The Lobby of the House of Commons - Mason Jackson - 1869
Large and exquisitely detailed engraving of the lobby of the House of Commons 1869. Supplement from the London Illustrated News magazine, June 26, 1869.
A large, folding wood engraving of the interior of the House of Commons. This was issued as a supplement to the illustrated London News. Engraved by Mason Jackson.
Mason Jackson (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an English wood engraver, individual printmaker, painter/draughtsman, journalist/critic.
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.
Born in Ovingham, Northumberland; established in London by 1846; brother and trainee of wood-engraver John Jackson (q.v.); principal engraver for the 'Art Union of London,' 1850-60. Engraved for the 'Illustrated London News,' 1850-78, and became the first historian of illustrated journalism in England, 'The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress,' 1885. Exhibited landscape paintings at the RA, 1856-79.
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. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism, entitled The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress, published in 1885.
Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
Amongst his apprentices was Edmund Morison Wimperis, who became a notable watercolour landscape painter.
The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. The magazine was published weekly for most of its existence, switched to a less frequent publication schedule in 1971, and eventually ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content, and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.
The Illustrated London News founder Herbert Ingram was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1811, and opened a printing, newsagent, and bookselling business in Nottingham around 1834 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cooke. As a newsagent, Ingram was struck by the reliable increase in newspaper sales when they featured pictures and shocking stories. Ingram began to plan a weekly newspaper that would contain pictures in every edition.
Ingram rented an office, recruited artists and reporters, and employed as his editor Frederick William Naylor Bayley (1808–1853), formerly editor of the National Omnibus. The first issue of The Illustrated London News appeared on Saturday, 14 May 1842, timed to report on the young Queen Victoria's first masquerade ball. Its 16 pages and 32 wood engravings covered topics such as the war in Afghanistan, the Versailles rail accident, a survey of the candidates for the US presidential election, extensive crime reports, theatre and book reviews, and a list of births, marriages, and deaths. Ingram hired 200 men to carry placards through the streets of London promoting the first edition of his new newspaper.
Herbert Ingram died on 8 September 1860 in a paddle-steamer accident on Lake Michigan, and he was succeeded as proprietor by his youngest son, William Ingram, who in turn was succeeded by his son, Sir Bruce Ingram (1877–1963) in 1900, who remained as editor until his death.
The paper is of good thick quality, a few minor tears outside the engraved area, in the border that have been repaired. One small foxing spot seen under the letter ‘T’ below THE. Other than that, the engraving is very clear and detailed. The border mount is used for advertising only. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Large and exquisitely detailed engraving of the lobby of the House of Commons 1869. Supplement from the London Illustrated News magazine, June 26, 1869.
A large, folding wood engraving of the interior of the House of Commons. This was issued as a supplement to the illustrated London News. Engraved by Mason Jackson.
Mason Jackson (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an English wood engraver, individual printmaker, painter/draughtsman, journalist/critic.
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.
Born in Ovingham, Northumberland; established in London by 1846; brother and trainee of wood-engraver John Jackson (q.v.); principal engraver for the 'Art Union of London,' 1850-60. Engraved for the 'Illustrated London News,' 1850-78, and became the first historian of illustrated journalism in England, 'The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress,' 1885. Exhibited landscape paintings at the RA, 1856-79.
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. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism, entitled The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress, published in 1885.
Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
Amongst his apprentices was Edmund Morison Wimperis, who became a notable watercolour landscape painter.
The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. The magazine was published weekly for most of its existence, switched to a less frequent publication schedule in 1971, and eventually ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content, and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.
The Illustrated London News founder Herbert Ingram was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1811, and opened a printing, newsagent, and bookselling business in Nottingham around 1834 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cooke. As a newsagent, Ingram was struck by the reliable increase in newspaper sales when they featured pictures and shocking stories. Ingram began to plan a weekly newspaper that would contain pictures in every edition.
