Thomas Whitcombe

Thomas Whitcombe was a painter and printmaker (1763–1824). He was born at London.

Also recorded as Thomas Witcombe; Thomas Witcomb; Thomas Whitecomb; Thomas Whitcomb; Thomas Whitecombe; J. Whitcomb.

Thomas Whitcombe in brief

Born
1763
Died
1824
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
London
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Recognition and collections

Work by Thomas Whitcombe is held by Tate, National Maritime Museum, Clark Art Institute and Yale Center for British Art.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1714 to 1956.

Capture of the Chesapeake, June 1st 1813, for J. Jenkin's Naval Achievements, dated January 1, 1817, hand-colored aquatint, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 24.90.1521. Lectures on midwifery and infant care : a New Zealand course a practical manual on the management of pregnancy and labour and the care of the infant, conforming with the syllabus laid down by the Nurses' and Midwives' Registration Board of New Zealand / by T.F. Corkill., dated 1951, held by Wellcome Collection. The late Duke and now Dutchess of Hamilton, plaintiffs. Thomas Fleetwood and Frances his wife, Berrington, Lutley and Wood, defendants. Duke Hamilton's case, dated 1714, held by Wellcome Collection. Correspondence with names beginning WH, dated 1908-1921, held by Wellcome Collection. Door to freedom., dated 1956, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 19, dated November 1904 - June 1905, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Whitcombe, Thomas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Gennadeion Notes v. The Journal of Thomas Whitcombe, Philhellene, Hesperia Supplements, 1982. Whitcombe, Maj.-Gen. Philip Sidney, (3 Oct. 1893–9 Aug. 1989), JP, Who Was Who, 2007.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

The field of work recorded is marine art. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine.

Work by Thomas Whitcombe is recorded in the collections of Tate, National Maritime Museum, Clark Art Institute, Yale Center for British Art and National Gallery.

Chronology

  1. 1714The late Duke and now Dutchess of Hamilton, plaintiffs. Thomas Fleetwood and Frances his wife, Berrington, Lutley and Wood, defendants. Duke Hamilton's case (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1763Thomas Whitcombe born at London.
  3. 1817Capture of the Chesapeake, June 1st 1813, for J. Jenkin's Naval Achievements (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  4. 1824Thomas Whitcombe died.
  5. 1904Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 19 (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1908Correspondence with names beginning WH (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1951Lectures on midwifery and infant care : a New Zealand course a practical manual on the management of pregnancy and labour and the care of the infant, conforming with the syllabus laid down by the Nurses' and Midwives' Registration Board of New Zealand / by T.F. Corkill. (Wellcome Collection).
  8. 1956Door to freedom. (Wellcome Collection).

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. 1.

    Gennadeion Notes v. The Journal of Thomas Whitcombe, Philhellene, Hesperia Supplements, 1982

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Whitcombe, Maj.-Gen. Philip Sidney, (3 Oct. 1893–9 Aug. 1989), JP, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Whitcombe, Thomas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Thomas Whitcombe (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Thomas Whitcombe.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2676635: Thomas Whitcombe

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  7. 7.

    “Thomas Whitcombe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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