John Dixon
(circa 1740-1811), EngraverArtist associated with 47 portraits
Dublin-born Dixon trained at the drawing school of the Dublin Society and moved to London around 1765. He exhibited at the Society of Artist from 1766. In 1769, he was one of those appointed to arrange models at the society's teaching academy. He was a director in 1770-71, and again from 1772 to 1775. Most of Dixon's early plates were published by William Wynne Ryland. His work was distinguished and included several of the most highly rated plates of the day, including A Tigress, after George Stubbs (1772) and Reynolds's most celebrated history painting, Ugolino (1774). In 1775, Dixon married wealthy widow, Ann Kempe, after which he ceased working and lived a life of leisure.
by John Dixon, printed for John Bowles, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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by John Dixon, printed for John Bowles, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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probably by John Dixon
line engraving, 1757
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by John Dixon, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (1762)
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Nicholas Taafe, 6th Viscount Taafe
by John Dixon, after Robert Hunter
mezzotint, 1763
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by John Dixon, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, (circa 1764)
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by John Dixon, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, (circa 1764)
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'Miss Crusses' (Elizabeth Hinchliffe (née Crewe); Emma Crewe)
by John Dixon, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (1766)
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by John Dixon, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (1766)
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by John Dixon, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, (1766)
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Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
by John Dixon, sold by Ryland and Bryer
mezzotint, circa 1767-1772
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Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
by John Dixon, sold by Ryland and Bryer
mezzotint, circa 1767-1772
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by John Dixon, published by John Bowles, after John Michael Williams
mezzotint, circa 1767-1775
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by John Dixon, published by John Bowles, after John Michael Williams
mezzotint, circa 1767-1775
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by John Dixon, published by Carington Bowles, after John Michael Williams
mezzotint, circa 1767-1793
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by John Dixon, after Matthew William Peters
mezzotint, 1767
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Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford
by John Dixon
mezzotint, circa 1767-1772
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by John Dixon
mezzotint, published 1769
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Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
by John Dixon, published by Ryland and Bryer, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 5 September 1769
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by John Dixon, after Thomas Lawranson
mezzotint, published 1769
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