page_title: Francis Jukes
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Francis Jukes / Biography
caption_attribution_description: English: The trail of Warren Hastings, 1788. From Hutchinson's story of the nations, containing the Egyptians, the Chinese, India, the Babylonian nation, the Hittites, the Assyrians, the Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, the Phrygians, the Lydians, and other nations of Asia Minor.
context_page_description: Francis Jukes was a prolific engraver and publisher, chiefly known for his topographical and shipping prints, the majority in aquatint. He worked alongside the great illustrators of the late eighteenth century. He contributed numerous plates to various publications of rural scenes. His early prints were published in collaboration with Valentine Green, and later worked in collaboration with the engraver and publisher Robert Pollard.
context_section_description: Born in Martley, Worcestershire in 1745. He became famous for his, engraving and aquatint work, particularly using a technique he developed with Paul Sandby (1725–1809), a Watercolourist. Sandby and Jukes combined engraving and aquatinting from 1774 onwards. Notable work included Paul Sandby's "A New Drawing Book", published in 1779.
  At first a topographical painter, Jukes developed into an etcher and line engraver and later still learned the  aquatint process. He was one of the first British aquatint engravers. It is thought he learnt the method from Sandby; some of his first aquatints are after Sandby's designs.
  Jukes was based at 3 Hosier Lane in London, between Holborn and The city, insuring his premises for £50. He lived for 20 years at 10 Howland Street, (off Tottenham Court Road), 1794–1808. Then 57 Upper John Street (now Whitfield Street), Fitzroy Square 1808–1812. He traded alone 1790–1802; later as Jukes and Sargent 1809–1811.
  Thereafter he produced a prolific number of engravings and aquatint work, often collaborating with others such as Sawrey Gilpin, William Sawrey Gilpin, Thomas Rowlandson and James Pollard.
  Another collaborator was the animal genre painter and draughtsman Charles Ansell (b. 1752) renowned for his graceful images of horses; his most celebrated work, "Life and death of a Racehorse", was engraved by Jukes in 1784.
  In 1785 he produced a fine engraving of Vauxhall (outer London), drawn by Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827), engraved by Robert Pollard (1755–1838)
  and Aquatinto by Jukes himself.
  This was followed by more classically derived work with companion pieces "St. Preux and Julia", "Henry and Jessy" drawn by Francis Wheatley all in 1786.
  Also in 1786 in collaboration with Pollard he produced mezzotint illustrations of "A Country Racecourse with horses preparing to start" and "A Country Racecourse with horses running", both after William Mason.
  He recorded current events, "The Attempt to Assassinate the King" depicts the attempt made by Margaret Nicholson to kill King George III at the entrance to St. James's Palace on 2 August 1786.
  In 1787 Pollard and Jukes engraved "Courtship" and "Matrimony" and a fine set of "London Squares" including a highly collectable "View of Hanover Square", by artist Edward Dayes (1763–1804).
  From 1788 he began to develop much wider themes, illustrating "Views in the Pacific", based on sketches from Captain Cook's Third Voyage. He also worked on illustrations of New York. Also in the same year (1788) his engravings of the racehorse "Highflyer", "Foxhound Modish" and "Pointer Dash" after Sawrey Gilpin were produced as part of his continuing work with rural themes.
  Published 28 Feb 1789 four prints of Malmesbury Abbey, aquatints by Jukes from drawings by John Hanks (active 1785-1790).
  
  Published in 1789, right; an etching and aquatint by Robert Pollard, by Francis Jukes, after Edward Dayes of "A View of the Tryal of Warren Hastings Esqr. before the Court of Peers
  In 1790 he produced a series (eight plates) of horses at full gallop called "The Pytchley Hunt"; after the artist and horseman Charles Loraine Smith. It was originally intended to be a set of six plates.
  During 1792-1794 "Walmsley's Views in North Wales", were completed. The artist Thomas Walmsley (1763-1805). Items included views of Llangollen Bridge; and Overton Bridge, right.
  In 1795 he issued a set of four coloured mezzotints chronicling "The demise of the Ramillies" in 1782 as portrayed by Robert Dodd (artist). Engraved and published by Jukes from his shop at No.10 Howland Street.
  1796 saw two nostalgic engravings, "A Visit to the Uncle" and " A Visit to the Aunt" painted by Thomas Rowlandson in 1786. In the same year he aquatinted and published a view of the Serpentine River, Hyde Park, etched by Jacob Schnebbelie in 1787.
  He was also concurrently illustrating more of Edward Dayes work, a collection of "Views on The Wye" in 1797.
  "Views of Ireland" (1800–1). A "View of Brielle" (in Holland).
  Around 1800 he engraved an illustration of Mount Vernon in Virginia, home of George Washington. This work drawn i
caption: 'A View of the Tryal of Warren Hastings Esqr. before the Court of Peers', 1788
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