John Buckler (artist)

John Buckler, Snr FSA (30 November 1770 – 6 December 1851) was a British artist and occasional architect who is best remembered for his many drawings of churches and other historic buildings, recording much that has since been altered or destroyed.

After several years working on plans for new buildings, around 1801 he became bailiff and collector of rents for Magdalen College in Freeman's Court, London, and in Southwark, and held this post until his retirement in 1849.

[3] Buckler's interest in art developed over time, and his first published works were two aquatints of Magdalen College in 1797.

[2] It was followed by similar commissions from other antiquarians, such as William Salt of Staffordshire,[4] and by the end of his life, by his own account, Buckler had produced around 13,000 drawings of buildings.

[2] Many of the buildings Buckler drew had not been previously recorded, and many have since been demolished or substantially altered, so his work is now a valuable source of information on British architectural history.