biography of Henry MAGENIS (XIX)

Birth place: England?

Addresses: Philadelphia, 1817-19; was in England 1828

Profession: Portrait painter

Exhibited: PAFA, 1818 (a copy after Reynolds" "Holy Family" and a portrait of Lord Byron)

Comments: It is believed that this is the same H. Magenis who showed a portrait at the Suffolk Street Exhibition in London in 1828.

Sources: G&W; Brown and Brown cite U.S. Gazette, Oct. 4, 1817; Rutledge, PA; Phila. CD 1819 (as M"Ginnis); Graves, Dictionary.