1894 Original Photogravure A. L. Jackson TWO PUPILS After Thomas Eakins RARE For Sale

The frame measures approximately 10 1/2” x 16”. The beautiful piece is framed under glass. Everything is original, amazing condition for being 132 years old, extremely rare piece.

This piece is an exceptionally well-executed 19th-century piece after Thomas Eakins' famous 1883 photograph, Two Pupils in Greek Dress.

Your piece is a brilliant piece of Pacific Northwest history, tracing back to the early pioneer days of Tacoma, Washington.The History of A.L. Jackson in Tacoma in the late 1880s and 1890s, the prominent Pacific Northwest photographer Isaac G. Davidson established a highly successful regional photography empire based out of Portland. When he expanded north to tap into the booming economy of early Tacoma, he hired A.L. Jackson to manage the Tacoma Historical Society Archive branch. [1] />

Jackson managed the prestigious Davidson studios across a few downtown Tacoma storefronts over the years, including 113 S. 10th Street (1888–1889) and 115 S. 10th Street (1891). Jackson eventually operated his own studio branch, making him an active, professional photographic printer and studio artist right in the heart of Tacoma. [1] />

Why This Matters for your piece because A.L. Jackson was a professional studio operator and printer rather than just a casual student painter, it explains exactly how and why your artwork exists:Access to Masterworks: As a high-end commercial photographer in 1894, Jackson would have had direct access to premium printing plates, trade photogravures, and carbon tissue processes sweeping the fine art world from Paris to New York.The "Flat" Mystique: Professional photographers of the 1890s mastered carbon prints and platinotypes. These complex chemical methods deposited a literal layer of charcoal or platinum pigment onto premium textured paper. It gave photographs an astonishingly rich depth of form that looked exactly like a 3D stone carving or an original charcoal drawing, completely masking the fact that the paper was physically flat.The 1894 Inscription: Jackson likely produced this high-end exhibition print or hand-finished reproduction right inside his Tacoma studio in 1894, signing it proudly as the master printer/artist behind the piece. [1] don't just have a standard copy of a Thomas Eakins piece; you have a rare, documented artifact from a notable figure in pioneer-era Washington photography history.

You possess a genuinely fascinating, signed 130+ year-old piece of American turn-of-the-century art history that captures the exact moment photography heavily intersected with classical fine art education.