John Jackson
Illustration — John Jackson the Wood-Engraver at work, by Robert William Buss John Jackson (1801–1848) was a British wood-engraver. Jackson was born in Ovingham, Northumberland in 1801, and was apprenticed to the wood-engraver Thomas Bewick. After a quarrel with his master, Jackson went to London and worked for the wood-engraver William Harvey.
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John Jackson
John Jackson · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1801 · Ovingham.
- Died
- 1848 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- carver · engraver · illustrator · writer · painter · xylographer · draftsperson
- Teachers
- Thomas Bewick
- Known for
- Tales from Shakspere
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — John Jackson the Wood-Engraver at work, by Robert William Buss John Jackson (1801–1848) was a British wood-engraver. Jackson was born in Ovingham, Northumberland in 1801, and was apprenticed to the wood-engraver Thomas Bewick. After a quarrel with his master, Jackson went to London and worked for the wood-engraver William Harvey.
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Jackson made wood-engravings for Northcote's Fables and illustrations for the Penny Magazine. In 1839 he provided over 300 prints for an illustrated history of wood-engraving with text written by William Andrew Chatto. He died in 1848 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery. The grave (no.2680) no longer has a headstone or marker.
John Jackson is recorded as carver, engraver, illustrator, writer and painter.
John Wesley. Engraving by J. Thomson after J. Jackson., by John Jackson
John Jackson · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
John Wesley. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after J. Jackson., by John Jackson
John Jackson · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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1801
John Jackson born at Ovingham.
1848
John Jackson died at London.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 115788816X, MacIntire, John Jackson.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q6241385: John Jackson
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