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'''John Thurston''' ([[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] 1774–1822 [[London]]) was a British printmaker and illustrator. |
'''John Thurston''' ([[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] 1774–1822 [[London]]) was a British printmaker and illustrator. |
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He began his artistic career as a copper plate engraver, working for [[James Heath (engraver)|James Heath]]. Then he took up book illustration, and soon totally devoted himself to it. Most of his illustrations were engraved on block, not plate; a writer in the ''Polytechnic Journal'' was later to describe him as "at that time the principal, and indeed almost only artist of any talent in London who made drawings on the block for wood engravers".<ref>{{cite journal|journal= ThePolytechnic Journal|year=1840|volume=1|title=Illustrated Papers on Wood Engraving|page=170|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLoRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA169 |
He began his artistic career as a copper plate engraver, working for [[James Heath (engraver)|James Heath]]. Then he took up book illustration, and soon totally devoted himself to it. Most of his illustrations were engraved on block, not plate; a writer in the ''Polytechnic Journal'' was later to describe him as "at that time the principal, and indeed almost only artist of any talent in London who made drawings on the block for wood engravers".<ref>{{cite journal|journal= ThePolytechnic Journal|year=1840|volume=1|title=Illustrated Papers on Wood Engraving|page=170|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLoRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA169|accessdate=19 December 2011}}</ref> |
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His illustrations include those for [[James Thomson (poet)|James Thomson]]'s ''Seasons'' and [[William Somervile]]'s ''Rural Sports'', as well as Shakespeare's works. He was an occasional exhibitor at the [[Royal Academy]] from 1794 to 1812. |
His illustrations include those for [[James Thomson (poet)|James Thomson]]'s ''Seasons'' and [[William Somervile]]'s ''Rural Sports'', as well as Shakespeare's works. He was an occasional exhibitor at the [[Royal Academy]] from 1794 to 1812. |
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Revision as of 07:31, 20 November 2020
John Thurston (Scarborough 1774–1822 London) was a British printmaker and illustrator.
He began his artistic career as a copper plate engraver, working for James Heath. Then he took up book illustration, and soon totally devoted himself to it. Most of his illustrations were engraved on block, not plate; a writer in the Polytechnic Journal was later to describe him as "at that time the principal, and indeed almost only artist of any talent in London who made drawings on the block for wood engravers".[1]
His illustrations include those for James Thomson's Seasons and William Somervile's Rural Sports, as well as Shakespeare's works. He was an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1794 to 1812.
He died in London, in 1822.
References
- ^ "Illustrated Papers on Wood Engraving". ThePolytechnic Journal. 1: 170. 1840. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1898). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
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