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'''Mason Jackson''' ([[1819]] – December [[1903]]) was an [[England|English]] [[engraver]]. |
'''Mason Jackson''' ([[1819]] – December [[1903]]) was an [[England|English]] [[engraver]]. |
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Jackson was born at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, [[John Jackson]], the author of a history of this art. |
Jackson was born at [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]] 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. |
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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 Knight’s [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and other standard books; and in [[1860]] he was appointed art editor of the ''[[Illustrated London News]],'' a post which he held for thirty years. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism. |
In the middle of the [[19th century]] he made a considerable reputation by his engravings for the [[Art Union of London]], and for Knight’s [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and other standard books; and in [[1860]] he was appointed art editor of the ''[[Illustrated London News]],'' a post which he held for thirty years. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism. |
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Revision as of 16:41, 8 January 2008
Mason Jackson (1819 – December 1903) was an English engraver.
Jackson was born at Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, John Jackson, the author of a history of this art.
In the middle of the 19th century he made a considerable reputation by his engravings for the Art Union of London, and for Knight’s Shakespeare and other standard books; and in 1860 he was appointed art editor of the Illustrated London News, a post which he held for thirty years. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism.
Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
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