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John Baptist Jackson: 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut

Chapter 20: The Chiaroscuros and Color Woodcuts of John Baptist Jackson
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The monograph reconstructs the life and artistic practice of a little-known eighteenth-century color woodcut artist, reassessing his technical innovations and place within the woodcut and chiaroscuro traditions. It surveys historical attitudes and criticism, contrasts competing approaches to the medium, and analyzes methods, workshop practice, and patronage. A substantial illustrated catalog documents the full corpus of chiaroscuro and polychrome prints, accompanied by commentary on individual works, inscriptions, and attributions, followed by a bibliography and indexes. The tone balances close visual analysis with archival research while acknowledging gaps in biographical evidence.

77.

The Annunciation, after Parmigianino

Dimensions:
6¾ × 4⅝ inches.

Blocks, 3:
Tones of brown.

This is listed as Jackson’s in Gutekunst & Klipstein’s catalogue 40, 1938. It is described as having “the initials and an engraved letter border,” but whether the initials are Jackson’s or Parmigianino’s is uncertain.

78.

St. Peter and St. Paul Surprised by the Executioner, after Titian [Le Bl. 17, N. 16]

Le Blanc and Nagler list this print in addition to St. Peter Martyr, but most likely it is the same subject. The title might have been taken from a museum catalogue which listed the identical print under a different title.

79.

The Entombment, after Titian [Le Bl. 11]

This is included in Le Blanc (J. C. mis au tombeau) but it seems likely that it was confused with Bassano’s identically titled subject.

80.

Giovanni Gastro I De Medici

This is listed as a Jackson print in Berlin-Dahlem but has not been located.

81.

Elisabeth, Duchess of Hamilton, as a Shepherdess

This is catalogued as a Jackson print in the Dresden Kunstsammlungen but was lost in the war.

The Chiaroscuros
and Color Woodcuts of
John Baptist Jackson

As noted at the beginning of the text, all Plates are shown here in numerical order, with the color plates grouped together.

1. Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, after Raphael
(See also color plate)

2. Venus and Cupid With a Bow, after Parmigianino
(See also color plate)

3. Woman Standing Holding Jar on Her Head, after Parmigianino

5. Woman Meditating (St. Thais?), after etching by Parmigianino
(See also color plate)

6. Ulysses and Polyphemus, after Primaticcio

7. Bookplate

8. Judgment of Solomon, after Rubens

9. The Visitation, after Annibale Carracci

10. Julius Caesar, after Titian

11. St. Rocco, after Cherubino Alberti

12. Statuette of Neptune, after Giovanni da Bologna

13. Descent From the Cross, after Rembrandt
(See also color plate)

14. Christ and the Woman of Samaria

15. Romulus and Remus, Wolf, and Sea God

16. The Death of St. Peter Martyr, after Titian

17. The Presentation in the Temple (The Circumcision), after Veronese

18. The Massacre of the Innocents, after Tintoretto

19. The Entombment, after Jacopo Bassano

20. Holy Family and Four Saints, after Veronese

21. The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine, after Veronese

22. The Crucifixion, after Tintoretto, left sheet
(See also color plates)

22. The Crucifixion, after Tintoretto, center sheet
(See also color plates)

22. The Crucifixion, after Tintoretto, right sheet
(See also color plates)

23. Miracle of St. Mark, after Tintoretto, left sheet

23. Miracle of St. Mark, after Tintoretto, right sheet

Miracle of St. Mark, combined view.
Merged view, using shading in original.

24. The Marriage at Cana, after Veronese, left sheet

24. The Marriage at Cana, after Veronese, right sheet

The Marriage at Cana, combined view.
The identification of Plates 24 (left) and 24 (right) is as in the original text. They have been reversed for the combined version.

25. Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, after Titian, left sheet

25. Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, after Titian, center sheet

25. Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, after Titian, right sheet

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, combined view.

26. The Virgin in the Clouds and Six Saints, after Titian

27. The Descent of the Holy Spirit, after Titian

28. The Finding of Moses, after Veronese

29. The Raising of Lazarus, after Leandro Bassano

30. Christ on the Mount of Olives, after Jacopo Bassano

31. Melchisedech Blessing Abraham, after Francesco Bassano

32. Dives and Lazarus (The Rich Man and Lazarus), after Jacopo Bassano, left sheet

32. Dives and Lazarus (The Rich Man and Lazarus), after Jacopo Bassano, right sheet

Dives and Lazarus, combined view.

33. Algernon Sidney, after Justus Verus

34. Antique Bust of Woman

35. Lovers (facing right), perhaps after Piazzetta

36. Lovers (woman full face), perhaps after Piazzetta

37. Lamentation Over the Body of Christ

38. Heroic Landscape With Dedication and Classical Ruins, after Marco Ricci

39. Heroic Landscape With Sheep, Statues, and Gentlemen, after Marco Ricci

40. Heroic Landscape With Fisherman, Cows, and Horsemen, after Marco Ricci
(See also color plates)

41. Heroic Landscape With Cart and Goatherd, and With S. Giorgio Maggiore in Background, after Marco Ricci

42. Heroic Landscape With Women at Brook, Child Fishing and Herdsmen, after Marco Ricci

43. Heroic Landscape With Watering Place, Riders and Obelisk, after Marco Ricci
(See also color plate)

44. Battle Near Parma, after Francesco Simonini

Enlarged view.

44. Battle Near Parma, after Francesco Simonini, detail

45. Ornamental Border With Fruit, Flowers and Purple Grapes

46. Ornamental Border With Fruit, Flowers, and Green Grapes

47. Ornamental Frame With Flowers and Fruit

48. Ornamental Frame With Fruit

49. Ornamental Frame With Flowers and Girl’s Head
(See also color plate)

59. Woman Standing Holding Apron, after S. Le Clerc

50. Dancing Nymph With Bow and Arrows

51. Bust of Democritus

52. The Lion

53. Building and Vegetable
(See also color plate)

54. Statue of Apollo

55. The Farnese Hercules

56. Antique Bust of a Man

57. Pheasant and Garden Urn