James Jackson

early 19th century

James B. Longacre, after Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, William A. Wilmer engraver

Associated Names
William A. Wilmer

Artist, American, c. 1820 - 1855

James B. Longacre

Artist After, American, 1794 - 1869

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

Artist After, French, 1770 - 1852

The image shows a man in profile, seated with his right hand resting on a surface, holding an object resembling a book. He has a prominent nose, thin lips, and high cheekbones. His dark hair is styled in a late 18th to early 19th-century fashion, possibly tied with a ribbon. He is wearing a dark, high-collared coat with buttons over a white ruffled shirt with ruffles at the neck and cuffs. The background is dark with text that reads "JAMES JACKSON" and a signature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (partially trimmed): 11.59 × 9.21 cm (4 9/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.56 × 9.37 cm (6 1/8 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3570

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in black ink by unknown hand: Jas Jackson.
text at bottom on plate: Engraved by W. A. Wilmer from a drawing by J. B. Longacre after St. Memin. / JAMES JACKSON.

Wikidata ID

Q77012991

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