William Anslow Thornbery, Fishing Boats off Scarborough with the Castle and Lighthouse in the Distance

William Anslow Thornbery

1847–1907

William Anslow Thornbery aka William Thornley was an English marine painter, mainly of coastal scenes. He is generally identified with an artist signing as William A.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Anslow Thornbery, A fresh breeze off Boulogne, oil on canvasA fresh breeze off BoulogneBonhams · £704≈ $951≈ €814Sign up to see
  2. William Anslow Thornbery, Moonlight on the Medway, oil on canvasMoonlight on the MedwayBonhams · £461≈ $583≈ €537Sign up to see

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William Anslow Thornbery aka William Thornley was an English marine painter, mainly of coastal scenes. He is generally identified with an artist signing as William A. Thornbery, and sometimes with the artist signing William A. Thornbury in the 1880s. Close in style to Hubert Thornley, who also painted coastal scenes, he was possibly related.

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Born 1847Died 1907Wikidata Q19661072 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as Charles Thorneley, William Anslow Thornbury, William Thornberry, William Thornley

Works in museum collections

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

William Anslow Thornbery, Fishing Boats off Scarborough with the Castle and Lighthouse in the Distance
Fishing Boats off Scarborough with the Castle and Lighthouse in the Distance1886
Harris Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Harris Museum
William Anslow Thornbery, A Breezy Day, Mouth of the Thames
A Breezy Day, Mouth of the Thames
Beecroft Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Beecroft Art Gallery
William Anslow Thornbery, Thames Barges off Tilbury with Gravesend in the Distance
Thames Barges off Tilbury with Gravesend in the Distance
Southampton City Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Southampton City Art Gallery
William Anslow Thornbery, Sunset at Low Tide
Sunset at Low Tide
Southampton City Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Southampton City Art Gallery
William Anslow Thornbery, Sunrise, Low Tide, Leigh
Sunrise, Low Tide, Leigh
Beecroft Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Beecroft Art Gallery
William Anslow Thornbery, Hay barges and other shipping in the Thames off Gravesend
Hay barges and other shipping in the Thames off Gravesend
Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
William Anslow Thornbery, Sunset on the Thames
Sunset on the Thames
Southampton City Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Southampton City Art Gallery
William Anslow Thornbery, Estuary Scene with Thames Barges and People in Rough Weather
Estuary Scene with Thames Barges and People in Rough Weather
Jersey Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Jersey Museum and Art Gallery

Artist record compiled from: auction results. See data sources & attribution.

Related artists, born 1822–1872