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{{short description|English wood engraver (1819–1903)}} |
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| name = Mason Jackson |
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| image = Mr. Mason Jackson - ILN 1892.jpg |
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| caption = Jackson in 1892 |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1819|05|25|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Ovingham, Northumberland]], England |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1903|12|28|1819|05|25|df=y}} |
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| resting_place = [[Brompton Cemetery]], London, England |
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| occupation = Wood engraver |
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==Life== |
==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 (engraver)|John Jackson]], the author of a history of this art. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
Amongst his apprentices was [[Edmund Morison Wimperis]], who became a notable watercolour landscape painter.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Jackson, Mason}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Mason Jackson}} |
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* {{Gutenberg author | id=Jackson,+Mason | name=Mason Jackson}} |
* {{Gutenberg author | id=Jackson,+Mason | name=Mason Jackson}} |
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Mason Jackson |sopt=t}} |
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Mason Jackson |sopt=t}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:18, 8 March 2023
Mason Jackson | |
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| Born | 25 May 1819 Ovingham, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 28 December 1903 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Brompton Cemetery, London, England |
| Occupation | Wood engraver |
Mason Jackson (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an English wood engraver.
Life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Jackson, Mason (1885). The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress. London: Hurst & Blackett Publishers. 363 pages, 150 illustrations
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