Jackson was born in Lastingham, Yorkshire. He came to London in 1804, where he studied at the Academy Schools (A.R.A., 1815; R.A., 1817). He chiefly painted portraits.
John Jackson
1778 - 1831
Paintings by John Jackson
The Reverend William Holwell Carr (1758–1830) was the son of an Exeter apothecary. In 1797 he married Lady Charlotte Hay, eldest daughter of the 15th Earl of Erroll and his wife Isabella Carr. The following year Lady Charlotte inherited large Carr estates in Northumberland.From about 1805, Holwel...
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William Seguier (1772–1843) was a picture dealer and picture cleaner. He was Superintendent of the British Institution from its foundation in 1805, Surveyor, Cleaner and Repairer of the King’s Pictures from 1820 and Keeper of the National Gallery from its foundation in 1824. He continued in all t...
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