Thomas Cross
(active 1644-1682), EngraverArtist associated with 168 portraits
Thomas Cross was an engraver who produced numerous portraits of authors for frontispieces as well as title pages for books. He was a specialist in engraving shorthand manuals, and was himself the inventor of a shorthand system. Around 144 plates by Cross are known of, of which eighty-four are portraits and forty-five are frontispieces.
by Thomas Cross, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1652
NPG D30331
by Thomas Cross, after Cornelis Johnson Jr (Jonson van Ceulen)
line engraving, circa 1652
NPG D42601
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1653-1654
NPG D26972
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1653-1654
NPG D26973
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, 1653
NPG D28821
by Thomas Cross, probably after Cornelis Johnson Jr (Jonson van Ceulen)
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D28850
by Thomas Cross, probably after Cornelis Johnson Jr (Jonson van Ceulen)
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D28851
by Thomas Cross, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D29139
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D30389
by Thomas Cross, probably after Cornelis Johnson Jr (Jonson van Ceulen)
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D42603
by Thomas Cross, probably after Cornelis Johnson Jr (Jonson van Ceulen)
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D42604
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D42949
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, 1653
NPG D45776
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D11085
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1653
NPG D11211
by Thomas Cross, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1654
NPG D21443
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1654
NPG D21632
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1654
NPG D26257
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1654
NPG D26983
by Thomas Cross
line engraving, published 1654
NPG D28955
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