Thomas Hudson
Thomas Hudson was a British art collector, painter, portraitist and artist (1701–1779). He was born in Devon and died in Twickenham.
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Thomas Hudson
Thomas Hudson · Public domain
- Born
- 1701 · Devon.
- Died
- 1779 · Twickenham.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Occupation
- art collector · painter · portraitist · artist
- Fields
- painting
- Movements
- realism
- Teachers
- Jonathan Richardson
- Languages
- English
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Thomas Hudson was a British art collector, painter, portraitist and artist (1701–1779). He was born in Devon and died in Twickenham.
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Training under Jonathan Richardson is recorded. Joshua Reynolds, Peter Toms and Joseph Wright of Derby are recorded as having studied under Thomas Hudson. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are London. Work by Thomas Hudson is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, Auckland Art Gallery, Tate and Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Portrait of William Peere Williams the younger (died 1761), British barrister
painter Thomas Hudson
Margaret Chudleigh by Thomas Hudson, Beaney Institute
Jonathan Cardy
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1701
Thomas Hudson born at Devon.
1779
Thomas Hudson died at Twickenham.
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He trained under Jonathan Richardson. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Thomas Hudson is recorded as art collector, painter, portraitist and artist. Connected to 3 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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