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