John Baptist Jackson

Jackson of Battersea

British, 1701 - 1780

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English woodcutter and designer of chintz and wallpaper

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John Baptist Jackson, The Lion, 1754, chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper, Gift of Jacob Kainen, 2002.98.131

The Lion

John Baptist Jackson · 1754 · chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2002.98.131

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An Essay on the Invention of Engraving and Printing in Chiaro Oscuro, as Practised by Albert Durer, Hugo di Carpi &c. and the Application of it to the Making of Paper Hangings of Taste, Duration, and Elegance

John Baptist Jackson · 1754 · illustrated book with 7 color woodcuts ·  Accession ID  2002.157.22

John Baptist Jackson, Dancing Nymph with Bow and Arrows, 1752-1754, chiaroscuro woodcut in green and black on laid paper, Gift of Jacob Kainen, 2002.98.130

Dancing Nymph with Bow and Arrows

John Baptist Jackson · 1752-1754 · chiaroscuro woodcut in green and black on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2002.98.130

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Miracle of Saint Mark [right plate]

John Baptist Jackson · published 1745 · chiaroscuro woodcut in buff, light brown, dark brown, and dark gray ·  Accession ID  1946.11.67.o

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The Descent of the Holy Spirit

John Baptist Jackson · published 1745 · chiaroscuro woodcut in buff, light gray-brown, light yellow brown, and dark brown ·  Accession ID  1946.11.67.a

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Miracle of Saint Mark [left plate]

John Baptist Jackson · published 1745 · chiaroscuro woodcut in buff, light brown, dark brown, and dark gray ·  Accession ID  1946.11.67.n

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Opera Selectiora: Titiani Vecelii, Pauli Caliarii, Jacobi Robusti et Jacobi de Ponte

John Baptist Jackson · 1745 · bound volume with letterpress title page and 24 color chiaroscuro woodcuts on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1946.11.67

John Baptist Jackson, Heroic Landscape with Fisherman, Cows, and Horsemen, 1744, chiaroscuro woodcut printed in color on laid paper, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2012.92.61

Heroic Landscape with Fisherman, Cows, and Horsemen

John Baptist Jackson · 1744 · chiaroscuro woodcut printed in color on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2012.92.61

John Baptist Jackson, Christ on the Mount of Olives, 1743, chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks, printed in buff, brown, gray, and dark brown on laid paper [proof impression without final gray]?, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2012.92.518

Christ on the Mount of Olives

John Baptist Jackson · 1743 · chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks, printed in buff, brown, gray, and dark brown on laid paper [proof impression without final gray]? ·  Accession ID  2012.92.518

John Baptist Jackson, Dives and Lazarus (Right Panel), 1743, chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in buff, brown, and two shades of gray on laid paper, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2012.92.664

Dives and Lazarus (Right Panel)

John Baptist Jackson · 1743 · chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in buff, brown, and two shades of gray on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2012.92.664