John Thurston
John Thurston was a British illustrator, draftsperson and copper engraver (1744–1822).
Also recorded as Thurston.
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Recognition and collections
Work by John Thurston is held by Auckland Art Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Yale Center for British Art.
Identity
What the record establishes about John Thurston.
John Thurston is recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. John Thurston is recorded with the occupation copper engraver. Above, the martyrs Cicely Ormes and Margaret Thurston are burnt back to back at the stake in Colchester and the burning at a stake in Islington of the martyrs Ralph Alderton, Margery Austoo and R. Roth; below the burning of the martyr Cicely Ormes in Norwich. Etching by G. Terry. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Galen discovering the remains of a human skeleton. Drawing by John Thurston. is dated 1794-1822 and held by Wellcome Collection. John Armstrong. Line engraving by F. Engleheart after J. Thurston. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Sleeping Congregation is dated 1764/1822 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.1551).
Design for a Cartouche is dated c. 1820 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.2282). Ascension of an Angel is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1993.248.826). Shakespeare is dated 1816 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1976.1.227). The Art Institute of Chicago records 3 objects associated with this heading. John Thurston is recorded as illustrator, draftsperson and copper engraver. Yale Center for British Art records 1 object associated with this heading.
Wellcome Collection records 31 objects associated with this heading. Open Library catalogues 9 works under this name.
Works and catalogued output
What John Thurston produced.
The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 9 works under this heading.
Catalogued works
8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1764 to 1820.
Shakespeare, dated 1816, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1976.1.227. A practitioner's guide to executorship and administration. Ascension of an Angel, dated n.d., brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, on cream wove card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.248.826. Design for a Cartouche, dated c. 1820, graphite on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.2282. Sleeping Congregation, dated 1764/1822, pen and gray ink with brush and gray wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, on cream wove paper, laid down on card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1551. Galen discovering the remains of a human skeleton. Drawing by John Thurston., dated 1794-1822, held by Wellcome Collection. John Armstrong. Line engraving by F. Engleheart after J. Thurston., held by Wellcome Collection. Above, the martyrs Cicely Ormes and Margaret Thurston are burnt back to back at the stake in Colchester and the burning at a stake in Islington of the martyrs Ralph Alderton, Margery Austoo and R. Roth; below the burning of the martyr Cicely Ormes in Norwich. Etching by G. Terry., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
Yale Center for British Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 31 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1744John Thurston born.
- 1744John Thurston was born in 1744.
- 1764Sleeping Congregation is dated 1764/1822 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.1551).
- 1764Sleeping Congregation (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1774John Thurston was born on 1 January 1774.
- 1794Galen discovering the remains of a human skeleton. Drawing by John Thurston. is dated 1794-1822 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1794Galen discovering the remains of a human skeleton. Drawing by John Thurston. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1816Shakespeare is dated 1816 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1976.1.227).
- 1816Shakespeare (Yale Center for British Art).
- 1820Design for a Cartouche is dated c. 1820 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.2282).
- 1820Design for a Cartouche (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1822John Thurston died.
- 1822John Thurston died on 1 January 1822.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Open Library author record for John Thurston (Internet Archive), 9 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 2.
Thurston, John (1774–1822), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Thurston, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Thurston, John, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Thurston, Sir John Bates (1836–1897), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q6260795: John Thurston
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 7.
Internet Archive, 6 digitised items catalogued under John Thurston as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Semantic Scholar corpus, 8 publications naming John Thurston.
scholarly index · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with John Thurston.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 10.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with John Thurston (13 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 11.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 31 works naming John Thurston.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source
Plates
Each plate is reproduced under the terms the holding register itself publishes, with its creator and licence named.

Saint Jerome. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley after J. Thurston., by John Thurston
John Thurston · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
The picture record
A man kneeling and praying at a tomb in a cemetery is joined by another gentleman. Line engraving by Taylor after J. Thurston., by John Thurston
John Thurston · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
The picture recordElsewhere in Illustration
5,225 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- John SturgessIllustrator
- John T. BiggersIllustrator
- John T. KenneyIllustrator
- John TartaglioneIllustrator
- John van DykeIllustrator
- John Vernon LordIllustrator
- John VinycombIllustrator
- John Woodhouse AudubonIllustrator
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