James Thornhill

British · 1675–1734 · Painter, Printmaker

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British painter (1675-1734)

Born 1675, Melcombe RegisDied 1734, WeymouthOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q1681192 ↗ULAN 500010779 ↗Museum works 22

Baroque

Also known as &c. Sir Jas. Thornhill, Chev. Jacq. Thornhill, James, Sir Thornhill, James Thornhill (Sir), Sir I. Thornhill, Sir J. Thornhill, Sir James, &c. Thornhill, Sir James Thornhill and 3 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Thornhill, Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting — **Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting**early 18th century · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over slight traces of black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1962 — Open Access (CC0)

James Thornhill, Design for a Ceiling with an Allegorical Subject — **Design for a Ceiling with an Allegorical Subject**ca. 1713 · Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, over graphite (recto); graphite (verso)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

James Thornhill, Chariot of Apollo — **Chariot of Apollo**1700–1734 · Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, over traces of graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Tuggle, 2010 — Open Access (CC0)

James Thornhill, Birth of Venus — **Birth of Venus**c. 1710 · pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon …

James Thornhill, Jacob Allowing Benjamin to Go to Egypt with His Brothers — **Jacob Allowing Benjamin to Go to Egypt with His Brothers**1722 · pen and brown ink and gray ink with gray-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection — Open Ac…

James Thornhill, The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes — **The Discovery of Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes**c. 1710 · pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over red chalk, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, William B. O'Neal Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Thornhill, Ontwerp voor een wanddecoratie met twee allegorische figuren — **Ontwerp voor een wanddecoratie met twee allegorische figuren**ca. 1685 - ca. 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

James Thornhill, Josiah Rending His Robe — **Josiah Rending His Robe**
All Souls College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — All Souls College

James Thornhill, Dido and Aeneas — **Dido and Aeneas**
Government Art Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Government Art Collection

James Thornhill, Christopher Codrington (1668–1710) — **Christopher Codrington (1668–1710)**
All Souls College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — All Souls College

James Thornhill, Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727) — **Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1727)**
Wellcome Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Wellcome Collection

James Thornhill, Autumn, Bacchus (detail) — **Autumn, Bacchus (detail)**
Moor Park ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Moor Park

James Thornhill, Classical Lady Receiving Inspiration — **Classical Lady Receiving Inspiration**
Moor Park ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Moor Park

James Thornhill, Summer, Ceres (detail) — **Summer, Ceres (detail)**
Moor Park ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Moor Park

James Thornhill, Bacchus Remonstrating with a Man — **Bacchus Remonstrating with a Man**
Moor Park ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Moor Park

James Thornhill, Design for Stage Scenery (Hampton Court) with Mythological Figures — **Design for Stage Scenery (Hampton Court) with Mythological Figures**1695/1734 · Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, over graphite, on tan laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

James Thornhill, Securitas Publica — **Securitas Publica**1718/25 · Pen and brown ink with brush and green wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, on tan wove paper, laid down on board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

James Thornhill, Company of Painters — **Company of Painters**c. 1719 · Brush and brown wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

James Thornhill, Grinling Gibbons — **Grinling Gibbons**n.d. · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

James Thornhill, Saint Paul and Barnabas at Lystra — **Saint Paul and Barnabas at Lystra**c. 1714 · Black chalk with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, tipped onto card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

James Thornhill, Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius — **Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius**1695/1734 · Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

James Thornhill, Study for King Josiah Rending his Garments — **Study for King Josiah Rending his Garments**c. 1730 · pen and brown ink over black chalk
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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