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[[File:0 around edinburgh - firth of forth - royal george buttersworth.jpg|thumb|right|The ''Royal George'' at [[Leith]] for the [[Visit of King George IV to Scotland]].]] |
[[File:0 around edinburgh - firth of forth - royal george buttersworth.jpg|thumb|right|The ''Royal George'' at [[Leith]] for the [[Visit of King George IV to Scotland]].]] |
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'''Thomas Buttersworth''' (5 May 1768 – November 1842) was an English seaman of the [[Napoleonic wars]] period who became a marine painter. He produced works to commission, and was little exhibited during his lifetime. |
'''Thomas Buttersworth''' (5 May 1768 – November 1842) was an English seaman of the [[Napoleonic wars]] period who became a marine painter. He produced works to commission, and was little exhibited during his lifetime. |
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Butterworth was born on the Isle of Wight. He enlisted in the [[Royal Navy]] in [[London]] in 1795, and served on [[HMS Caroline (1795)|HMS ''Caroline'']] during the wars with [[France]], before being invalided home from [[Menorca]] in 1800. |
Butterworth was born on the Isle of Wight. He enlisted in the [[Royal Navy]] in [[London]] in 1795, and served on [[HMS Caroline (1795)|HMS ''Caroline'']] during the wars with [[France]], before being invalided home from [[Menorca]] in 1800. |
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The [[National Maritime Museum]] in London has 27 watercolours by him, several of which are mounted on sheets from 18th century printed signal and muster books. He went on to paint numerous naval battle scenes and pictures such as the ‘'Inshore Squadron off [[Cadiz]] in 1797'’ which are thought to show scenes he witnessed. On being appointed Marine Painter to the [[British East India Company|East India Company]] he painted ship portraits on commission. It had been thought that he died in 1830, but recent research has found that he painted [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria's]] visit to [[Edinburgh]] in 1842 before he died in London later that year.<ref>[ |
The [[National Maritime Museum]] in London has 27 watercolours by him, several of which are mounted on sheets from 18th century printed signal and muster books. He went on to paint numerous naval battle scenes and pictures such as the ‘'Inshore Squadron off [[Cadiz]] in 1797'’ which are thought to show scenes he witnessed. On being appointed Marine Painter to the [[British East India Company|East India Company]] he painted ship portraits on commission. It had been thought that he died in 1830, but recent research has found that he painted [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria's]] visit to [[Edinburgh]] in 1842 before he died in London later that year.<ref>[https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-12089 National Maritime Museum, "Thomas Buttersworth"]</ref> |
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His son [[James Buttersworth|James Edward Buttersworth]] (1817–1894) also became a maritime painter.<ref>Robert McKenna, ''The Dictionary of Nautical Literacy'' McGraw Hill 2003 page 48 |
His son [[James Buttersworth|James Edward Buttersworth]] (1817–1894) also became a maritime painter.<ref>Robert McKenna, ''The Dictionary of Nautical Literacy'' McGraw Hill 2003 page 48 |
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 14 November 2024
Thomas Buttersworth (5 May 1768 – November 1842) was an English seaman of the Napoleonic wars period who became a marine painter. He produced works to commission, and was little exhibited during his lifetime.
Life
[edit]Butterworth was born on the Isle of Wight. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in London in 1795, and served on HMS Caroline during the wars with France, before being invalided home from Menorca in 1800.
The National Maritime Museum in London has 27 watercolours by him, several of which are mounted on sheets from 18th century printed signal and muster books. He went on to paint numerous naval battle scenes and pictures such as the ‘'Inshore Squadron off Cadiz in 1797'’ which are thought to show scenes he witnessed. On being appointed Marine Painter to the East India Company he painted ship portraits on commission. It had been thought that he died in 1830, but recent research has found that he painted Queen Victoria's visit to Edinburgh in 1842 before he died in London later that year.[1]
His son James Edward Buttersworth (1817–1894) also became a maritime painter.[2]
Gallery
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British armed top sail schooner off Malaga, Spain, in the collection at The Mariners' Museum -
British brig attacking a French lugger in the collection at The Mariners' Museum -
the London off the Seven Sisters (1820) in the collection at The Mariners' Museum -
battle between United States & Macedonian (ca. 1820) in the collection at The Mariners' Museum
References
[edit]- ^ National Maritime Museum, "Thomas Buttersworth"
- ^ Robert McKenna, The Dictionary of Nautical Literacy McGraw Hill 2003 page 48 ISBN 0-07-141950-0
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Buttersworth.
- 39 artworks by or after Thomas Buttersworth at the Art UK site
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