Charles Henry Jeens

Charles Henry Jeens was an engraver (1827–1879). He was born at Uley and died at London.

Charles Henry Jeens in brief

Born
1827
Died
1879
Known for
engraver
Place of birth
Uley
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Recognition and collections

Work by Charles Henry Jeens is held by National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, National Library of Wales and Yale Center for British Art.

Catalogued works

14 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1860 to 1882.

Thomas Henry Huxley, dated 1874, held by National Library of Wales. Sir William Thomson, dated 1865, held by National Library of Wales. John Tyndall, dated 1874, held by National Library of Wales. Francis Bacon, held by Q214867, inventory 1950.14.131. The Birdcage, dated 1860, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.13859. George Biddell Airy, dated 1878. Sir Charles Lyell. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1875., dated 1875, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe. Etching by C. H. Jeens., held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Charles Wyville Thomson. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1876., dated 1876, held by Wellcome Collection. Emanuel Swedenborg. Etching by C. H. Jeens., held by Wellcome Collection. William Harvey. Engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1878, after W. von Bemmel, 1657., dated 1878, held by Wellcome Collection. James Prescott Joule. Etching by C. H. Jeens, 1882., dated 1882, held by Wellcome Collection. John Tyndall. Stipple engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1874., dated 1874, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. Engraving by C. H. Jeens, 1877., dated 1877, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 7 named public collections.

National Library of Wales: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Portrait Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Yale Center for British Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 23 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Jeens, Charles Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Jeens, Charles Henry (1827–1879), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. 29A. To Charles Henry Jeens, [c. 24 February 1877], Letters of Walter Pater, 1970.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is postage stamp and engraving process. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Work by Charles Henry Jeens is recorded in the collections of National Portrait Gallery, British Museum, National Library of Wales and Yale Center for British Art.

Chronology

  1. 1827Charles Henry Jeens born at Uley.
  2. 1860The Birdcage (Yale Center for British Art).
  3. 1865Sir William Thomson (National Library of Wales).
  4. 1874Thomas Henry Huxley (National Library of Wales).
  5. 1874John Tyndall (National Library of Wales).
  6. 1878George Biddell Airy.
  7. 1879Charles Henry Jeens died at London.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    29A. To Charles Henry Jeens, [c. 24 February 1877], Letters of Walter Pater, 1970

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Jeens, Charles Henry (1827–1879), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Jeens, Charles Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 23 works naming Charles Henry Jeens.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q12060862: Charles Henry Jeens

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Charles Henry Jeens”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Prints

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