Thomas Webster, RA
Artist
John Callcott Horsley
(London, England, 1817 - 1903)
Sitter
Thomas Webster
(Pimlico, England, 1800 - 1886)
Date1886
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 34.5 cm, Width: 29.7 cm
Frame: Height: 113.5 cm, Width: 67.3 cm
Frame: Height: 113.5 cm, Width: 67.3 cm
AcquisitionAlexander Macdonald Bequest, 1901.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationOn Display - Gallery 01
Object numberABDAG002801
About MeThe sitter Thomas Webster, was born in Pimlico, London on 20 March 1800. His father, a member of George III’s household, had him educated in the Chapel Royal, St James’s, as a chorister. However, he showed a strong inclination for painting and in 1820 entered the Royal Academy Schools, London. In 1825 he won the first medal for painting. He became ARA in 1840 and RA in 1846, moving in 1856 to Cranbrook, Kent, where he became the leading figure in the Cranbrook Colony of artists.More About Me
Horsely and Webster were members of the Cranbrook artists' colony in Kent, known for their depictions of everyday life. Horsely was nicknamed "Clothes Horsely" by Punch magazine for his opposition to nudes in art.
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