James Charles Armytage (1802-97). Engraver. His first work with Turner was a plate published in 1834 for The Rivers of France. He completed only three other plates after Turner during the artist's lifetime, but in the 1880s and 1890s he reworked many of Turner's plates so that they could be reprinted. He became one of the most prolific engravers of the time.
Armytage was an engraver of particular significance for Ruskin. (See Ruskin's admiration for Armytage's work.) He engraved two vignettes after Ruskin for the 1844 edition of Friendship's Offering, and this marked the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship. Armytage engraved numerous plates for several of Ruskin's works, including The Seven Lamps of Architecture, The Stones of Venice, Modern Painters (Vols III, IV, V), and The Two Paths. The plates for Modern Painters have been described as his 'most celebrated series of engravings'. (See Hunnisett, An Illustrated Dictionary of British Steel Engravers, pp.12-13 for further comments and biographical information.)