Thomas Phillips
Thomas Phillips . He painted many of the great men of the day including scientists, artists, writers, poets and explorers.
Life and work
Phillips was born at
After 1796, he concentrated on portrait-painting. However, the field was very crowded with the likes of
In 1804 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy, together with his rival, William Owen. About the same time he moved to 8 George Street,
His contributions to the academy exhibition of 1809 included a portrait of Sir
Phillips also painted portraits of
A self-portrait, exhibited in 1844, was one of his last works.[1]
Phillips wrote many occasional essays on the fine arts, especially for Rees's "Cyclopaedia", and also a memoir of William Hogarth for John Nichols's edition of that artist's "Works", 1808–17. He was a fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries. He was also, with Chantrey, Turner, Robertson, and others, one of the founders of the Artists' General Benevolent Institution.[1]
Phillips died at 8 George Street, Hanover Square, London, on 20 April 1845, and was interred in the burial-ground of
Artist and illustrator, John William Wright (1802–1848), was his pupil.
Gallery
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Charles Dibdin, 1799
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William Blake, 1807
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Joseph Banks, 1810
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David Wilkie, c. 1811
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Lord Byron, 1813
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Lord Byron in an Albanian dress, 1813
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Matvei Platov, 1814
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Joshua Brookes, 1815
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Lord Grenville, 1819
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Earl Grey, c. 1820
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Humphry Davy, 1821
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David Ricardo, c. 1821
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John Franklin, 1828
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Mary Somerville, 1834
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John Dalton, 1835
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John Lothrop Motley, c. 1835
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Thomas Arnold, 1839
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Michael Faraday, 1842
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). "Phillips, Thomas (1770–1845)". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 216–7.
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Phillips, Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 407. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Thomas Phillips online (ArtCyclopedia)
- Biography of Thomas Philips (The Walter Scott Digital Archive, Edinburgh University Library)
- 174 artworks by or after Thomas Phillips at the Art UK site