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at William Wells sale (1848) to Marquis of Hertford for £2,992 10s.—Curtis, 270.
THOMPSON, ALBERT, born at Woburn,
Mass., in 1853. Landscape and animal
painter; pupil of W. E. Norton. In 1872
and in 1874 he visited Europe, travelling
through Great Britain, France, and Italy,
and studying in the art galleries of the Continent.
Exhibits at the Boston Art Club.
Works: Landscape and Cattle; Summer
Afternoon; Apple Orchard—Summer; Cattle
on a Hillside; Lake Winnipiseogee from
Wolfborough; Wood Interior; Study of
Italian Boy.
THOMPSON, CEPHAS GIOVANNI,
born in Middleborough, Mass., Aug. 3, 1809.
Portrait and figure painter, son and pupil of
Cephas Thompson, but mostly self-taught.
He has painted in Boston, Providence, Philadelphia,
New York, and in other cities in
the United States. In 1852 visited London,
Paris, Florence, and Rome, where he
spent seven years. In 1860 he returned
to America, and has since lived in New
York. An associate of the National Academy.
Works: Guardian Angel, C. H. Rogers,
New York; Prospero and Miranda, Mr.
Wales, Boston; St. Peter delivered from
Prison, Ex-Governor Padelford, Providence;
Spring and Autumn, C. Sprague.
Portraits: Sebastian Cabot (after Hans Holbein),
Charles Fenno Hoffman, Historical
Society, New York; Dr. Francis; Hawthorne;
Dr. Matthews, New York University;
Henry T. Tuckerman; William C.
Bryant; Mrs. Bryant.
THOMPSON, ELIZABETH. See Butler.
THOMPSON, HARRY, born in London;
contemporary. Genre and landscape painter,
pupil in Paris of Charles François Marchal
and Charles Busson. Medal, 3d class,
Paris, 1884. Works: Tea à la russe (1876);
Sheep (1878); Sheepfold, View at Allery
(1879); Flock in Valley of the Somme,
Landscape (1880); Corner of the Orchard,
Cross Road (1882); Among the Dunes
(1883); Old Road in Picardy, A Calvary—Sheep
(1884); Corner of the Fortifications
of Paris (1885); Old Cemetery at Hocquin-*court
(1886).
THOMPSON, JEROME, born in Middleborough,
Mass., Jan. 30, 1814, died at Glen
Gardner, N. J., May 2, 1886. Landscape
and figure painter; studied for a short time
under his father, Cephas Thompson, and
with Morse and Jarvis. Elected an A.N.A.
in 1850. Painted in England and France in
1851-52. Works: Land of Beulah; Voice
of the Great Spirit; Woodman, spare that
Tree (1871); Valley of Baca (1875); Dakota
Cañon (1880); Gates Ajar (1881); Spring
Trap (1882); Fallen Oak (1883); Indian
Prayer (1884); Study from Nature (1886).
THOMPSON, WORDSWORTH, born in
Baltimore, Md., May 26, 1840. Genre and
history painter, pupil of Charles Gleyre,
Lambinet, and Passini, in Paris, 1861-64.
Has sketched in Morocco, Algiers, and
Spain. Elected an A.N.A. in 1873 and
N.A. in 1874. Studio in New York. Works:
Moorlands of Au-Fargi (1865); Annapolis in
1776, Academy of Fine Arts, Buffalo; View
of Mt. Etna (1869); Desolation (1873); Mid-*summer's
Day on Long Island (1876); By
the Sea—Mentone (1877); Review at Philadelphia
in Aug., 1777 (1878); The Departure—Episode
of Colonial Life in Virginia
(1879); May-Day in Fifth Avenue—New
York (1880); Halt of a Diligence (1881); Passing
the Outposts, Union League Club, New
York; Old Stone Church—Sleepy Hollow
(1882), T. B. Clarke, ib.; Market Place—Biskra,
Moorish Hunters returning to Tangier
(1884); Winter Morning's Ride, Advance
of the Enemy (1885); In the Port of
Algiers (1886).
THOMSEN, AUGUST, born at Glücksburg,
Sept. 3, 1813, died at Copenhagen,
Sept. 6, 1886. History painter, pupil of
Copenhagen Academy, where he won medals
in 1837 and 1838. Works: Presentation in
the Temple (1841); Christ among the Doctors
(1843); Hans Tausen preaching the
Gospel, Church of the Holy Ghost, Copenhagen.—Weilbach,
676; Kunst-Chronik,
xxi. 750.