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John Wykeham Archer
John Wykeham Archer (1808 – 25 May 1864) was a British artist, engraver and writer. Life Archer was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1808. In 1820 he went to London, and became a pupil of John Scott, a noted engraver of animals. His apprenticeship was cut short when Scott became ill, and he returned to Newcastle. There, in collaboration with William Collard he etched a series of large plates of Fountains Abbey, after drawings by John Wilson Carmichael, and on his own produced several plates for Mackenzie's ''History of Durham''. He then moved to Edinburgh, where he made a collection of drawings of the ancient buildings and streets of the city. In about 1830 he returned to London, and entered the studio of the engravers William and Edward Finden, who were then working on illustrations for the annuals and such publications as their ''Bible Illustrations'', and ''The Ports and Harbours of Great Britain''. After a few years the market for this kind of illustration declined, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wykenham Archer
John Wykeham Archer (1808 – 25 May 1864) was a British artist, engraver and writer. Life Archer was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1808. In 1820 he went to London, and became a pupil of John Scott (engraver), John Scott, a noted engraver of animals. His apprenticeship was cut short when Scott became ill, and he returned to Newcastle. There, in collaboration with William Collard he etched a series of large plates of Fountains Abbey, after drawings by John Wilson Carmichael, and on his own produced several plates for Eneas Mackenzie, Mackenzie's ''History of Durham''. He then moved to Edinburgh, where he made a collection of drawings of the ancient buildings and streets of the city. In about 1830 he returned to London, and entered the studio of the engravers William Finden, William and Edward Finden, who were then working on illustrations for the annuals and such publications as their ''Bible Illustrations'', and ''The Ports and Harbours of Great Britain''. After a few years th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |