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combe Regis in the first Parliament of the Kind's reign. He proposed to found a Royal Academy for Art, and on failing to gain the assistance of the Government, ne opened a private academy in his own house in 1724, which he maintained during his life-time. He had amassed considerable property, yet many statements are made of the inade- quate pay which he received for his public works. By some intrigue he was removed from his office, and, suffering in his latter days from the gout, he retired from his pro- fessional practice, and died at the mansion he had erected on his property near Wey- mouth, May 13, 1734. His daughter was clandestinely married by the painter, Ho- garth, who said, * he was the greatest his- tory painter this country ever produced/ an eulogium which will certainly not find an echo now. His works were chiefly alle- gorical, and though they show great inven- tion and genius, do not rise above the character of decorative art. He left a collection of pictures and some etchings, by his own hano, in a loose, bold manner.
THORN HILL, John, marine painter. Only son of the foregoing. Painted sea- pieces and landscapes, excelling in the former. Succeeded his father as Serjeant- Painter to George II. ; resigned the office, 1757.
THORNTHWAITE, J., engraver. Born in London about 1740. Practised in London both in mezzo-tint and as an etcher. There are several portraits by him. He engraved for Bell's * Shake- speare/ in 1787, and for the * Booksellers' British Theatre.'
THORNTON, John, glass-painter, of Coventry. Painted the tine east window in York Cathedral, about 1338, and some of the west windows ; and his works show him to have been emmently skilled.
THORPE, John, architect. Practised in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. He designed Holdenby, for Sir Christopher Hatton, 1580 ; Longleat, 1597 ; and the great mansions of Burleigh, Wollaton, Hat- field, 1611 ; Longfield Castle, 1612 ; Buck- hurst, and Holland House, 1607 ; Audley End ? completed 1616 ; and is reputed the architect of old Somerset House, London. He resided some time in Paris, and was employed there. He is by some supposed to be the individual called * John of Padua.' who was employed by Henry VIII. A book containing 280 original manuscript plans and elevations by him, formerly in the possession of the Earl of Warwick, is now in the Soane Museum.
THURSTON, John, wood-engraver and designer. Born at Scarborough in 1774. He was originally a copper-plate engraver, and assisted James Heath on some of his plates. Later he both designed and en- graved on wood for book illustration, finally
devoting himself exclusively to designing, Among his works of this class are —
- Religious Emblems,' 1808 ; * Shakespeare's
Works,' published by Whittingham, 1814 ; Somerville's 4 Rural Sports,' 1818; Fal- coner's 4 Shipwreck,' 1817. He was for a time the principal artist in London who had any repute as a designer on the wood, and contributed largely to the formation of the modern school of wood-engraving. His compositions were slight and pleasing, mostly for the Chiswick Press, and very numerous. He made some clever designs in water-colour, chiefly in Indian ink and tinted, and was in 1806 a Fellow and exhi- bitor of the Water-Colour Society. Died at Holloway, in 1822, aged 48.
THYNNE, John, architect. Practised with great reputation in the reign of Henry VIII.
TIDEY, Henry F., water-colour paint- er. He was bora at Worthing, where his father kept an academy, January 7, 1815. He was fond of drawing, as a boy, and in 1839 he first appears as an exhibitor of por- traits in water-colours at the Royal Aca- demy. He painted many groups of children, in which he was successful, and met with good encouragement, continuing a constant exhibitor. In 1858 he was elected an associate, and the next year a full member of the Institute of Painters in Water- Colours, and exhibited with that body many fine drawings painted to a large scale. In 1859, * The Feast of Roses,' purchased by the Queen ; in 1861, ' Dar Thule,' from Ossian ; in 1863. * Christ Blessing little Children' — the children portraits; in the same year at the Royal Academy, where he did not cease to exhibit, * Saxon Captives at Rome.' His last works were, 'Sardana- palus,' 1870 ; and, ' The Flowers of the Forest,' 1871. He was a good draftsman and an industrious and clever artist, devoted to art profession. He died July 21, 1872.
- TILLEMANS, Peter, landscape and
animal painter. Was born at Antwerp, the son of a diamond cutter, in 1684, and was the pupil of a landscape painter. He came to England in 1708, and was em- ployed by a dealer in copying, particularly after Teniers. He painted some seaports, but chiefly landscapes, introducing horses and dogs, hunting-pieces, races ; and when he became known he was employed to
Saint views of country mansions, iotro- ucing portraits of the owners, with their horses and dogs. His works were carefully composed and painted, the animals excel- lent in action and treatment, the portraits characteristic. He was much employed by William, fourth Lord Byron, who became his pupil. He painted a good picture of Chatsworth, for the Duke of Devonshire, and a very large picture, now in the pos- session of Earl Manvers. of the second
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