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Thomas Barker, Shepherd Boys and Dog Sheltering from a Storm

Thomas Barker

British · 1769–1847 · Painter, Printmaker

Thomas Barker or Barker of Bath, was a British painter of landscape and rural life. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Thomas Barker, Gypsy encampment by moonlightGypsy encampment by moonlightBonhams · £938≈ $1,254≈ €1,069Sign up to see
  2. UntitledHelmuth Stone Gallery · $630$500 + $130 premium≈ £505≈ €591Sign up to see
  3. Thomas Barker, Fishing By A Bridge, pen and ink and sepia washFishing By A BridgeOlympia Auctions · £130≈ $173≈ €156Sign up to see

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Thomas Barker, Fishing By A Bridge, pen and ink and sepia wash
Fishing By A Bridge
Olympia Auctions · Oct 2, 2024
£130Sign up free to see
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 14, 2024
$630Sign up free to see
Still Life with Peaches and Grapes
Anderson & Garland · Sep 21, 2023
£50Sign up free to see
Thomas Barker, An extensive river landscape with travellers on horseback, oil on canvas
An extensive river landscape with travellers on horseback
Bonhams · Mar 29, 2022
£1,403Sign up free to see
Thomas Barker, Figures on a rural lane; A rest at the roadside, a pair, oil on canvas
Figures on a rural lane; A rest at the roadside, a pair
Bonhams · Oct 27, 2020
£1,020Sign up free to see
Thomas Barker, Gypsy encampment by moonlight
Gypsy encampment by moonlight
Bonhams · Jun 14, 2018
£938Sign up free to see
Thomas Barker, Sheep and figures in a landscape
Sheep and figures in a landscape
Bonhams · Nov 15, 2017
£500Sign up free to see
Thomas Barker, The woodman, oil on canvas
The woodman
Bonhams · Aug 19, 2012
$250Sign up free to see
Thomas Barker, The woodcutter in winter; Collecting water in summer, a pair, oil on canvas
The woodcutter in winter; Collecting water in summer
Bonhams · Apr 14, 2026
Thomas Barker, Auf der Dorfstraße, Öl auf Leinwand
Auf der Dorfstraße
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Mar 26, 2026
Thomas Barker, Auf der Dorfstraße, Öl auf Leinwand
Auf der Dorfstraße
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Dec 18, 2025
Thomas Barker, The woodman and his dog, oil on canvas
The woodman and his dog
Bonhams · Feb 8, 2023
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Dec 4, 2022
Thomas Barker, A wooded landscape with a traveller before a riverside cottage, oil on canvas
A wooded landscape with a traveller before a riverside cottage
Bonhams · Sep 7, 2022
Thomas Barker, The woodcutter in winter; Collecting water in summer, a pair, oil on canvas
The woodcutter in winter; Collecting water in summer, a pair
Bonhams · Mar 29, 2022
Thomas Barker, Travellers on a country path; and A figure on horseback crossing a stream with a dog, a pair, oil on canvas
Travellers on a country path; and A figure on horseback crossing a stream with a dog, a pair
Bonhams · Jul 25, 2018
Thomas Barker, Works of various subjects
Works of various subjects
Bonhams · Nov 10, 2013
Thomas Barker, Boy with Pet Mouse, Oil on canvas
Boy with Pet Mouse
Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 5, 2005

Works in museum collections

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

Thomas Barker, Shepherd Boys and Dog Sheltering from a Storm
Shepherd Boys and Dog Sheltering from a Stormc. 1789/1790 · oil on paper on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Howard Sturges — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Barker, Tilemakers
Tilemakers1803 · pen-and-tusche lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Barker, Young Boy Seated
Young Boy Seated1803 · pen-and-tusche lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Barker, Figures in a Landscape [recto]
Figures in a Landscape [recto]pen and brown ink on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorot…
Thomas Barker, Figures in a Landscape [verso]
Figures in a Landscape [verso]pen and brown ink on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorot…
Thomas Barker, Wick Rocks near Bath
Wick Rocks near Bath1824
Holburne Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Holburne Museum
Thomas Barker, A Boy with a Lamb
A Boy with a Lamb
Holburne Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Holburne Museum
Thomas Barker, Hampton Rocks, Morning
Hampton Rocks, Morning
Victoria Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Victoria Art Gallery
Thomas Barker, The Cattle Fair
The Cattle Fair
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff
Thomas Barker, Travellers Passing beneath a Volcano
Travellers Passing beneath a Volcano
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
Thomas Barker, William Phillips of Risca; The Hunting Squire of Risca
William Phillips of Risca; The Hunting Squire of Risca
Newport Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Newport Museum and Art Gallery
Thomas Barker, Woodland Hunting
Woodland Hunting
The Box ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The Box
Thomas Barker, Study of a Woodman
Study of a Woodman
National Museum Cardiff ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum Cardiff
Thomas Barker, Young Boy Seated, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography
Young Boy Seated, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography1803 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper, tipped onto mount with aquatint border in brown on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund…
Thomas Barker, Child with Musical Instrument
Child with Musical Instrumentn.d. · Brown-black crayon on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Thomas Barker, Farmhouse in the Mountains with Cows in Foreground
Farmhouse in the Mountains with Cows in Foregroundc. 1790 · Pen and brown ink on pink laid paper with blue fibers, edge mounted onto cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Thomas Barker, Huckster Cart
Huckster Cartc. 1790 · Charcoal, with stumping, heightened with white chalk, on dark pink wove paper with blue fibers
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Thomas Barker, Seated Man Pointing Downwards (recto and verso)
Seated Man Pointing Downwards (recto and verso)n.d. · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk (recto), and black chalk (verso) on mauve wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Thomas Barker, Two Girls Playing on Combs (recto); Sketch of Seated Woman with Fragment of Another Figure (verso)
Two Girls Playing on Combs (recto); Sketch of Seated Woman with Fragment of Another Figure (verso)c. 1790 · Charcoal, with stumping, heightened with white chalk (recto and verso), on pale brown wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
Thomas Barker, Rustic Figures: Two Boys
Rustic Figures: Two Boys1801 · lithograph hand-colored with brown wash
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Marsha and Tom French in memory of Fred Schm…
Thomas Barker, Landscape with Sheep and Two Shepherds
Landscape with Sheep and Two Shepherdsfirst half 19th century? · pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash with graphite; squared in graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Barker, Specimens of Polyautography: Boy Seated on a Grassy Bank
Specimens of Polyautography: Boy Seated on a Grassy Bank1803 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection — Open Acc…
Thomas Barker, The Halt at the Spring
The Halt at the Springc. 1789–1847 · charcoal heightened with white
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Barker, Forty Lithographic Impressions from Drawings of Landscape Scenery by Thomas Barker, Selected from His Studies of Rustic Figures after Nature: [Old Woman in Cloak with Clasped Hands]
Forty Lithographic Impressions from Drawings of Landscape Scenery by Thomas Barker, Selected from His Studies of Rustic Figures after Nature: [Old Woman in Cloak with Clasped Hands]published 1813 · Pen lithograph, hand colored with brown wash
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis in memory of Harv…

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