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Jonathan Spilsbury
Jonathan Spilsbury (1737?–1812) was an English engraver, the brother of John Spilsbury (cartographer), John Spilsbury, with whom he has sometimes been confused, and father of Maria Spilsbury. Works Spilsbury practised chiefly in mezzotint, and between 1759 and 1789 produced many plates, mainly portraits, which included: * Richard Baxter; * John Bunyan, after Thomas Sadler; * Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, after William Hoare; * Miss Jacob, and Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle, after Joshua Reynolds; * Inigo Jones, after Anthony van Dyck; * John Wesley, after George Romney (painter), George Romney; and * George III and Queen Charlotte, from his own drawings. He also engraved subject-pieces after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Murillo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Metzu, Angelica Kauffman, and others For his print of Miss Jacob, Spilsbury was awarded a premium by the Society of Arts in 1761, and for that of the Earl of Carlisle another in 1763. He exhibited original portraits and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Spilsbury (cartographer)
John Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) was a British cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and called them "Dissected Maps". Life and works John Spilsbury was the second of three sons of Thomas Spilsbury; the engraver Jonathan Spilsbury was his elder brother, and the two have sometimes been confused. He served as an apprentice to Thomas Jefferys, the Royal Geographer to King George III. Spilsbury created the first puzzle in 1766 as an educational tool to teach geography. He affixed a world map to wood and carved each country out to create the first puzzle. Sensing a business opportunity, he created puzzles on eight themes - the World, Europe, Asia, Africa, America, England and Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. Spilsbury married Sarah May of Newmarket, Suffolk Newmarket is a market town and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. Located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
