Thomas H. Shepherd
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Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (16 January 1793, France – 1864)[http://www.heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk/shepherd.htm Biography] (Heatons of Tisbury). was a British topographical watercolour artist well known for his architectural paintings.
Life and work
Thomas was the brother of topographical artist George "Sidney" Shepherd,Note: George Shepherd and "George Sidney Shepherd" are now thought to be one and the same person, which makes T. H. Shepherd the brother, and not the son, of G. Shepherd. See [http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/bedartists/shepher.htm George "Sidney" Shepherd (1784 – 1862)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705124724/http://www.cecilhigginsartgallery.org/bedartists/shepher.htm |date=2008-07-05 }} (Bedfordshire Artists). Thomas was employed to illustrate architecture in London, and later Edinburgh, Bath and Bristol. His paintings were the basis for steel engravings in many books (see bibliography).
Shepherd's work, mostly topographical, is characterized by an attention to detail, along with lifelike scenes that contained people, carriages and horses. His first acclaim came with Metropolitan improvements, a publication of modern London architecture commissioned by the publisher Jones & Co. He worked mostly for Frederick Crace, who employed him to paint old London buildings prior to their demolition, with much of the work surviving in the Crace collection at the British Museum.
Shepherd lived in Batchelor Street, Islington, North London. His residency is marked by a commemorative plaque.{{cite web |title=SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer (1793-1864) |url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/hosmer-shepherd |website=Blue Plaques |publisher=English Heritage |access-date=7 March 2022}}
References
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Selected bibliography
- T. H. Shepherd & James Elmes. [https://archive.org/details/cu31924028063372 Metropolitan improvements: London in the nineteenth century] (London: Jones & Co. 1827).
- John Britton & T. H. Shepherd. [https://archive.org/details/modernathensdis00shepgoog Modern Athens displayed in a series of views or Edinburgh in the 19th century] (Jones & Co., 1829).
- T. H. Shepherd & James Elmes. [https://archive.org/details/londonitsenviron00shep London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century] (London: Jones & Co. 1831).
- John Britton & T. H. Shepherd. [https://archive.org/details/bathbristolwithc00britrich Bath and Bristol, with the counties of Somerset and Gloucester, displayed in a series of views, including the modern improvements, picturesque scenery, antiquities, etc.] (London, W. Evans, 1831?).
- T. H. Shepherd. [https://archive.org/details/londoninteriorsg00londrich London Interiors] (London: D. Omer Smith, 1841?)
External links
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- [http://www.artnet.com/artist/556141/thomas-hosmer-shepherd.html T H Shepherd on Artnet]
- [http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/artist/2603/Thomas_Hosmer_Shepherd Paintings by T H Shepherd] (Bridgeman Art Library)
- [http://www.georgeglazer.com/prints/aanda/historic/bankofengl.html View of the Bank of England] (1816 aquatint)
- [http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/conMediaFile.762/London-Docks-looking-west-by-Thomas-Hosmer-Shepherd.html London Docks, looking west] (1831 engraving)
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Category:19th-century English painters
Category:English male painters
Category:English watercolourists