Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), Portrait painter
Sitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 215 portraits
A prolific portrait painter, completing over 700 portraits, Phillips displayed his talent soon after arriving in London in 1790 by exhibiting his first work at the Royal Academy two years later. Moving from history painting to portraits, he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1808 and was Professor of Painting there between 1825 and 1832. He painted a series of contemporary poets. He also produced a number of portraits of men and women of science, considering both to represent the creativity of the Romantic period.
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1800-1825
NPG 1275
Elizabeth (née Turner), Lady Palgrave; Probably Eleanor Jane Turner
by Thomas Phillips
ink
NPG 2896
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, circa 1802-1803
NPG 1601
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1805
NPG 1298
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1806
On display at Royal Courts of Justice, London
NPG 1264
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1806
NPG 249
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1807
On display in Room 18 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 212
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1810
NPG 885
Sir Henry Charles Englefield, 7th Bt
by Thomas Phillips
oil on panel, 1815
NPG 4659
by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Thomas Phillips
pencil, (1815)
NPG 4071
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, circa 1817
On display at Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere
NPG 763
by Thomas Phillips
oil on panel, 1818
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 86
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
replica by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1820 (1819)
On display at Palace of Westminster, London
NPG 2547
attributed to Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, circa 1820
On display in Room 20 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4137
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1821
On display at Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere
NPG 2546
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, circa 1821
On display in Room 19 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L241
replica by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1828
On display on the Staircase Hall at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 903
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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