British engraver and painter (1811—1885)

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A Greenwich pensioner, filling a pipe with tobacco, a tankard of ale at his elbow. Engraving by J. Jenkins after M. W. Sharp.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child. Engraving by J. Jenkins after N. Poussin.

Two young children hide as two adults come into the room where the children have been playing with their precious antiques. Engraving by T.A. Dean after J. Jenkins.

Tobias curing his father's (Tobit) eyesight three others and a dog look on. Line engraving by J. Jenkins after A. Carracci.

Frederik Ruysch. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1838, after J. Wandelaar.

A prim older woman looks disapprovingly as a young couple walk off together arm in arm. Engraving by J. Brain after J.J. Jenkins.

A bearded man selling razors to a farmer. Crayon manner print by J.J. Jenkins after Peter Pindar (John Wolcot).

Christ raises Jairus' daughter; Jairus kisses Christ's foot. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins after Delonne.

A Chelsea Pensioner, wearing a sprig of orange blossom [?] in his buttonhole, sipping a dish of tea. Engraving by J. Jenkins after M. W. Sharp.

A sister of the Sultan of the Ottoman empire being conveyed in her official carriage drawn by two oxen. Engraving by J. Jenkins after T. Allom.

A woman leaning on a tombstone in a graveyard reading from her bible. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran after Joseph John Jenkins, 1839.

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Joseph John Jenkins

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Images by Joseph John Jenkins

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A prim older woman looks disapprovingly as a young couple walk off together arm in arm. Engraving by J. Brain after J.J. Jenkins.

Frederik Ruysch. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins, 1838, after J. Wandelaar.

A Greenwich pensioner, filling a pipe with tobacco, a tankard of ale at his elbow. Engraving by J. Jenkins after M. W. Sharp.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) and Saint Joseph with the Christ Child. Engraving by J. Jenkins after N. Poussin.

Christ raises Jairus' daughter; Jairus kisses Christ's foot. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins after Delonne.