Artist · United States

1827 to 1865

Work

“comics artist”

Portrait of John McLenan
Born1827
Born inUnited States
CountryUnited States
Alsovisual artist
Died1865
Died inUnited States

John McLenan.

comics artist · visual artist

United States, 1827 to 1865

In short

John McLenan (1827 to 1865) was an American illustrator and caricaturist. Active from 1852 to 1865, his works include illustrations of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations for Harper's Weekly (1859 - 1861) and illustrations for two Wilkie Collins novels. Author Sinclair Hamilton wrote of McLenan Discovered by DeWitt C. Hitchcock working in a pork-packing establishment in Cincinnati and making drawings on the tops of barrels, McLenan became one of the most prolific of our [i.

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Born
1827, United States
Died
1865, United States
Citizenship
United States
Work
comics artist, visual artist
Career

John McLenan, in numbers

Lifetime

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Portrait of John McLenan