Thomas Whitcombe | |
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Born | 1763? |
Died | c. 1824? (Aged 61 or 60) |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Marine art |
Thomas Whitcombe (possibly 19 May 1763 – c. 1824) was a prominent British maritime painter of the Napoleonic Wars. Among his work are over 150 actions of the Royal Navy, and he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists. His pictures are highly sought after today.