(1774 - 1827)
John Scott was best known for producing engravings of sporting and animal subjects, costumes and portraits, made after works by contemporary artists. He was born in Newcastle, the son of a brewery worker. He was apprenticed to a tallow chandler (who sold candles made from animal fat) in the meat market, before being taught drawing and engraving by the engraver and printseller Robert Pollard (1755/6-1839). Scott later relocated to London, where he engraved racehorse portraits for ‘Sporting Magazine’. He died at his home in Chelsea aged 55, following a stroke.
