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(British 1701 - 1780)
(British 1701 - 1780)
The Presentation in the Temple, after Veronese, 1739
Chiaroscuro woodcut from 4 blocks. 1739. Le Blanc II, 416,4. 53:38 cm. Fine impression in good condition of a typical large-scale work of John Baptist Jackson, Englandβs foremost woodblock artist. Best known for his revival of the chiaroscuro woodcut, he went to Florence in 1731, then Venice, where he published a series of chiaroscuro woodcuts after Venetian Renaissance paintings.