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==Life==
==Life==
Benjamin Clayton II was born in Dublin in 1786, and was baptised in St John's Church. His father was wood engraver, [[Benjamin Clayton I]].<ref name="Strickland">{{cite book |last1=Strickland |first1=Walter G. |title=A Dictionary of Irish Artists |date=1913 |publisher=Maunsel & company, limited |location=Dublin |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/benjamin-clayton-2.php |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> He had two brothers, [[Samuel Clayton|Samuel]] and Robert, who were both engravers.<ref name="Strickland I">{{cite book |last1=Strickland |first1=Walter G. |title=A Dictionary of Irish Artists |date=1913 |publisher=Maunsel & company, limited |location=Dublin |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/benjamin-clayton-1.php |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> He married Eleanor Creathorne in 1808, while still living with his father on Ryder's Row. They had 3 sons and 3 daughters. All 3 sons, [[Benjamin Clayton III|Benjamin]], Robert, and Jeffrey Creathorne, and one of his daughters, [[Caroline Millard|Caroline]], all became engravers. Clayton died in Ashton, County Dublin on 17 November 1862.<ref name="Strickland" />
Benjamin Clayton II was born in Dublin in 1786, and was baptised in St John's Church. His father was wood engraver, [[Benjamin Clayton I]].<ref name="Strickland">{{cite book |last1=Strickland |first1=Walter G. |title=A Dictionary of Irish Artists |date=1913 |publisher=Maunsel & company, limited |location=Dublin |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/benjamin-clayton-2.php |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> He had two brothers, [[Samuel Clayton|Samuel]] and [[Robert Clayton (engraver)|Robert]], who were both engravers.<ref name="Strickland I">{{cite book |last1=Strickland |first1=Walter G. |title=A Dictionary of Irish Artists |date=1913 |publisher=Maunsel & company, limited |location=Dublin |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/benjamin-clayton-1.php |access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref> He married Eleanor Creathorne in 1808, while still living with his father on Ryder's Row. They had 3 sons and 3 daughters. All 3 sons, [[Benjamin Clayton III|Benjamin]], Robert, and Jeffrey Creathorne, and one of his daughters, [[Caroline Millard|Caroline]], all became engravers. Clayton died in Ashton, County Dublin on 17 November 1862.<ref name="Strickland" />


Clayton was primarily was a wood engraver, and contributed to ''Dublin Penny Journal'' and the ''Catholic Penny Magazine''.<ref name="Murphy">{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=James H. |title=The Irish book in English, 1800-1891 |date=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=9780198187318 |pages=349-350}}</ref> In 1820 his engraving "Wood Quay and N.E. Suburbs" appeared in Hardiman's ''History of Galway'', and "The Interior of the House of Lords as prepared for the Trial of Queen Caroline" in ''The Freeman's Journal''. The latter is possibly the first illustration in a Dublin daily newspaper aside from those in small advertisements. Clayton developed a new method of printing on textiles, which he exhibited at the London Exhibition in 1851. Clayton moved to London in 1841, following his son [[Benjamin Clayton III]], where he worked with W. S. Johnson and Dean & Son. He returned to Dublin in 1856, working primarily for his son-in-law, Joseph Le Petit, who was married to his daughter, Mary Anne.<ref name="Strickland" />
Clayton was primarily was a wood engraver, and contributed to ''Dublin Penny Journal'' and the ''Catholic Penny Magazine''.<ref name="Murphy">{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=James H. |title=The Irish book in English, 1800-1891 |date=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=9780198187318 |pages=349-350}}</ref> In 1820 his engraving "Wood Quay and N.E. Suburbs" appeared in Hardiman's ''History of Galway'', and "The Interior of the House of Lords as prepared for the Trial of Queen Caroline" in ''The Freeman's Journal''. The latter is possibly the first illustration in a Dublin daily newspaper aside from those in small advertisements. Clayton developed a new method of printing on textiles, which he exhibited at the London Exhibition in 1851. Clayton moved to London in 1841, following his son [[Benjamin Clayton III]], where he worked with W. S. Johnson and Dean & Son. He returned to Dublin in 1856, working primarily for his son-in-law, Joseph Le Petit, who was married to his daughter, Mary Anne.<ref name="Strickland" />

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Benjamin Clayton II
Born1786
Dublin, Ireland
Died17 November 1862(1862-00-00) (aged 75–76)
Dublin
NationalityIrish
FamilyBenjamin Clayton I (father)
Samuel Clayton (brother)
Robert Clayton (brother)
Benjamin Clayton III (son)
Caroline Millard (daughter)
Ellen Creathorne Clayton (granddaughter)

Benjamin Clayton II (1786 – 17 November 1862) was an Irish wood engraver.

Life

Benjamin Clayton II was born in Dublin in 1786, and was baptised in St John's Church. His father was wood engraver, Benjamin Clayton I.[1] He had two brothers, Samuel and Robert, who were both engravers.[2] He married Eleanor Creathorne in 1808, while still living with his father on Ryder's Row. They had 3 sons and 3 daughters. All 3 sons, Benjamin, Robert, and Jeffrey Creathorne, and one of his daughters, Caroline, all became engravers. Clayton died in Ashton, County Dublin on 17 November 1862.[1]

Clayton was primarily was a wood engraver, and contributed to Dublin Penny Journal and the Catholic Penny Magazine.[3] In 1820 his engraving "Wood Quay and N.E. Suburbs" appeared in Hardiman's History of Galway, and "The Interior of the House of Lords as prepared for the Trial of Queen Caroline" in The Freeman's Journal. The latter is possibly the first illustration in a Dublin daily newspaper aside from those in small advertisements. Clayton developed a new method of printing on textiles, which he exhibited at the London Exhibition in 1851. Clayton moved to London in 1841, following his son Benjamin Clayton III, where he worked with W. S. Johnson and Dean & Son. He returned to Dublin in 1856, working primarily for his son-in-law, Joseph Le Petit, who was married to his daughter, Mary Anne.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Strickland, Walter G. (1913). A Dictionary of Irish Artists. Dublin: Maunsel & company, limited. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ Strickland, Walter G. (1913). A Dictionary of Irish Artists. Dublin: Maunsel & company, limited. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ Murphy, James H. (2011). The Irish book in English, 1800-1891. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 349–350. ISBN 9780198187318.