James Thomson (Thompson)
(baptised 1788-1850), EngraverArtist associated with 138 portraits
James Thomson was apprenticed for seven years to Mackenzie, a London engraver. He then spent two years working for Anthony Cardon before setting up in business on his own. He became an accomplished engraver, developing a unique style by etching design lines on his plates before either line or stipple engraving them. Thomson produced figure and portrait engravings and contributed to many popular illustrated works such as E. Lodge's Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain (1821-34), Horace Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting (1826-8) and C. Heath's Book of Beauty (1833-49).
Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen)
by James Thomson (Thompson), after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1849 (1845)
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Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen)
by James Thomson (Thompson), after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1849 (1845)
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Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen)
by James Thomson (Thompson), after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1849 (1845)
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Queen Adelaide (Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen)
by James Thomson (Thompson), after George Richmond
stipple engraving, published 1849 (1845)
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by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Thomas Agnew, after Philip Westcott
mezzotint, published 8 July 1850
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Julia Henrietta (née Anson), Lady Brooke
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Alfred Tidey
stipple engraving, 1850 or before
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Julia Henrietta (née Anson), Lady Brooke
by James Thomson (Thompson), after Alfred Tidey
stipple engraving, 1850 or before
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple and line engraving, published 1850
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after Lowes Cato Dickinson
stipple and line engraving, published 1850
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after Unknown artist
stipple engraving
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after Unknown artist
stipple engraving
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1818
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by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Henry Colburn
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1820
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by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Henry Colburn, after John Hayls
stipple engraving, published May 1825
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by James Thomson (Thompson), printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Joseph Hogarth, after Joseph Hogarth
stipple, published 1847
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by James Thomson (Thompson), after Unknown artist
stipple engraving
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David Alexander
29 November 2018, 18:32
The portrait of The Revd Joseph White after Peters from the European Magazine, 1796, is not by James Thompson but Joseph Thomson, and clearly signed as such.