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John Pine
1690–1756
An English engraver, print seller, publisher, and cartographer, he helped shape the look of British art and books during the Enlightenment. He is especially remembered for richly detailed engraved projects that brought history, science, and ceremony to life on the page.
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About the author
Working in London in the first half of the 18th century, John Pine built a career as an engraver, print seller, publisher, and cartographer. Sources agree that he was born in 1690 and died on May 4, 1756, and that his work became closely tied to the polished visual culture of Augustan Britain.
Pine published and engraved a number of ambitious illustrated books and historical projects. He is particularly known for large, carefully executed works such as The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords, and for the precision of his engraving, which made him a strong fit for subjects ranging from public ceremony to maps and learned publications. He also had links with major cultural figures of his day, including William Hogarth, who painted his portrait.
Today, Pine is remembered as more than a craftsman for hire. His career sat at the meeting point of art, publishing, and public life, showing how engravings could preserve events, support scholarship, and give 18th-century readers a vivid sense of Britain’s history and intellectual world.