Frederick Hamilton Jackson

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.

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

Biography

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.

  • Paintings
  • The death of Caesar, 1865
    The death of Caesar, 1865
  • What chain is it, that binds thee fast?, 1875
    What chain is it, that binds thee fast?, 1875
  • Sketch of a statue on roof of a building in Venice, 1877
    Sketch of a statue on roof of a building in Venice, 1877
  • The Road to the Sea, 1890
    The Road to the Sea, 1890
  • Eglise Saint Aubin, Treves, near Saumur, 1909
    Eglise Saint Aubin, Treves, near Saumur, 1909

Works

References
  1. "Jackson, Frederick Hamilton". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 918.
  2. "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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