Artist
John Cheney
born South Manchester, CT 1801-died South Manchester, CT 1885
- Born
- South Manchester, Connecticut, United States
- Died
- South Manchester, Connecticut, United States
- Active in
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- New York, New York, United States
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Europe
- Nationalities
- American
- Biography
During his lifetime, John Cheney was known as one of the finest engravers working in America. Between 1820 and 1850, his lithographs appeared in numerous "gift books"---lavishly bound collections of poetry and prose that were published annually. His brother, Seth Wells Cheney, was also an artist, and their father, Timothy Cheney, was a successful clockmaker.