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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associate of
Frederick Grosse
1828
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Albert Charles Cooke
1836
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Francis Thomas Deane Carrington
1843
Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)

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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)