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Frederick Hamilton Jackson

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Frederick Hamilton Jackson
In the garden
In the garden (in Bedford Park), 1886
Born1848
Died13 October 1923 (1923-10-14)
NationalityEnglish
OccupationPainter

Frederick Hamilton Jackson (1848–1923), also known as Frank, was a painter, designer, and author. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy and in other places.

Biography

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F. Hamilton Jackson was born in 1848[1] in Islington, London. He won a first-class medal at the Royal Academy Schools, and became a teacher at the Slade school of art. He helped to found the Society of Designers, and served as vice-president there; he was similarly a founder member of the London Sketch Club and served as its first honorary secretary. He was a member of the Art Workers' Guild, becoming a council member in 1907; he was also on the council of the Society of Miniature Painters. He became vice-president of the Royal Society of British Artists.[2][3]

He lived in Bedford Park, Chiswick from about 1880 until about 1904, and then moved to Wandsworth.

He made a set of stained glass windows for St Alban's Church, Acton Green in 1888, comprising Adoration of the Magi, Reception into Heaven, Jesus and the Doctors, and Jesus and the Children.[4][2]

He created the mosaic reredos for St Bartholomew's Church, Brighton.[5]

He died at his home in Wandsworth on the 13 October 1923 and is buried in Putney Vale Cemetery.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ "Jackson, Frederick Hamilton". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 918.
  2. ^ a b "Frederick Hamilton Jackson, 1848-1923". The Victorian Web. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ Anon (16 October 1923). "Obituary: F. Hamilton Jackson". The Times.
  4. ^ "Jesus and the Doctors". Victorian Web. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ^ Dale, Antony (1989). Brighton Churches. London: Routledge. p. 150. ISBN 0-415-00863-8.
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