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1768 Isle of Wight, England - 1842 London, England. Known for: Marine painting, often naval battle scenes.
From England where he spent most of his painting career, Thomas Buttersworth was known for his marine watercolor and oil paintings and charcoal drawings, especially battle scenes. He was a mariner... Read full biography
From England where he spent most of his painting career, Thomas Buttersworth was known for his marine watercolor and oil paintings and charcoal drawings, especially battle scenes. He was a mariner himself, which meant that many of his depictions were based on first-hand observations. Examples... Read full biography
From England where he spent most of his painting career, Thomas Buttersworth was known for his marine watercolor and oil paintings and charcoal drawings, especially battle scenes. He was a mariner himself, which meant that many of his depictions were based on first-hand observations. Examples include Inshore Squadron off Cadiz (1797), which is in the National Maritime Museum in London. In 1795, Buttersworth was assigned to the ship Enterprise in London, and several years later was on the... Read full biography
From England where he spent most of his painting career, Thomas Buttersworth was known for his marine watercolor and oil paintings and charcoal drawings, especially battle scenes. He was a mariner himself, which meant that many of his depictions were based on first-hand observations. Examples include Inshore Squadron off Cadiz (1797), which is in the National Maritime Museum in London. In 1795, Buttersworth was assigned to the ship Enterprise in London, and several years later was on the Caroline during the French wars. However, by 1800, he was land bound, having become an invalid during sea duty in Minorca. He assumed the appointment of Marine Painter for the East India Company, which led him to a new phase of his painting career---ship... Read full biography
From England where he spent most of his painting career, Thomas Buttersworth was known for his marine watercolor and oil paintings and charcoal drawings, especially battle scenes. He was a mariner himself, which meant that many of his depictions were based on first-hand observations. Examples include Inshore Squadron off Cadiz (1797), which is in the National Maritime Museum in London. In 1795, Buttersworth was assigned to the ship Enterprise in London, and several years later was on the Caroline during the French wars. However, by 1800, he was land bound, having become an invalid during sea duty in Minorca. He assumed the appointment of Marine Painter for the East India Company, which led him to a new phase of his painting career---ship portraits. He did not do much exhibiting of his paintings during his lifetime. Some art histor... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesAmerican Landscape/Genre Paintings in the New York Historical Society (3 vols)
1982Koke, Richard J1,243 pagesDictionary of Sea Painters
1980Archibald, E H H455 pages (color)Folk Art in America Painting and Sculpture
1979Ericson, Jack T275 pagesThe Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum
1968Brewington, M V and Dorothy530 pages (color)History of American Marine Painting
1968Wilmerding, John179 pages (color)American Marine Painting (2nd Edition)
1968Wilmerding, John204 pages (color)American Art From American Collections
1963
(Exhibition catalog)Biddle, James114 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages