William Tombleson

William Tombleson was a British publisher, illustrator, writer, artist and printmaker (1795–1846).

William Tombleson in brief

Born
1795
Died
1846
Known for
publisher, illustrator, writer, artist, printmaker, copper engraver and draftsperson
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Catalogued works

18 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1822 to 1879.

Chepstow castle, Monmouthshire, dated 1823, held by National Library of Wales, inventory 1130314. Llanerchydol, Montgomeryshire, dated 1828, held by National Library of Wales, inventory 1133337. Edinburgh, from Craigleith, held by Q214867, inventory 1980.45.1781. Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.1125. City of London, Arch of Waterloo Bridge, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15480. Holy Island, Northumberland, dated 1832, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.6966. Holy Island, dated 1830, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.13358. Frauen Capelle, Haupt Markt, dated 1822, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1998.14.47. St. Stephan's Dom-Kirche, Vienna, dated 1822, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1998.14.50. The Bank of England, dated March 31, 1827, steel engraving, with later hand-coloring, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1986.1180.1970. Waterloo Place and Part of Regent Street, dated March 1, 1828, steel engraving, with later hand-coloring, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1986.1180.1969. Eton College from the river with an elaborate border of architectural motifs. Coloured line engraving by H. Winkles after W. Tombleson., held by Wellcome Collection. The baths and mineral springs, Ems, West Germany. Line engraving by J. Willis after W. Tombleson., held by Wellcome Collection. Construction work in front of Bridewell prison and the jail governors house, Edinburgh, Scotland. Steel engraving by W. Tombleson, 1829, after T.H. Shepherd., dated 25 April 1829, held by Wellcome Collection. The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank, with boats on the river and two men lounging on the bank. Engraving by S. Lacey after W. Tombleson, 1834., dated 1834, held by Wellcome Collection. Baths Langen, Schwalbach, Wetzlar, Germany. Etching by T. Jones after W. Tombleson., held by Wellcome Collection. St Katharine's Hospital, Regent's Park, London: seen from the road. Steel engraving by W. Tombleson, 1827, after T. H. Shepherd., dated Dec. 8 1827, held by Wellcome Collection. Medical Women's Federation, dated 1879-1988, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Library of Wales: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Landscape Collection: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Tombleson, William, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Philip Michael John Tombleson, BMJ, 2017. Dr. Thomas Tombleson Brunyate, BMJ, 1928.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 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. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1795William Tombleson born.
  2. 1823Chepstow castle, Monmouthshire (National Library of Wales).
  3. 1828Llanerchydol, Montgomeryshire (National Library of Wales).
  4. 1832Holy Island, Northumberland (Yale Center for British Art).
  5. 1846William Tombleson died.

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.

    Dr. Thomas Tombleson Brunyate, BMJ, 1928

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Philip Michael John Tombleson, BMJ, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Tombleson, William, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with William Tombleson (5 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 7 works naming William Tombleson.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q526329: William Tombleson

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “William Tombleson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Prints

For owners

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