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'''Mason Jackson''' (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an [[England|English]] [[engraver]].
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'''Mason Jackson''' (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an English [[wood engraving|wood engraver]].
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Jackson was born at [[Ovingham, Northumberland]] in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, [[John Jackson (engraver)|John Jackson]], the author of a history of this art.


==Life==
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In the middle of the 19th century he made a considerable reputation by his engravings for the [[Art Union of London]], and for [[Charles Knight (publisher)|Knight]]’s [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and other standard books. Upon the death of [[Herbert Ingram]] in 1860 he was appointed art editor of the ''[[Illustrated London News]],'' a post which he held for thirty years.<ref>{{cite journal|title='''JACKSON, MASON'''|journal=Dictionary of national biography, second supplement, vol. 2|year=1912|publisher=Macmillan Co.|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=p8ocAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA358}}</ref> He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism.<ref>{{cite book| first= Mason| last= Jackson| year= 1885| title= [http://books.google.com/books?id=y9UjAAAAMAAJ The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress]| publisher= Hurst & Blackett Publishers| location= London }} 363 pages, 150 illustrations</ref>
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Jackson was born at [[Ovingham, Northumberland]] in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, [[John Jackson (engraver)|John Jackson]], the author of a history of this art.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Jackson, Mason |volume=15 |page=110 |inline=1}}</ref>


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In the middle of the 19th century, Jackson's prints for ''[[The Art Journal|The Art Union]]'' gave him a considerable reputation, along with [[Charles Knight (publisher)|Charles Knight]]'s [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and other standard books. On the death of [[Herbert Ingram]] in 1860, Jackson was appointed art editor of the ''[[Illustrated London News]]'', a post he held for thirty years.<ref name=EB1911/><ref name=DNB12>{{cite DNB12|wstitle=Jackson, Mason|volume=2}}</ref> He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism, entitled ''The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress'', published in 1885.<ref name=EB1911/><ref>{{cite book| first= Mason| last= Jackson| year= 1885| title= The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress| url= https://archive.org/details/pictorialpressi00jackgoog| publisher= Hurst & Blackett Publishers| location= London }} 363 pages, 150 illustrations</ref>
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Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in [[Brompton Cemetery]], London.


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Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in [[Brompton Cemetery]], London.<ref name=EB1911/><ref name=DNB12/>
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Amongst his apprentices was [[Edmund Morison Wimperis]], who became a notable watercolour landscape painter.

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Amongst his apprentices was [[Edmund Morison Wimperis]], who became a notable watercolour landscape painter.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 8 March 2023

Mason Jackson
Jackson in 1892
Born(1819-05-25)25 May 1819
Ovingham, Northumberland, England
Died28 December 1903(1903-12-28) (aged 84)
Resting placeBrompton Cemetery, London, England
OccupationWood engraver

Mason Jackson (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an English wood engraver.

Life

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Jackson was born at Ovingham, Northumberland in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, John Jackson, the author of a history of this art.[1]

In the middle of the 19th century, Jackson's prints for The Art Union gave him a considerable reputation, along with Charles Knight's Shakespeare and other standard books. On the death of Herbert Ingram in 1860, Jackson was appointed art editor of the Illustrated London News, a post he held for thirty years.[1][2] He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism, entitled The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress, published in 1885.[1][3]

Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[1][2]

Amongst his apprentices was Edmund Morison Wimperis, who became a notable watercolour landscape painter.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Jackson, Mason". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 110.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Jackson, Mason" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. ^ Jackson, Mason (1885). The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress. London: Hurst & Blackett Publishers. 363 pages, 150 illustrations
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