Thomas Walmsley 1763-1806
View of Lady’s Tower, Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire
Gouache, 31 x 49 cm.
Thomas Walmsley, who was born in Ireland, was a follower of the picturesque school of painters. Having quarrelled with his father, the Captain-Lieutenant of the 18th Dragoons, Walmsley left for London where he studied scene-painting under a ‘Mr. Columba’ (possibly Giovanni Battista Innocenzo Colombo (1717-1801), a Swiss stage set designer). Having had some success at Covent Garden Theatre, Walmsley returned to Dublin where he was employed by the Crow Street Theatre on its re- opening in 1788. It was at this time that Walmsley began to travel back and forth from Dublin to London, returning to his country of birth on painting trips. The results of these painting trips were enjoyed by visitors to the Royal Academy in 1796 where he exhibited three views of Killarney. Many of Walmsley’s Irish views were engraved and published by Francis Jukes (1745-1812) during and after Walmsley’s lifetime, and a collection of these views can be found in the National Library of Ireland.
View of Lady’s Tower, Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire
Gouache, 31 x 49 cm.
Thomas Walmsley, who was born in Ireland, was a follower of the picturesque school of painters. Having quarrelled with his father, the Captain-Lieutenant of the 18th Dragoons, Walmsley left for London where he studied scene-painting under a ‘Mr. Columba’ (possibly Giovanni Battista Innocenzo Colombo (1717-1801), a Swiss stage set designer). Having had some success at Covent Garden Theatre, Walmsley returned to Dublin where he was employed by the Crow Street Theatre on its re- opening in 1788. It was at this time that Walmsley began to travel back and forth from Dublin to London, returning to his country of birth on painting trips. The results of these painting trips were enjoyed by visitors to the Royal Academy in 1796 where he exhibited three views of Killarney. Many of Walmsley’s Irish views were engraved and published by Francis Jukes (1745-1812) during and after Walmsley’s lifetime, and a collection of these views can be found in the National Library of Ireland.
View of Lady’s Tower, Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire
Gouache, 31 x 49 cm.
Thomas Walmsley, who was born in Ireland, was a follower of the picturesque school of painters. Having quarrelled with his father, the Captain-Lieutenant of the 18th Dragoons, Walmsley left for London where he studied scene-painting under a ‘Mr. Columba’ (possibly Giovanni Battista Innocenzo Colombo (1717-1801), a Swiss stage set designer). Having had some success at Covent Garden Theatre, Walmsley returned to Dublin where he was employed by the Crow Street Theatre on its re- opening in 1788. It was at this time that Walmsley began to travel back and forth from Dublin to London, returning to his country of birth on painting trips. The results of these painting trips were enjoyed by visitors to the Royal Academy in 1796 where he exhibited three views of Killarney. Many of Walmsley’s Irish views were engraved and published by Francis Jukes (1745-1812) during and after Walmsley’s lifetime, and a collection of these views can be found in the National Library of Ireland.