John Haynes (

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1730–1750) was a British draughtsman and engraver. His life is known only from internal evidence in his works, and he was apparently working in York.

Works

Haynes drew and engraved some views of York and

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for Thomas Gent's ''History of Kingston-on-Hull''. He also created many plates for

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's ''Eboracum'', published in 1736. In 1740, he published an etching from his own drawing of ''The Dropping Well at Knaresborough as it appeared in the Great Frost, January 1739.'' Haynes engraved a view of the

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's ''Mandarine Yacht'' at Windsor, in 1753, as well as a large plan of the city of York in 1748.

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believed that Haynes was more successful at providing drawings for

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and others to engrave, than as an engraver in his own right.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Haynes, John British draughtsmen British engravers 18th-century English male artists Year of birth missing Year of death missing