Thomas Baxter (painter)

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Worcester saucer (pair to next), c. 1807–10
Worcester teacup (pair to last), c. 1807–10
Illustration from An illustration of the Egyptian, Grecian and Roman Costumes
Royal Worcester plate with a central figure by Thomas Baxter

Thomas Baxter Jnr. (17 February 1782 – 18 April 1821) was an English

watercolour painter and illustrator.[1]

Life and work

Baxter (of whom an account is given in 'A Century of Potting in the City of Worcester' by R. W. Binns, 1877

Lord Nelson, and was often employed by him in making sketches at his estate in Merton; He also painted for him a rich dessert service.[1]

In his paintings upon china he introduced figures from the works of Reynolds, West and other well-known painters. In 1814 he left Worcester and established an art school in London, and had pupils who were afterwards distinguished in their special line. In 1816 he worked for the Cambrian Pottery at Swansea, and was there three years. His great work at that place was a "Shakespeare Cup" (from its description, remarkable more for ingenuity than for good taste). In 1819, he returned to Worcester, and was again employed at the Royal Porcelain Works (owned by Flight and Barr), and afterwards at Robert Chamberlain's factory. He was described as "the most accomplished artist who painted Worcester porcelain in the first half of the eighteenth century".[1][5]

He also made drawing's for

Portland vase.'[1]

Baxter died in London, 18 April 1821.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bakter, Thomas (1782-1821)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. pp. 437–8.
  2. ^ Richard William Binns. A century of potting in the city of Worcester, being the history of the Royal Porcelain Works, from 1751 to 1851 (B. Quaritch, 1865)
  3. ^ Pottery industry jobs - Gilder ("the local history of Stoke-on-Trent, England").
  4. ^ The Baxter ceramic studio (watercolour, c. 1810).
  5. ^ Binns, 1836, p134.
  6. ^ Thomas Baxter. An illustration of the Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman costume (London, 1810)

Attribution:

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Baxter, Charles". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.

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