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'''Ebenezer Landells''' (1808 in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] – 1 October 1860 at Victoria Grove, [[West Brompton]]) was an English wood-engraver, illustrator, and magazine proprietor.
Born in Newcastle, Landells was apprenticed to the wood-engraver [[Thomas Bewick]]. In 1829 he moved to London, and before long managed to start his own engraving workshop. After attempting a short-lived fashion journal, ''Cosmorama'', he joined with the journalist [[Henry Mayhew]] and the printer [[William Last (printer)|William Last]] to found ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'' in 1841. Initial difficulties forced Landells to sell his one-third share to the publishers Bradbury and Evans: after the new owners replaced Landells with Joseph Swain as engraving chief, Landells responded with a pamphlet ''A Word with Punch'' (1847).
[[Herbert Ingram]] consulted Landells about launching his illustrated weekly ''[[Illustrated London News]]'' in 1842: after a commission to sketch [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]'s first visit to [[Scotland]] that year, Landells became the paper's first artist correspondent and continued to supply prints for the newspaper until his death.
Landells was also involved in several other magazines: the less successful ''[[Illuminated Magazine]]'' (1843-5), ''[[Great Gun]]'' (1844, in imitation of ''Punch''), the ''[[Lady's Newspaper]]'' (1847–63, after which incorporated in the ''[[Queen (magazine)|Queen]]''), ''Diogenes'' (1853, another attempt to imitate ''Punch''), and the ''[[Illustrated Inventor]]''. Responding to the growth in the children's book market, he wrote and illustrated several books for children: ''Boy's Own Toy-Maker'' (1858), ''Girl's Own Toy-Maker'' (1859), and ''Illustrated Paper Model Maker'' (1860).
Landells "made a unique contribution to the development of the illustrated magazine in the nineteenth century. He provided the link between Bewick's inspirational use of wood-engraving for artistic purposes and the use of the same technology for the mass market."
Landells Road in London's [[East Dulwich]] is purported to be named after Ebeneezer Landells.{{fact|date=February 2010}}
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'''Ebenezer Landells''' (1808 in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] – 1 October 1860 at Victoria Grove, [[West Brompton]]) was an English wood-engraver, illustrator, and magazine proprietor.
Born in Newcastle, Landells was apprenticed to the wood-engraver [[Thomas Bewick]]. In 1829 he moved to London, and before long managed to start his own engraving workshop. After attempting a short-lived fashion journal, ''Cosmorama'', he joined with the journalist [[Henry Mayhew]] and the printer [[William Last (printer)|William Last]] to found ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'' in 1841. Initial difficulties forced Landells to sell his one-third share to the publishers Bradbury and Evans: after the new owners replaced Landells with Joseph Swain as engraving chief, Landells responded with a pamphlet ''A Word with Punch'' (1847).
[[Herbert Ingram]] consulted Landells about launching his illustrated weekly ''[[Illustrated London News]]'' in 1842: after a commission to sketch [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]'s first visit to [[Scotland]] that year, Landells became the paper's first artist correspondent and continued to supply prints for the newspaper until his death.
Landells was also involved in several other magazines: the less successful ''[[Illuminated Magazine]]'' (1843-5), ''[[Great Gun]]'' (1844, in imitation of ''Punch''), the ''[[Lady's Newspaper]]'' (1847–63, after which incorporated in the ''[[Queen (magazine)|Queen]]''), ''Diogenes'' (1853, another attempt to imitate ''Punch''), and the ''[[Illustrated Inventor]]''. Responding to the growth in the children's book market, he wrote and illustrated several books for children: ''Boy's Own Toy-Maker'' (1858), ''Girl's Own Toy-Maker'' (1859), and ''Illustrated Paper Model Maker'' (1860).
Landells "made a unique contribution to the development of the illustrated magazine in the nineteenth century. He provided the link between Bewick's inspirational use of wood-engraving for artistic purposes and the use of the same technology for the mass market."
Landells Road in London's [[East Dulwich]] is purported to be named after Ebeneezer Landells.{{fact|date=February 2010}}
== References ==
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