Ingram rented an office, recruited artists and reporters, and employed as his editor Frederick William Naylor Bayley (1808–1853), formerly editor of the National Omnibus. The first issue of The Illustrated London News appeared on Saturday, 14 May 1842, timed to report on the young Queen Victoria's first masquerade ball. Its 16 pages and 32 wood engravings covered topics such as the war in Afghanistan, the Versailles rail accident, a survey of the candidates for the US presidential election, extensive crime reports, theatre and book reviews, and a list of births, marriages, and deaths. Ingram hired 200 men to carry placards through the streets of London promoting the first edition of his new newspaper.
Herbert Ingram died on 8 September 1860 in a paddle-steamer accident on Lake Michigan, and he was succeeded as proprietor by his youngest son, William Ingram, who in turn was succeeded by his son, Sir Bruce Ingram (1877–1963) in 1900, who remained as editor until his death.
The paper is of good thick quality, a few minor tears outside the engraved area, in the border that have been repaired. One small foxing spot seen under the letter ‘T’ below THE. Other than that, the engraving is very clear and detailed. The border mount is used for advertising only. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Large and exquisitely detailed engraving of the lobby of the House of Commons 1869. Supplement from the London Illustrated News magazine, June 26, 1869.
A large, folding wood engraving of the interior of the House of Commons. This was issued as a supplement to the illustrated London News. Engraved by Mason Jackson.
Mason Jackson (25 May 1819 – 28 December 1903) was an English wood engraver, individual printmaker, painter/draughtsman, journalist/critic.
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.
Born in Ovingham, Northumberland; established in London by 1846; brother and trainee of wood-engraver John Jackson (q.v.); principal engraver for the 'Art Union of London,' 1850-60. Engraved for the 'Illustrated London News,' 1850-78, and became the first historian of illustrated journalism in England, 'The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress,' 1885. Exhibited landscape paintings at the RA, 1856-79.
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. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism, entitled The Pictorial Press: Its Origins and Progress, published in 1885.
Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
Amongst his apprentices was Edmund Morison Wimperis, who became a notable watercolour landscape painter.
The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. The magazine was published weekly for most of its existence, switched to a less frequent publication schedule in 1971, and eventually ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content, and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.
The Illustrated London News founder Herbert Ingram was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, in 1811, and opened a printing, newsagent, and bookselling business in Nottingham around 1834 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Nathaniel Cooke. As a newsagent, Ingram was struck by the reliable increase in newspaper sales when they featured pictures and shocking stories. Ingram began to plan a weekly newspaper that would contain pictures in every edition.
Ingram rented an office, recruited artists and reporters, and employed as his editor Frederick William Naylor Bayley (1808–1853), formerly editor of the National Omnibus. The first issue of The Illustrated London News appeared on Saturday, 14 May 1842, timed to report on the young Queen Victoria's first masquerade ball. Its 16 pages and 32 wood engravings covered topics such as the war in Afghanistan, the Versailles rail accident, a survey of the candidates for the US presidential election, extensive crime reports, theatre and book reviews, and a list of births, marriages, and deaths. Ingram hired 200 men to carry placards through the streets of London promoting the first edition of his new newspaper.
Herbert Ingram died on 8 September 1860 in a paddle-steamer accident on Lake Michigan, and he was succeeded as proprietor by his youngest son, William Ingram, who in turn was succeeded by his son, Sir Bruce Ingram (1877–1963) in 1900, who remained as editor until his death.
The paper is of good thick quality, a few minor tears outside the engraved area, in the border that have been repaired. One small foxing spot seen under the letter ‘T’ below THE. Other than that, the engraving is very clear and detailed. The border mount is used for advertising only. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Code : A947
Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: Illustrated London News - Mason Jackson
Date : Publication Place / Date - 1869
Size : Sheet size: approx 84 x 64.5 Cm
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine - Antique
Grading A
Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.
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