Orlando Jewitt

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Thomas Orlando Sheldon Jewitt (1799 Buxton, Derbyshire – 30 May 1869 Camden Square, London), was an English architectural wood-engraver, the son of Arthur Jewitt and brother to Llewellyn Jewitt.

Before modern photographic processes, wood engraving was the standard method of book illustration. Orlando Jewitt's illustrations were widely used between 1820 and 1870. Many of his engravings are still used in modern works and are frequently to be found in reference works covering architecture, archaeology, typography and natural history. He produced numerous engravings used for seals and bookplates.

At the 1841 census, besides Orlando, his wife Phoebe and three children who lived at Church House, St Andrew’s Road, Headington, there were also George Jewitt (a letter-press printer and Orlando’s brother) and Edward Bower (a wood-engraver and Orlando’s apprentice). ^[1] Orlando was considered as parish constable of Headington in 1844 and 1845, and in 1855 was Churchwarden of St Andrew’s Church.

Orlando Jewitt was buried in Paddington Old Cemetery. Phoebe died on 11 March 1883.

[edit] Books illustrated

• A Guide to the Architectural Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Oxford (1842)- with descriptions by Orlando Jewitt
• Glossary of Architecture (Parker, archaeologist and publisher of Oxford)
• A Manual of British Archaeology (Charles Boutell, London, Lovell 1858)
• Principles of Gothic Architecture (Matthew Bloxam 1829)^[2]
• Churches of Northamptonshire
• Domestic Architecture
• Murray's Guidebooks to the English Cathedrals
• Memorials of Westminster Abbey (Scott)
• Books on Venice and Spain (Street)

[edit] Bibliography

• The Book Illustrations of Orlando Jewitt (Frank Broomhead, Private Libraries Association, Pinner 1995)^[3] ISBN: 0900002360
• Orlando Jewitt:Wood Engraver (Harry Carter, Oxford University Press 1962)^[4]

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