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Jackson was born at Berwick-upon-Tweed in 1819, and was trained as a wood engraver by his brother, John Jackson , the author of a history of this art.

In the middle of the 19th Century he made a considerable reputation by his engravings for the Art Union Of London , and for Knight’s Shakespeare and other standard books; and in 1860 he was appointed art editor of the '' Illustrated London News ,'' a post which he held for thirty years. He wrote a history of the rise and progress of illustrated journalism.

Jackson died in December 1903 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery , London.