John Emes (1762–1810) was a British engraver and water-colour painter. His wifeRebecca Emes ran a successful silver business after his death.^[1]

Emes was born on 30 December 1762 toWilliam Emes, a landscape gardener fromMackworth near Derby.^[1]

He is best known by his engraving of the picture byJames Jefferys ofThe Destruction of the Spanish Batteries before Gibraltar. The etching for this is dated 1786, and as it was published in October 1789 by Emes and Elizabeth Woollett, widow ofWilliam Woollett it is possible that it was begun by Woollett. Emes was also a water-colour painter, and executed tinted drawings of views in theLake District and elsewhere, some of which he exhibited at theRoyal Academy in 1790 and 1791.

There are three water-colour drawings by Emes in the Print Room at theBritish Museum, one being a large drawing representing 'The Meeting of theRoyal Society of British Archers in Gwersylt Park, Denbighshire;’ the figures in this are drawn by R. Smirke, R.A., and it was afterwards engraved in aquatint byC. Apostool. A set of sixteen views of the lakes in Cumberland and Westmoreland, drawn by J. Smith and J. Emes, were engraved in aquatint byS. Alken; these were incorporated intoThomas West'sGuide to the Lakes. Emes also engraved some views of Dorsetshire. His collection of prints was sold on 22 March 1810, after his death.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: "Emes, John".Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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