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Jackson owned a copy of Claude's Liber Veritatis, engraved by Richard Earlom and published by John Boydell in 1777. Jackson's composition derives from Claude, probably via Earlom. The buildings on the far side of the water compare with Plate 22 of the Liber Veritatis.
William Jackson, the son of an Exeter grocer, was one of the most admired English composers of his day, writing instrumental and church music, popular songs, and opera. He was also an accomplished painter and draughtsman, a writer on music, literature and science, and also worked on architecture and landscape gardening. In 1777 he was appointed organist of Exeter Cathedral. However, before this he had considered taking up painting as a profession, with the encouragement of Gainsborough, of whom he became a close friend. Thereafter, his musical accomplishments overshadow his artistic ones. He produced a successesful Te Deum and an opera, The Lord of the Manor.
In 1980, Dr John Hayes, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, was unable to positively attribute HC459-461 to Jackson. However, in 1997 they were exhibited at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk, under the auspices of Hugh Belsey, as Jackson works. See exhibition catalogue on file. | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | CATTLE LANDSCAPE WATERMILL LAKE CLAUDE MUSIC RURAL ORGANIST drawing | Temporal: | 1777/1803 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | JACKSON, William ((of Exeter)) | Identifier: | HC460 | Language: | en-GB |
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