biografia di Johann Heinrich JENNY (1786-1854)

Birth place: Switzerland

Addresses: NYC

Profession: Topographical draftsman

Comments: Was in NYC c.1820 and painted a number of views of the city. Dunlap states that he later accompanied Commodore Stewart's expedition to the Pacific as draftsman. Cf. -- Jenny.

Sources: G&W; Portfolio (March 1945), 148 and frontis.; NYCD 1820 (as Yenni); Cowdrey, AA & AAU (as Yenni); Dunlap. History, II, 378 (as Yenni); Thieme-Becker (as Jenny).