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.
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1834
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John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst
by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1836
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by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1839
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by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1840
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by Thomas Phillips
oil on canvas, 1840
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by George Keating, published by and after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 7 May 1795
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by James Fittler, after Thomas Phillips
line engraving, early 19th century
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by Thomas Phillips, after William James Ward
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by Samuel William Reynolds, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by William Camden Edwards, after Thomas Phillips
etching and line engraving, early 19th century
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by Maxim Gauci, printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, after Thomas Phillips
lithograph, early 19th century
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by Henry Cousins, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by Henry Cousins, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, early 19th century
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by Maxim Gauci, after Thomas Phillips
lithograph, early 19th century
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by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Thomas Phillips
etching, circa 1800-1825
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by George Perfect Harding, after Thomas Phillips
pencil tracing, 1802-1853
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attributed to Thomas Athow, after Thomas Phillips, after Thomas Gainsborough
watercolour, early 19th century
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Thomas Audley, Baron Audley of Walden
attributed to Thomas Athow, after Thomas Phillips, after Hans Holbein the Younger
watercolour, early 19th century
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