James Henty b. 1800

  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Sketcher, settler, merchant and banker, Henty's artistic activity was confined to amateur sketching, done mainly during his time in Western Australia.

Citations

  • Bassett, Marnie (1966), 'Henty, James (1800 – 1882)’, Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, Melbourne University Press, pp 531-534.

  • Bray, F. (1930), 'The Hentys at Swan River’, W.A. Historical Society Journal and Proceedings, (1/7).

  • Erickson, R. (1988), 'The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians pre 1829-1888’, Nedlands, WA.

  • Information sourced from Erickson, Rica.

  • Bassett, M. (1954), 'The Hentys, an Australian Colonial Tapestry’, London, England.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870