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 William Ward, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1832 (circa 1823)
NPG D36470
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by John Mason, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published January 1832
NPG D36983
by Thomas Anthony Dean, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 1832
NPG D40033
by William Ward, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1832 (circa 1823)
NPG D6601
by Richard Woodman, published by Charles Knight, after John Jackson
stipple engraving, published 1833
NPG D36968
by William James Ward, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1833
NPG D2527
George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover
by William Ward, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 10 August 1833
NPG D19774
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline
by and published by William Walker, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published June 1835
NPG D36028
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline
by and published by William Walker, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published June 1835
NPG D36029
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline
by and published by William Walker, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published June 1835
NPG D36030
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline
by and published by William Walker, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published June 1835
NPG D36031
by Jacques Etienne Pannier, after John Jackson
line engraving, 1837-1841 (circa 1820)
NPG D36970
by Jacques Etienne Pannier, published by Charles Gavard, after John Jackson
line engraving, 1837-1841 (circa 1820)
NPG D36971
Robert Percy Smith (Bobus Smith)
by George Thomas Doo, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Jackson
line engraving, 1838 (1823)
NPG D41762
Robert Percy Smith (Bobus Smith)
by George Thomas Doo, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), after John Jackson
line engraving, 1838 (1823)
NPG D14968
Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 5th Bt
by William Say, published by Edward Parry, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1840
NPG D36224
Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 5th Bt
by William Say, published by Edward Parry, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1840
NPG D36225
by Jacques Etienne Pannier, printed by Chardon, after John Jackson
line engraving, circa 1840-1860
NPG D19304
Richard Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
by John Porter, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1841
NPG D32299
by Edward Richard Whitfield, published by Robert Roe, after John Jackson
line engraving, published 1 June 1842
NPG D37013
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.