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Sir Henry Thompson, Bart (1820-1904)
The Church of Saint Michel (Chamonix, Mont Blanc)
Signed and inscribed on a paper label attached to the stretcher, verso: From my bedroom window at 'Chamouni' painted by me Augt 29. 1874 H Thompson
Oil on canvas, framed
We are offering a rare chance to own an example of artwork by the famous surgeon, Sir Henry Thompson, Bart, (1820-1904). The picture was painted in 1874 while travelling in France and Switzerland, he was accompanied by the watercolourist David Hall McKewan. More relevant to his profession and in the same year, an article in the Contemporary Review drew Thompson's attention to cremation. It in 1874, and chiefly by Thompson's energy, that a Cremation Society was founded in England. From that time onwards he was its President and did all in his power to promote the practice both here and on the Continent.
The catholic church of Saint Michel was constructed in 1709 and is located in the French department of Haute-Savoie, in the town of Chamonix.
Henry Thompson was born on 6 August 1820 and was brought up in Framlingham in Suffolk. He became a renowned specialist surgeon in urology even before the specialty developed. He was one of the first surgeons to operate successfully for the removal of gallstones, operating on both Leopold I King of the Belgians and Napoleon III. Under the pseudonym Pen Oliver he published two best-selling medical novels: 'Charley Kingston's Aunt' (1885), and 'All but: a Chronicle of Laxenford Life' (1886). Many Victorians painted and sketched for a hobby, but Thompson excelled making this more than a gentle pastime and reaching for the top of the artistic tree. He experimented with and wrote about photography only two years after its introduction in 1839 by Louis Daguerre, but his original talent was fostered by study under Edward Elmore, RA, and Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema, RA. He exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in 1865, 1870, annually from 1872-1878, and again in 1881, 1883, and 1885. Two of his pictures were afterwards shown in the Paris Salon, and to this exhibition he contributed a landscape in 1891. Thompson also acted as doctor to Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the Pre-Raphaelite artist. He painted portraits of Millais and Thackeray and was also a fine illustrator, illustrating his own medical textbooks. Thompson lived at 'Hurtside House' at East Molesey from 1880 where he built an observatory his telescopes, of the latest design, were donated to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. He was also a famous gastronome his book 'Food and Feeding' (1880) went through twelve editions. In 1872 he began his famous 'Octaves': (male only) dinners of eight simple dishes, beginning at eight o'clock, for eight guests. Three hundred-and-one Octaves were held before he died in 1904, attended by famous men in the arts and literature, politicians and royalty. His greatest achievement was the introduction of cremation. Having seen an incinerator at the Great Exhibition in Vienna in 1873, he began to experiment by burning animal corpses, publishing a book, Cremation: the Treatment of the Body after Death (1874), and founded the Cremation Society, becoming its president. He helped establish the crematorium at Woking, but due to opposition it was not until 26th March 1885 that the first cremation was carried out. His interest in cremation was perhaps also driven by his bitter opposition to the extension of the cemetery at West Molesey, which brought graves almost to his backdoor! Thompson received the honour of knight bachelor in 1867 and was created a baronet on Feb 20th, 1899. He married on Dec 16th, 1861, Kate Fanny, daughter of George Loder, of Bath. Lady Thompson was well known as a pianist. She was paralysed for some years, but survived her husband, dying on Aug 30th, 1904, leaving a son, Henry Francis Herbert, and two daughters. Sir Henry Thompson died at 35 Wimpole Street, W, on April 18th, 1904, and was cremated at Golder's Green. A three-quarter-length portrait painted by Sir J E Millais, RA, in 1881 hangs in the Tate Gallery. There is a bust by F W Pomeroy, RA, in the Crematorium at Golder's Green. A cartoon portrait by Ape in Vanity Fair (1874) is subscribed 'Cremation'. There are numerous photographs of Thompson in the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons. PAYMENT OPTIONS
PayPal /Card transactions can be processed through PayPal on our company website. We also accept payment by cheque and bank transfer. Deferred payments can be accepted over an agreed period of time whilst paintings remain with us.
CONDITION AND PRESENTATION
In our description, if a picture is shown to be framed then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. Unless stated otherwise all unframed watercolours, drawings and prints have been mounted onto acid-free conservation board using either Japanese hinging paper or reversible wheat starch past. Unframed and mounted pictures are then wrapped in clear polyester film to protect both the picture and the mount. All conservation work has been carried out by accredited conservators.
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Tel : 01597 272 439
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Signed and inscribed on a paper label attached to the stretcher, verso: From my bedroom window at 'Chamouni' painted by me Augt 29. 1874 H Thompson
Oil on canvas, framed
We are offering a rare chance to own an example of artwork by the famous surgeon, Sir Henry Thompson, Bart, (1820-1904). The picture was painted in 1874 while travelling in France and Switzerland, he was accompanied by the watercolourist David Hall McKewan. More relevant to his profession and in the same year, an article in the Contemporary Review drew Thompson's attention to cremation. It in 1874, and chiefly by Thompson's energy, that a Cremation Society was founded in England. From that time onwards he was its President and did all in his power to promote the practice both here and on the Continent.
The catholic church of Saint Michel was constructed in 1709 and is located in the French department of Haute-Savoie, in the town of Chamonix.
