Artist
Thomas Davies
British, 1737–1812
Thomas Davies was a British Rococo painting artist. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Canada. Thomas Davies was born in Shooter's Hill.
- A View of Fort La Galette, Indian Castle, and Taking a French Ship of War on the River St. Lawrence, by Four Boats of One Gun Each of the Royal Artillery Commanded by Captain Streachy, 1760
- A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross
- A View of the Lower Part of the Falls of St. Anne near Quebec
- A View of the Montmorency Falls near Quebec
A North View of Fort Frederick Built by Order of the Honourable Colonel Robert Monckton, on the Entrance of the St. John's River in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
A View of Montreal in Canada, Taken from Isle St. Helena in 1762
Thomas Davies FRS FLS (c. 1737 – 16 March 1812) was a British Army officer, artist, and naturalist. He was born c. 1737 in Shooter's Hill (London), England and died 16 March 1812 in Blackheath (London). He rose to the rank of Lieutenant-general in the Royal Artillery.
He studied drawing and recorded military operations in water-colours during several military campaigns in North America. He later became a noted artist and naturalist. He was the first to illustrate and describe the superb lyrebird.
His work was not well known until after a 1953 auction from the Earl of Derby's library. His paintings were later shown as part of a major exhibition, 2 July – 4 September 1972, at the National Gallery of Canada.
Works by Thomas Davies
- A View of Fort La Galette, Indian Castle, and Taking a French Ship of War on the River St. Lawrence, by Four Boats of One Gun Each of the Royal Artillery Commanded by Captain Streachy, 1760
- A View of the Plundering and Burning of the City of Grimross
- A View of the Lower Part of the Falls of St. Anne near Quebec
- A View of the Montmorency Falls near Quebec
- A North View of Fort Frederick Built by Order of the Honourable Colonel Robert Monckton, on the Entrance of the St. John's River in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
- A View of Montreal in Canada, Taken from Isle St. Helena in 1762
A View of the Casconchiagon or Great Seneca Falls, Lake Ontario, North America, Taken on the Spot 1766
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