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Golden Head, Chandois Street, near St. Martin's Lane, London, England - Thomas Major A.R.A. was an etcher and line engraver of portraits, decorative and sporting subjects, landscapes and topographical views, after his contemporaries and Old Master painters. He went to Paris in 1745 and was imprisoned by the French in retaliation for the imprisonment of French soldiers taken at the battle of Culloden. While there he studied under J.P. le Bas (see HC865) and engraved several plates after Wouvermans, Berchem and Claude. After his return to England he became Seal Engraver to the King, retaining the post for 40 years. | Publisher: | University of St Andrews | Rights holder: | 47795 | Subjects: | MAJOR TENIERS CHEMIST LABORATORY THOMAS DAVID BELLOWS JOHN READ EQUIPMENT print science | Temporal: | 1750/1750 | Source: | University of St Andrews | Creator: | MAJOR, Thomas | Identifier: | HC864 | Language: | en-GB |
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