Blackburn, W, the Younger

Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) 1850
Known places of work:
London
Known techniques:
Cut paper
Known materials:
Paper
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Not Recorded

Introduction:

Known through his entry in Jackson’s ‘Dictionary’, rather than any surviving profiles. Jackson gives c 1850 as the period when he worked and 303 Oxford Street, London, as his address. She mentions that he produced cut profiles, embellished with gold, and that he used a trade label. Nothing else is known of his life or career.

Additional research about W Blackburn the Younger:

Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)

Blackburn, W, the Younger (McKechnie Section 1)