Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820–1891) was a 19th-century English marine lithographer, draftsman, watercolourist, painter, and etcher.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in 1820 in London, Middlesex, England,[2] and named after his father, an Ironmonger. Dutton married Martha Foster on 27 Apr 1843, at St John, Hackney, Middlesex. He lived thereafter mainly in Lambeth.
Career
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He has the reputation of being one of the finest lithographers of 19th-century nautical scenes and ship portraits. He was also a noted watercolorist,[3] and oil painter.[4] His marine paintings were generally created for his lithographs. These original works are quite rare in the marketplace.
He practised from premises in Fleet Street, London, and his work was often exhibited at the Suffolk Street Gallery between 1858 and 1879.[5] Much of his work was for the lithographic printing company Day and Haghe.[6]
The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, holds almost a complete collection of his published lithographs.[7]
He is often incorrectly named as Thomas Goldsworth Dutton on the web.[8][9] He usually signed his work as "T. G. Dutton".[10] Some water colours as "Thomas G Dutton" and there are oils signed "TGD", in one case at least on a buoy hidden within the painting.[11] His work is known for its accuracy and attention to detail
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The clipper Newcastle in 1857
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Newcastle in 1880
Death
[edit]Dutton died, a widower, on 12 March 1891 at his home, in Lavender Gardens, Clapham Common in Wandsworth, London, England. He was buried on 17 March at the South Metropolitan cemetery, Norwood, South London.
Collections
[edit]His works are in the following collections:
- The Royal Collection[12]
- The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Gallery
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Yacht Xarifa
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East Indiaman Madagascar
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Troop Ships becalmed off Balaklava, Morning
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Captain Julius Robert's Mortar Boats
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Boats approaching junks
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Engagement with the Tae-Ping rebels at Nanking
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Clipper ship City of Adelaide
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The light-house at Cape Chersonese looking South
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Marine walk, Plasnewydd (North Wales)
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Brompton Hospital 1844
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1301952 Smithsonian Clipper Ship Mirage ca 1865 by T.G. Dutton
- ^ Birth Marriage death
- ^ Watercolour signed by Thomas G Dutton
- ^ "The fleet at anchor" oil on Canvas.
- ^ "short biography". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Goldsworth Dutton (Biographical details)". The British Museum. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Maritime Art". snr.org.uk. Royal Museums, Greenwich. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Variations on his name
- ^ National Maritime Museum Goldsworth misspelling
- ^ National Maritime Museum sample
- ^ H.M. brig Sea Lark running inshore - oil on panel, signed with initials 'TGD' (on buoy, lower left)
- ^ The Royal Collection Thames Embankment. Temple Steam-Boat Pier and Landing Stairs 1864, showing correct name spelling
External links
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