Jacob William Jones b. c.1816

Also known as J. W. Jones
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Colonial-era sketcher and lithographer who produced sketches of architecture and panoramic views in Wellington, New Zealand and Sydney, NSW. His works were described as 'highly finished drawings' that could be mistaken for engravings.

Citations

  • Mander-Jones, P. (1981), 'Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia (South Australian Branch) Inc.’, Adelaide, SA.

  • (1855), Illustrated Sydney News, 04-21.

  • (1849), Sydney Morning Herald, 06-02.

  • '(PXn 534)’, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, J.

  • Information sourced from Chapman, W.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870