Thomas Phillips
(1770-1845), Portrait painterSitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 218 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.
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
by and published by William Walker, after Thomas Phillips, and after Henry Wyndham Phillips
mezzotint, published 25 November 1848
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Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton, 2nd Marquess of Northampton
by and published by William Walker, after Thomas Phillips, and after Henry Wyndham Phillips
mezzotint, published 25 November 1848
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by George Raphael Ward, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 1854
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by Sir George Scharf, after Unknown artist, and after John Young, after Thomas Phillips, and after Benjamin Smith, after Thomas Kearsley
pencil on tracing paper, 9 June 1860
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by Sir George Scharf, after Thomas Phillips
pencil, pen and ink, 21 September 1870 (1825)
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by William Bell Scott, after Thomas Phillips
etching, 1881 (1807)
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by William Bell Scott, after Thomas Phillips
etching, 1881 (1807)
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issued by Sarony & Co, after Thomas Phillips, after Unknown artist
gravure cigarette card, 1923 (circa 1835, based on a work of 1813)
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by Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint
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by Luigi Schiavonetti, published by Robert Hartley Cromek, after Thomas Phillips
etching, published 1 May 1808 (1807)
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John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, based on a work of 1819
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by and published by Thomas Hodgetts, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 1 January 1821
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by Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 1822
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by Samuel William Reynolds, published by and after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 1822 (1821)
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by Thomas Goff Lupton, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, based on a work of 1837
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Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
by George Henry Phillips, published by Hodgson & Graves, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 2 October 1838
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