Thomas Woolner
Thomas Woolner was a sculptor, poet and writer (1825–1892). He was born at Hadleigh and died at London.
Thomas Woolner in brief
- Born
- 1825
- Died
- 1892
- Known for
- sculptor, poet and writer
- Place of birth
- Hadleigh
Contents
Career and activity
His work is associated with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
He belonged to Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Royal Academy of Arts. He worked at London and Melbourne.
Catalogued works
25 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1800 to 1880.
Chamberlain Memorial, dated 1880. Godley Statue, dated 1865. Statue of Lord Palmerston, dated 1876. Portrait medallion of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, dated 1852. Statue of George Dawson. Statue of James Fraser. Statue of John Stuart Mill, dated 1878. Figures in a Tree-lined Garden, dated 1866, held by National Trust, inventory 830804. Captain James Cook Statue, Hyde Park, Sydney. William Charles Wentworth, dated 1854, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B2004.6.1. Sir Charles Nicholson, dated 1854, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B2004.6.2. The Water Lily - Thomas Woolner, dated 1850, held by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections, inventory ABDAG004744. The Farewell, held by Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, inventory VIS.532. Statue of Francis Bacon. Poems. Silenus. Tiresias. Thomas Woolner, R.A., sculptor and poet. Thomas Woolner. Pygmalion. My beautiful lady. My Beautiful Lady, Nelly Dale. Sir Isaac Newton. Wax relief, 18--., dated [between 1800 and 1899?], held by Wellcome Collection. Adam Sedgwick. Photograph by W. Jeffrey after T. Woolner., held by Wellcome Collection. John Stevens Henslow. Photograph by W. Jeffrey after a bust by T. Woolner., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 5 named public collections.
Yale Center for British Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Trust: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Woolner, Thomas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Woolner, Thomas, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Woolner, Thomas (1825–1892), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Woolner, Thomas (1825–1892), sculptor, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. 35755, 1875-06-12, WOOLNER (Thomas) R.A., Art Sales Catalogues Online. The Trouble with Feeling Now: Thomas Woolner, Robert Browning, and the Touching Case of Constance and Arthur, 19, 2016.
Digitised editions and texts
3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.
Silenus (1884) — Internet Archive. Thomas Woolner, R. A. , Sculptor and Poet; His Life in Letters (1917) — Internet Archive. My Beautiful Lady. Nelly Dale — Project Gutenberg.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is English.
The authority associates the name with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Places of work recorded in the authority are London and Melbourne. Membership is recorded of Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Royal Academy of Arts.
Work by Thomas Woolner is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Tate and Yale Center for British Art.
Chronology
- 1825Thomas Woolner born at Hadleigh.
- 1852Portrait medallion of Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
- 1865Godley Statue.
- 1876Statue of Lord Palmerston.
- 1880Chamberlain Memorial.
- 1884Silenus digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1892Thomas Woolner died at London.
- 1917Thomas Woolner, R. A. , Sculptor and Poet; His Life in Letters digitised by Internet Archive.
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.
“Thomas Woolner”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2280558: Thomas Woolner
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Elsewhere in Books
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- Thomas Wentworth HigginsonAuthor
- Thomas William Rhys DavidsAuthor
- Thomas WolfeAuthor
- Thomas WyattAuthor
- Thor LangeAuthor
- Thor VilhjálmssonAuthor
- Thorkild HansenAuthor
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