William Thornley

French · 1857–1935

Georges William Thornley was a French painter and printmaker. (Wikipedia)

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Georges William Thornley was a French painter and printmaker.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1857Died 1935Wikidata Q5546919 ↗ULAN 500033002 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as George William Thornley, Georges William Thornley, Georges William Thornly, William-Georges Thornley, William Thornly

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 Thornley, Zangeres Thérésa Valdon tijdens concert in de openlucht — **Zangeres Thérésa Valdon tijdens concert in de openlucht**1889 - c. 1890
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

William Thornley, Brief aan Philip Zilcken — **Brief aan Philip Zilcken**1893-02-16
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

William Thornley, Castle in a Landscape — **Castle in a Landscape**1900
Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Conte…

William Thornley, Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (right panel) — **Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (right panel)**c. 1888 · Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Galerie Durand-Ruel — public domain (CC0)

William Thornley, Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (left panel) — **Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (left panel)**c. 1888 · Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Galerie Durand-Ruel — public domain (CC0)

William Thornley, Dancers at the Bar — **Dancers at the Bar**1889–90 · Lithograph in ochre on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

William Thornley, Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (center panel) — **Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (center panel)**c. 1888 · Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Galerie Durand-Ruel — public domain (CC0)

William Thornley, Legendary Saints of France (center frieze) — **Legendary Saints of France (center frieze)**c. 1888 · Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Galerie Durand-Ruel — public domain (CC0)

William Thornley, Women in a Hat Shop — **Women in a Hat Shop**1889–90 · Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

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