Chenu, Pierre

Chenu, Pierre, a French -engraver, was born at Paris in 1718 (or 1730), and studied under Le Bas. He died about 1780. The following are his principal plates: The Adoration of the Shepherds; Christ. Driving the Money-changers from the Temple; The Ancient Temple at Ephesus. - See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist., of the Fine Arts, s.v.