an elderly Tenniel as he was knighted for public service in 1893 by Queen Victoria. It was the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist. His fellows saw his knighthood as gratitude for "raising what had been a fairly lowly profession to an unprecedented level of respectability."[1] With his knighthood, Tenniel elevated the social status of the black-and-white illustrator, and sparked a new sense of recognition of his profession.[2][citation needed] When he retired in January 1901, Tenniel was honoured with a farewell banquet (on 12 June), at which Arthur Balfour, then Leader of the House of Commons, presided,[3] and described Tenniel as "a great artist and a great gentleman".[4]