Thomas Brooks (painter)
Thomas Brooks (* 1818 in Kingston upon Hull , † June 1892 ) was a British painter.
He studied in London at Sass' Art School and from 1838 at the Royal Academy of Arts with Henry Perronet Briggs , he also had a study visit to Paris . In 1848 he left Kingston upon Hull and settled in London. Brooks painted genre pictures and portraits as well as dramatic lake scenes from 1859. While influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites in the 1850s and 60s , he later focused on Victorian painting.
literature
- Brooks, Thomas. Entry in the Allgemeine Künstlerlexikon , vol. 14, p. 381. Saur, Munich and Leipzig 1996, ISBN 978-3-598-22754-7
Web links
Commons : Thomas Brooks - collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brooks, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston upon Hull |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1892 |