Rudolph Jenny b. c.1826

Also known as R. J.
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Colonial-era newspaper wood engraver, he was the last of the classical European-trained wood-engravers in Melbourne. His estate was sworn at £11,280, the bulk of which was willed to various charitable institutions.
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Name
Rudolph Jenny
Also known as R. J.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Birth date
c.1826
Birth place
Solothurn, Switzerland
Death date
22 January 1905
Death place
East Melbourne, Vic.
Burial place
Boroondarra Cemetery, Kew, Vic.
Active Period
  • c.1861 - c.1888
Arrival
  • c.1855 (Victoria)
Residence
  • Melbourne, Vic.
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related stub person groups
  • Victorian Artists' Society, Melbourne, Vic. (associate of)
Related people
  • Grosse, Frederick (associate of)
  • Cooke, Albert Charles (associate of)
  • Carrington, Francis Thomas Deane (associate of)
Related collections
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Award for his wood engravings at the 1888 Melbourne International Exhibition, Melbourne, Vic. (received)
  • Melbourne International Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • DBRef(u'xactivity', ObjectId('4da19928b538b73d9300eb70')) (exhibited at)