Philip Thicknesse
(1719-1792), Writer and eccentricMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 5 portraits
Thicknesse wrote on many topics, from travel to art, and encouraged the artistic career of his friend, the young Thomas Gainsborough. He also served as a soldier.
by Nathaniel Hone
enamel on copper, 1757
NPG 4192
by James Gillray, published by James Ridgway
etching, published 14 September 1790
NPG D10953
by James Gillray, published by James Ridgway
etching, published 14 September 1790
NPG D12410
Philip Thicknesse ('Lieut Goverr Gall-Stone, inspired by Alecto; - or - the birth of Minerva')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 15 February 1790
NPG D13071
by James Gillray, published by James Ridgway
etching, published 14 September 1790
NPG D14393
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