Thomas Brigstocke

Thomas Brigstocke (1809 - 11 March 1881) was a British portrait painter.

Life and work

Brigstocke first studied in Sass's studio, then at the Royal Academy Schools, and under Henry Perronet Briggs, and subsequently under John Prescott Knight. He also studied in Paris, Florence, Rome, and Naples, over a period of eight years, and made some copies of the old masters including Raphael's "Transfiguration" (originally in the Vatican).

He exhibited his first picture, 'Alnaschar, the Barber's fifth Brother,' at the Royal Academy in 1842. Five years later he went to Egypt with a letter of introduction to Mohammed Ali Pasha, and painted portraits of himself and his family. Brigstocke spent sixteen months painting, mainly, at the Palace of Shoubra, on the Nile, near Cairo, and at Ras el Tin, Alexandria.

Between 1843-65 Brigstocke exhibited 16 works at the Royal Academy and two at the British Institution. He also painted an historical picture, entitled the 'Prayer for Victory.' His chief portraits are:

Brigstocke died, suddenly on 11th March 1881, aged seventy-two, and was buried at Kensal Green cemetery.

He also wrote a drama entitled "The mutual scourges, or France and her neighbours. An historical drama in four acts" (1871).[1]

References

  1. ^ William Baker. Wilkie Collins's library: a reconstruction (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002) p. 21.

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