The finest work on chiaroscuro, with 100 magnificent facsimile illustrations in color, fully described, and black-and-white illustrations in the text. Reproduces two of Jackson’s Ricci prints in actual size and color.
Savage, W. Practical Hints on Decorative Printing. London, 1822, 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. 1, pp. 420-421.
Strutt, J. Dictionary of Engravers. London, 1785-86, vol. 2, p. 41.
Sugden, A. V., and Edmondson, J. L. A History of English Wallpaper. New York and London, 1925, 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 (1st ed. 1762), p. 3.
Important as the first compilation on this subject.