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James Thornhill

36 works

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Oil painting of the Judgment of Paris: a shepherd in red receives a golden apple from a nude goddess beside Cupid and other f

The Judgment of Paris

1704

Painting of a bearded man gesturing before Roman soldiers and seated rulers under a classical colonnade and arch.

St. Paul before Agrippa

1710

Painting of a sleeping man beside a ladder with angels climbing toward a light-filled sky among trees.

Jacob's Dream

1705

Oil sketch of the Last Supper with Christ and apostles at a table in a colonnaded hall, within a gilded arched frame.

Sketch for 'The Last Supper,' St. Mary's, Weymouth

1719

Oil sketch of allegorical figures in clouds, including a seated woman in blue, cherubs, a cornucopia and a scroll, by James T

A Sketch of Gratitude Crowned by Peace, with Other Allegorical Figures of Industry, Fame and Plenty

1712

Painting of Apollo in a sun chariot above Minerva and reclining gods on clouds, with a rainbow and cherubs.

An Allegory of Apollo and Minerva as Wisdom and the Arts

Grey wash drawing of Sir Isaac Newton, a white-haired man in a loose robe, after a 1723 print.

Sir Isaac Newton. Wash drawing by G. S., 1848, after J. Simon, 1723, after Sir J. Thornhill, 1710

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded ancient ritual under a tree, with a goat being sacrificed and a smoking altar.

Lupercalia (recto), and Sketches of Figures (verso)

n.d.

Brown ink and wash design of classical gods and cherubs among clouds above columns and a cornice, for a ceiling.

A Design for a Ceiling

Pen and wash design of a classical staircase wall with columns, relief panels and an allegorical painted ceiling above.

Design for Ceiling Walls and Staircase

1712

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical wall design with two draped allegorical statues in niches and a flower urn.

Ontwerp voor een wanddecoratie met twee allegorische figuren

1685

Pen and wash sketch of the Birth of Venus with nude figures, winged putti and sea creatures among clouds.

Birth of Venus

1710

Brown wash drawing of an elderly man on a bed surrounded by figures, including a staff-bearing man and a kneeling youth.

Jacob Allowing Benjamin to Go to Egypt with His Brothers

1722

Pen and wash drawing of an allegorical ceiling design with a winged figure above a chariot and horses in clouds.

Design for a Ceiling with an Allegorical Subject

ca. 1713

Pen and wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ in an arched architectural frame, with angels and cherubs in clouds above.

Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting

early 18th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of mythological figures, putti and sea creatures among clouds and waves.

Birth of Venus

c. 1710

Pen and brown wash drawing of Moses with stone tablets, surrounded by angels and cherubs in clouds beneath a dove.

Moses and the Tables of Law

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures beside a ship's mast, with a banner reading Securitas Publica overhead.

Securitas Publica

1718/25

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man with a globe, a seated woman, a child and a dog before classical columns and trees.

Portrait of a Geographer, Wife, and Child

n.d.

Brown ink and wash sketch of classical figures and winged attendants ascending through clouds in a deification scene.

Deifying of Horofilia

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man in a curled wig turning toward the viewer, with a wine glass on a table.

Sir J. Thorndale

n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated man in a wig holding a wine glass, beside an upholstered chair and curtain.

Edmond Nicholas

n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated man in a curled wig holding a wine glass, with a monogram at lower left.

Grinling Gibbons

n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne with figures on clouds, cherubs and a flying putto in a sketched frame.

Bacchus and Ariadne

n.d.

Pen and wash design drawing of a painted wall with Neptune and Amphitrite on a sea chariot between two niche statues and colu

Neptune and Amphitrite Flanked by Jupiter and Juno: Design for Painted Hall or Garden Bench

n.d.

Pen and wash design for stage scenery with classical columns, a globe held by a kneeling atlas figure, and a chariot with hor

Design for Stage Scenery (Hampton Court) with Mythological Figures

1695/1734

Pen and wash design for a wall decoration with Corinthian columns, a wooded scene of figures, and cherubs in a lower frieze.

Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius

1695/1734

Ink and wash drawing of five sketched groups of revelers with donkeys in a bacchanalian procession, arranged on one sheet.

Five Sketches for the Triumph of Silenus

n.d.

Brown wash drawing of robed figures under arches, one pointing, in an oval frame, by James Thornhill.

Saint Paul and Barnabas at Lystra

c. 1714

Pen and wash study of two classical temple facades with allegorical figures on clouds and reclining figures in side panels.

Study

c. 1719

Pen and wash drawing of classical mythological scenes arranged as overdoor designs, with nude figures and cherubs.

Four Classic Scenes for Overdoors

n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of an overmantel design with a bust between two putti under drapery, with a handwritten note below.

Design for the Overmantel of a Chimneypiece with Bust of Pompilius Numa

n.d.

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