Redgrave, S. Dictionary of Artists of the English School. London, 1874, p. 1.2.-J. 

 Reichel, Anton. Die Clair-Obscur-Schnitte des XVI., XVII. und XVIII. Jahr- 



hunderts. Zurich, Leipzig, and Vienna, 1916, p. 48. 



The finest work on chiaroscuro, with 100 magnificent facsimile illustrations 



in color, fully described, and black-and-white illustrations in the text. Repro- 

 duces two of Jackson's Ricci prints in actual size and color. 

 Savage, W. Practical Hints on Decorative Printing. London, i8ii, pp. 15-16. 

 Savage was the first writer to acknowledge Jackson's contributions to color 



printing, although he was critical of his inks. The book attempts to show, 



through examples, that color printing from woodblocks is practical for a 



variety of purposes. 

 Smith, J. The Printers Grammar. London, 1755, p. 136. 

 Spooner, S. Dictionary of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors & Architects. New York, 



1853, vol. I, pp. 410-411. 

 Strutt, J. Dictionary of Engravers. London, 1785-86, vol. x, p. 41. 

 Sugden, a. v., and Edmondson, J.L. A History of English Wallpaper. New 



York and London, 19x5, pp. 61-71. 

 The most thorough book on the subject although the treatment of Jackson 



is narrowly confined, like most wallpaper books, to his shortcomings as a 



decorator for elegant homes. 

 Walpole, Horace. Anecdotes of Painting in England. A Catalogue of Engravers who 



Have Been Born, or Resided in England. Digested from the Manuscript of George Vertue. 



London, 1765 (ist ed. 1761), p. 3. 



Important as the first compilation on this subject. 



The Letters of Horace Walpole. Edited by Mrs. Paget Toynbee, Oxford, 1903- 



05, vol. 3, p. i66. 

 Weigel, R. Kmistlagercatalog. Leipzig, 1837-1866, vol. i, pp. 103, 105; vol. 4, 



p. 51. 

 Wick, Peter A. Suite of Six Color Woodcuts of Heroic Landscapes by John Baptist 



Jackson after Marco Ricci. 1955, ix pp. 



Manuscript read at the XVIII Congres International d'Histoire de L'Art, 



Venice, Sept. ix-i8, 1955. The first good, scholarly study of the Ricci prints. 



Traces Jackson's career briefly but accurately. 



Y. D. Historical Remarks on Cutting in Wood. The Gentleman s Magazine, Feb- 

 ruary 175X, vol. XX, pp. 78-79. 



The first published statement of Jackson's contribution as a woodcutter. 



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