About John Jackson
Lived 1801 – 1848 (aged 46–47). John Jackson was a British copper engraver, carver, engraver, illustrator, writer and painter.
John Jackson (1801–1848) was a British wood-engraver.
Jackson was born at 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.
Jackson made wood-engravings for Northcote's Fables and illustrations for the Penny Magazine. In the early 1830s he taught wood-engraving to his younger brother Mason Jackson. 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.
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Who was John Jackson?
English engraver, born 1801 (1801–1848)
When was John Jackson born?
John Jackson was born in 1801 in Ovingham.
When did John Jackson die?
John Jackson died in 1848 in London.
What was John Jackson's occupation?
John Jackson was a copper engraver, carver, engraver, illustrator, writer and painter.
What nationality was John Jackson?
John Jackson was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Jackson (engraver)
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