T. H. Thomas

T. H. Thomas (1839–1915), born Thomas Henry Thomas, was a Welsh artist particularly active in Cardiff.[1][2]

Thomas was born on 31 March 1839 in Pontypool, though his parents were from Cardiff.[1] He studied at Bristol School of Art, Carey's Art School, London, then the Royal Academy Schools, before travelling to Paris and Rome. He returned to London in 1861 to work as a painter and illustrator.[1]

In 1866 Thomas returned to settle in Cardiff[2] (Thomas's father had retired there). He inherited his father's house on The Walk in 1880 and this became a place for intellectual discussion in the town.[3] He became very active in the Cardiff Naturalists Society, the Cambrian Academy of Art and the Welsh National Eisteddfod.[1]

He died on 5 July 1915.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Thomas, Thomas Henry". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The unique prints and drawings of T. H. Thomas". National Museum of Wales. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  3. ↑ Lord, Peter (2000), The Visual Culture of Wales: Imaging the Nation, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp. 301–303, ISBN 0-7083-1587-9

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