Thomas Mann Baynes
Canterbury Cathedral by Thomas Mann Baynes
Thomas Mann Baynes (1794–1876) was an English artist and lithographer.[1] He is known for his drawings and watercolours of landscapes, buildings and outdoor events.
Life[]
He was London born, and is probably the son of James Baynes, a noted watercolour artist.[1] He produced views of Liverpool and Ireland, and appears to have made a successful living as a printer.
Works[]
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Phenakistiscope disc (animated) Running rats, Fantascope by T.M. Baynes, 1833
Thomas Mann Baynes' works include:
- Views on the River Thames in London
- View of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway From Over the Tunnel, Taken on the Opening Day, May 3, 1830
- The Giant's Causeway
- Phenakistiscope discs
Many of his subjects were engraved and published, generally in London. A notable panorama of the River Thames was drawn from nature and engraved on stone.
Family[]
(1824–1874) also a watercolour artist, was probably his son.[1]
Notes[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c H. L. Mallalieu (1986). The Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920. Antique Collectors' Club. p. 34. ISBN 1-85149-025-6.
External links[]
- The Landing of Dona Maria (1828 lithograph - Falmouth Art Gallery)
- View of Greenwich Hospital (1823 watercolour - Courtauld Institute of Art)
- 2 works by Baynes (Brighton & Hove museums)
Categories:
- 1794 births
- 1876 deaths
- 19th-century English painters
- English male painters
- Landscape artists
- English watercolourists
- English lithographers
- British painter, 18th-century birth stubs
- English painter stubs