Henry Thompson was born on 6 August 1820 and was brought up in Framlingham in Suffolk. He became a renowned specialist surgeon in urology even before the specialty developed. He was one of the first surgeons to operate successfully for the removal of gallstones, operating on both Leopold I King of the Belgians and Napoleon III. Under the pseudonym Pen Oliver he published two best-selling medical novels: 'Charley Kingston's Aunt' (1885), and 'All but: a Chronicle of Laxenford Life' (1886). Many Victorians painted and sketched for a hobby, but Thompson excelled making this more than a gentle pastime and reaching for the top of the artistic tree. He experimented with and wrote about photography only two years after its introduction in 1839 by Louis Daguerre, but his original talent was fostered by study under Edward Elmore, RA, and Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema, RA. He exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in 1865, 1870, annually from 1872-1878, and again in 1881, 1883, and 1885. Two of his pictures were afterwards shown in the Paris Salon, and to this exhibition he contributed a landscape in 1891. Thompson also acted as doctor to Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the Pre-Raphaelite artist. He painted portraits of Millais and Thackeray and was also a fine illustrator, illustrating his own medical textbooks. Thompson lived at 'Hurtside House' at East Molesey from 1880 where he built an observatory his telescopes, of the latest design, were donated to the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. He was also a famous gastronome his book 'Food and Feeding' (1880) went through twelve editions. In 1872 he began his famous 'Octaves': (male only) dinners of eight simple dishes, beginning at eight o'clock, for eight guests. Three hundred-and-one Octaves were held before he died in 1904, attended by famous men in the arts and literature, politicians and royalty. His greatest achievement was the introduction of cremation. Having seen an incinerator at the Great Exhibition in Vienna in 1873, he began to experiment by burning animal corpses, publishing a book, Cremation: the Treatment of the Body after Death (1874), and founded the Cremation Society, becoming its president. He helped establish the crematorium at Woking, but due to opposition it was not until 26th March 1885 that the first cremation was carried out. His interest in cremation was perhaps also driven by his bitter opposition to the extension of the cemetery at West Molesey, which brought graves almost to his backdoor! Thompson received the honour of knight bachelor in 1867 and was created a baronet on Feb 20th, 1899. He married on Dec 16th, 1861, Kate Fanny, daughter of George Loder, of Bath. Lady Thompson was well known as a pianist. She was paralysed for some years, but survived her husband, dying on Aug 30th, 1904, leaving a son, Henry Francis Herbert, and two daughters. Sir Henry Thompson died at 35 Wimpole Street, W, on April 18th, 1904, and was cremated at Golder's Green. A three-quarter-length portrait painted by Sir J E Millais, RA, in 1881 hangs in the Tate Gallery. There is a bust by F W Pomeroy, RA, in the Crematorium at Golder's Green. A cartoon portrait by Ape in Vanity Fair (1874) is subscribed 'Cremation'. There are numerous photographs of Thompson in the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons. PAYMENT OPTIONS
PayPal /Card transactions can be processed through PayPal on our company website. We also accept payment by cheque and bank transfer. Deferred payments can be accepted over an agreed period of time whilst paintings remain with us.
CONDITION AND PRESENTATION
In our description, if a picture is shown to be framed then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. Unless stated otherwise all unframed watercolours, drawings and prints have been mounted onto acid-free conservation board using either Japanese hinging paper or reversible wheat starch past. Unframed and mounted pictures are then wrapped in clear polyester film to protect both the picture and the mount. All conservation work has been carried out by accredited conservators.
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DimensionsCanvas: 12 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in. (31.7 cm x 24.8 cm.)
Frame: 16 7/8 in x 14 1/8 in. (42.8 cm x 35.9 cm.)
Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Oil Paintings
Date 1874
Mid Victorian Antiques Material Oil Painting on Canvas
Origin English
Condition Very good, the painting has been cleaned and varnished by an accredited conservator
Item code as176a447
Status Sold
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Great care and trouble has been taken to ensure that all details written for every picture are correct and the photos are of sufficient quality so that each item can be viewed in detail. If the purchaser can find a fault (by way of a photograph) as proof of damage in transit that is not present in our promotional photo i.e. a tear in the canvas, broken glass, broken frame, damage to surface of picture, then a full or part refund will be offered back to the purchaser depending on the extent of the damage. This will only apply within 24 hours of signing for the parcel.
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Every effort has been made to give our clients complete confidence and satisfaction when buying from our company.
Great care and trouble has been taken to ensure that all details written for every picture are correct and the photos are of sufficient quality so that each item can be viewed in detail. If the purchaser can find a fault (by way of a photograph) as proof of damage in transit that is not present in our promotional photo i.e. a tear in the canvas, broken glass, broken frame, damage to surface of picture, then a full or part refund will be offered back to the purchaser depending on the extent of the damage. This will only apply within 24 hours of signing for the parcel.
If the parcel has arrived and appears to be damaged in some way please return the parcel to us (unopened) and we will refund the purchase price on receipt of the picture.
If the purchaser can prove with written evidence from three independent experts that our description was false or misleading in any way then a full refund will be offered back to the purchaser.
Every effort has been made to give our clients complete confidence and satisfaction when buying from our company.
View all stock from
Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd
Private dealerBy appointment only
Powys
Mid Wales
Tel : 01597 272 439
Non UK callers : +44 1597 272 439
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