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William Thornley

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WikidataQ19661072

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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.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (4)

Brief aan Philip Zilcken

1893 · writing (processes) on ink, paper

width: 425 cm, height: 425 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Four Children Playing with a Child's Carriage

1881 · Colored lithograph

Mount: 12 3/8 x 17 11/16 in. (31.5 x 45 cm) Sheet: 5 11/16 x 7 5/16 in. (14.5 x 18.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Head of a Child Looking to the Right and Upward

1881 · Colored lithograph

Mount: 17 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (44.4 x 31.5 cm) Sheet: 6 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (17.7 x 21.2 cm) Image: 8 3/8 x 6 11/16 in. (21.3 x 17 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Two Women on a Couch

1880 · Lithograph

Sheet: 17 11/16 x 12 3/8 in. (45 x 31.5 cm) Image: 12 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (32.4 x 22 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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4 published of 4 catalogued · 1 with image

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Brief aan Philip Zilcken
1893 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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