| 词条 | William John Thomson | |||||
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Early lifeThomson was born in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, on 3 October 1771[2] to Scottish parents, Alexander Thomson and Mary Elizabeth Thomson nee Spencer. Thomson's first sister Margaret was born in 1773, his second sister born in 1775 was Catherine Thomson, later the stepmother of Elizabeth Gaskell. They migrated to England during the war of independence. His brother born in Edinburgh in 1778 was Anthony Todd Thomson the doctor who had delivered Gaskell[3]. He moved to London and learned to paint. He exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1795.[4] He married Helen J Colhoun in Edinburgh 12th May 1797,[5] her portrait with their son held by the Royal Scottish Academy and shown in the [https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/view_as/grid/search/keyword:william-john-thomson--venue:royal-scottish-academy-of-art-architecture-7023 Art UK website] is shown below. He was considered for election to the Royal Academy in 1808[6] In 1812 He moved back to his ancestral home of Scotland and settled in Edinburgh. About 1817 he marries Ann Mculloch. The two marriages produce six children.[7] Painting styleThomson worked in a solemn, realistic, somewhat simplified style, devoid of the affectation that often characterised the work of his contemporaries. His subjects face slightly to the right; their features are emphatically delineated, the left eye appearing overly large. A pink tonality suffuses the paintings, reddish brown shading models the forms and brown hatching often makes up the background.[8] Thomson was a miniaturist of very great eminence, although he sometimes exercised his talents on large portraits and small full-lengths. To accuracy of execution he added great richness of effect, preciousness of finish, and depth of tone.[9] Latter yearsHe became a prominent figure in the artistic life of Scotland, holding a variety of official positions. He exhibited portraits, miniatures, landscapes and genre paintings. On the 7th October 1829 he was elected academician of Royal Scottish Academy and is shown on their alphabetical list.[10] In 1831 as trustee to the estate of Hugh William Williams (Artist) along with Mrs Robina Williams, Aeneas MacBain WS, he organised a studio sale.[11] In June 1832 he painted a miniature of Elizabeth Gaskell[12] (nee Stevenson) author of Cranford. He lived at 47 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh in the 1830s until he died in 1845[13] He is buried at St John's Episcopal graveyard in Edinburgh. The memorial to his parents and grandparents is in Cannongate Churchyard.[14] Examples of his miniaturist and portraiture workFurther reading
References{{commonscat}}1. ^British Miniaturists by Basil Somerset Long. 1929. {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, William John}}2. ^Find a grave, memorial id 151509404 3. ^The Oxford National Biography https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/10434. accessed 5 Nov 2018 4. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=od6eLeOkdkcC&pg=PA213&lpg=PA213&dq=wj+thomson+miniaturist&source=bl&ots=FPkkzOZx12&sig=-O7sPppX8_wyOfr4r7o6v5pAoxc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4_vC7y_HcAhUOTsAKHUyoDBwQ6AEwBnoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=wj%20thomson%20miniaturist&f=false American Portrait miniatures in the Manney collection by Dale T Johnson page 213] 5. ^Elizabeth Gaskell: The Early Years – John Chapple page 474 para 18. 6. ^British Miniaturists by Basil Somerset Long. 1929. British Library, retrieved 23 Aug 2018 7. ^https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Thomson-1457#Sources 8. ^American Portrait miniatures in the Manney Collection By Dale T Johnson page 213 9. ^[https://archive.org/details/artinscotlandits00brydrich Art in Scotland By Robert Brydall 1889 page 245-6] 10. ^https://www.royalscottishacademy.org/royal-scottish-academicians/ 11. ^The Life and Works of Hugh William Williams by J Rock Vol 1 p8. 12. ^[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Hu-FDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=w+j+thomson+miniaturist&source=bl&ots=ACwGvXJgoW&sig=i49Ujpv42-HHkcUuJMBcJ2Hvu3w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiImKP3yvHcAhXjKsAKHd2eBGsQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=w%20j%20thomson%20miniaturist&f=false An Elizabeth Gaskell Chronology by G Handley p.25] 13. ^[https://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/archive/85997273 *Grays Directory 1832–33 page 196] 14. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121686914/alexander-thomson Find A Grave.Com] 5 : 1771 births|1845 deaths|19th-century Scottish painters|Scottish portrait painters|Portrait miniaturists |
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