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MASON JACKSON (c. 1820-1903)

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 110 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MASON JACKSON (c. 1820-1903)  ,
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British engraver, was born at Berwick-on-
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Tweed about 182o, and was trained as a wood engraver by his
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brother, John Jackson, the author of a
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history of this
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art . In the
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middle of the 19th century he made a considerable reputation by his engravings for the Art Union of
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London, and for Knight's Shakespeare and other standard books; and in 186o he was appointed art editor of the Illustrated London
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News, a
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post which he held for
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thirty years . He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism . He died in December 1903 .

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