Harry Fenn

Harry Fenn
Portrait of Harry Fenn, by L.C. Earle, date unknown
Born(1837-09-14)September 14, 1837
Richmond, near London
DiedApril 21, 1911(1911-04-21) (aged 73)
NationalityEnglish-American
EducationApprenticeship with Dalziel, London
Known forEngraver, etcher, painter, watercolourist and illustrator
MovementOrientalist

Harry Fenn (September 14, 1837 – April 22, 1911) was an English-born American illustrator, landscape painter, etcher, and wood engraver. From 1870 to around 1895 he was the most prominent landscape illustrator in the United States.[1] He is also noted for his illustrations of Egypt, Palestine and the Sinai.

  1. ^ Sue Rainey, Creating a World on Paper: Harry Fenn's Career in Art (University of Massachusetts Press, 2013), 5-6.