Phillips, Thomas, 1770-1845

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Dates:
Birth 1770-10-18
Death 1845-04-20
Gender:
Male
Britons,
French, English,

Biographical notes:

Portrait painter.

From the description of Letter, 1842. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81797662

Dudley, Warwicks 1770-1845 London.

From the description of Miniature of James Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) [painting]. [ca. 1810-1820] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906526

The English portrait painter Thomas Phillips was born in 1770. He left school at age 13 to be apprenticed to a glass painter in Birmingham. In 1790 he moved to London to study at the Royal Academy. He was elected ARA (Associate member) in 1804, then full member of the Academy in 1808, and was nominated Professor of Painting at its school from 1825 to 1832. His sitters' book at the National Portrait Gallery in London lists 859 paintings, of which ca. 300 have been traced.

From the description of Letters, ca. 1790-1844. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 145987053

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Subjects:

  • Portrait painters
  • Painting, British
  • Painting, Modern

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Places:

  • England (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)