John Frederick Kensett

Painting, Visual Artist

1816 – 1872

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Who was John Frederick Kensett?

John Frederick Kensett was an American artist and engraver. He attended school at Cheshire Academy, and studied engraving with his immigrant father, Thomas Kensett, and later with his uncle, Alfred Dagget. He worked as engraver in the New Haven area until about 1838, after which he went to work as a bank note engraver in New York City.

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Born
Mar 22, 1816
Cheshire
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Connecticut
  • New York City
  • Cheshire
Died
Dec 14, 1872
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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