John Jackson
(1778-1831), Portrait painterSitter in 6 portraits
Artist associated with 232 portraits
Yorkshire-born John Jackson was the son of a village tailor. Always proficient in drawing, at the age of nineteen he established himself in York as a painter of miniature portraits. He came to the attention of the Earl of Carlisle who employed him to copy some of the works in his collection. In 1804, Jackson moved to London. He began studying at the Royal Academy schools and by 1807 had established himself as a portrait painter specialising in watercolour portraits. He became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1816 and was elected an academician two years later.
by John Jackson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1813, based on a work of 1786
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attributed to John Jackson
oil on card, circa 1805
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attributed to John Jackson
oil on canvas, circa 1810
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by John Jackson, after Mary Smirke
watercolour, engraved 1814, based on a work of circa 1810
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by John Jackson
watercolour, exhibited 1810
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by John Jackson
pencil and chalk, circa 1810
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by John Jackson
pencil and watercolour, circa 1814
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by John Jackson
pencil, circa 1815
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by John Jackson
black chalk and watercolour, circa 1815
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by John Jackson
oil on canvas, circa 1815-1820
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by John Jackson, after George Henry Harlow
pencil, circa 1819, based on a work of circa 1818
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by John Jackson
oil on panel, circa 1819
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by John Jackson
watercolour, circa 1820
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by John Jackson
watercolour, circa 1820
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by John Jackson
pencil, circa 1820-1824
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by John Jackson
oil on canvas, 1821
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Catherine Stephens, Countess of Essex
by John Jackson
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1822
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by John Jackson
watercolour, engraved 1822
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Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
after John Jackson
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1822
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by John Jackson
oil on canvas, circa 1823
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