Maginn, James John

Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
ca.1810 Ireland
Date and place of death:
dec. after 1870, presumed Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Worked:
(fl) 1844-ca.1855
Known places of work:
Derby, Leicester, Manchester, Dublin, Birmingham, Hastings, Dover, Maidstone
Known techniques:
Cut-work. Used 'Schmalcalder's Patent Physiognotrace Machine' to trace sitters' profiles
Known materials:
Black or blackened paper and card
Frames:
Papier-mâché, rosewood & ebonised wood
Signature:
Used stencil stamp

Introduction:

Erroneously recorded as 'J. L. MAGINN' due to the misreading of his stencil stamp, JAMES JOHN MAGINN, like many mid-century silhouettists, made the transition to the relatively new art of photography; unlike others, he also offered readings in phrenology.

To be continued

Additional research about James John Maginn:

Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)

Maginn, James John (McKechnie Section 1)