Background
He was the son of a Smithfield salesman.
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James Allen
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Allen was taught by William Bernard Cooke, and in conjunction with whom he engraved and published in 1821 ‘Views of the Colosseum,’ from drawings by Major-General Cockburn, and in 1825 ‘Views in the South of France, chiefly on the Rhone,’ from drawings by Peter De Wint, after original sketches by John Hughes. He likewise engraved a spirited plate of the ‘Defeat of the Spanish Armada,’ after P. J. de Loutherbourg, for the ‘Gallery of Greenwich Hospital;’ ‘Saint Mawes, Cornwall,’ after Turner, for Cooke"s ‘Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England;’ ‘Portsmouth from Spithead,’ after Stanfield. And ‘The Temple of Isis,’ after Cockburn.
He excelled especially in etching, and was much employed on illustrations for books
