biography of Xavier MAGNY (c.1805-1855)

Birth place: Avignon, France

Death place: New Orleans

Addresses: New Orleans, active 1847-55

Profession: Lithographer and dial maker, print publisher

Work: Special Collections, Tulane Univ. Lib., New Orleans ("View of Baton Rouge, Capital of Louisiana," 1853)

Comments: Specialized in city views, portraits, and sheet music covers. Lithographed two views of St. Louis Cathedral, one as the building appeared in the late 1840's and the other as it was planned to appear after renovations. Risso Magny, his brother, was also a lithographer (see entry).

Sources: G&W; Delgado-WPA cites New Orleans CD 1849-55; Peters, America on Stone; Antiques (May 1936), 203, repro. See also Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists; and Reps, cat. no. 1142.