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Jackson was an accomplished portrait painter and received many
commission for portraits of local dignitaries and worthies. Except for the portrait of A. G. C. Harvey, in which the artist seems to have attempted to introduce a note of informality, these 'municipal' works are undistinguished and typical of this genre, despite their sk ilful execution.
In contrast and showing altogether
different style, are the small 'private' portraits of two of Jackson's friends - the Bolton industrialist and art patron, Frank Hindley Smith, and the architect, Edgar Wood.
In their different ways,
both works have a refreshingly relaxed feel to them which contrasts strongly with the sobriety and colourlessness of his commissioned works. |
