Son of Elisabeth Frink and architect Michel Jammet, Lin Jammet started printmaking in 1970s under Julian Trevelyan who was close friends with his mother. Julian Trevelyan was a surrealist and included in the International Surrealist Exhibition held at Burlington Galleries in London in 1936. He taught Etching and History of Art at Chelsea School of Art 1950-1955 and then was head of etching at RCA.