Artist
E. W. Thomson
E. W. Thomson is a Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Back in 1817 London, a painter known only by initials slipped into a print shop, hired an actor friend to pose in a ruffled shirt, and called the sheet “Mr Pearman as Orlando.” The joke’s in the mismatch: Orlando’s a lovesick Shakespearean hero, but Pearman’s the bluff-looking guy next door. The print is tiny, just a calling-card size, so you’ll miss it if you blink.
Hunt it down by the date stamp; it’s the cheapest ticket to early 19th-century theater without leaving the gallery.
Works by E. W. Thomson
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