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'''Thales Fielding''' (1793–1837), was a water-colour painter.


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Fielding was the third son of [[Nathan Theodore Fielding]], like his brothers, is chiefly known as a painter in water-colours. He seems to have first exhibited at the British Institution in 1816, sending ‘A View of Saddleback, Cumberland,’ but there is some difficulty at first in distinguishing his works from those of his elder brother, [[Theodore H. A. Fielding]]. In 1818 he appears as settled at 26 Newman Street, London, where he resided until his death, which occurred after a few hours' illness on 20 December 1837, at the age of forty-four. He was an excellent artist, and was an associate exhibitor of the [[Royal Society of Painters in Water-colours]]. He exhibited numerous landscapes and cattle-pieces, mostly compositions, at the [[Royal Academy]] and at the [[British Institution]]. His last picture, in 1837, was ‘A View of [[Caerphilly Castle]], Glamorganshire.’ He also painted portraits. In 1827 he exhibited a portrait of M. Delacroix at the Royal Academy, and a portrait by him of Peter Barlow, [[F.R.S.]], was published in lithography by Graf and Soret. He was for some years teacher of drawing at the [[Royal Military Academy]], Woolwich.
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'''Thales Fielding''' (1793–1837) was an English watercolour painter.
[[File:Delacroix Fielding.jpg|thumb|Thales Fielding, portrait by [[Eugène Delacroix]].]]

==Life==
Fielding was the third son of [[Nathan Theodore Fielding]], and like his brothers is mainly known as a painter in [[watercolours]]. He was an associate exhibitor of the [[Royal Society of Painters in Water-colours]], and for some years teacher of drawing at the [[Royal Military Academy, Woolwich|Royal Military Academy]], Woolwich. In 1818 he appears as settled at 26 Newman Street, London, where he resided until his death, which occurred after a few hours' illness on 20 December 1837, at the age of forty-four.

==Works==
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He seems to have first exhibited at the [[British Institution]] in 1816, sending 'A View of Saddleback, Cumberland,' but there is some difficulty at first in distinguishing his works from those of his elder brother, [[Theodore H. A. Fielding]]. He exhibited numerous landscapes and cattle-pieces, mostly compositions, at the [[Royal Academy]] and at the British Institution. His last picture, in 1837, was 'A View of [[Caerphilly Castle]], Glamorganshire.' He also painted portraits.

[[File:Fielding Delacroix.jpg|thumb|left|Portrait of Eugène Delacroix.]]
In 1827 he exhibited a portrait of [[Eugène Delacroix]] at the Royal Academy, one of a pair the artists made of each other,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musee-delacroix.fr/en/the-collection/masters-friends-and-students/portrait-of-eugene-delacroix|title=Portrait of Eugene Delacroix|work=musee-delacroix.fr|accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musee-delacroix.fr/en/the-collection/paintings/portrait-of-thales-fielding|title=Portrait of Thales Fielding|work=musee-delacroix.fr|accessdate=13 December 2014}}</ref> and a portrait by him of [[Peter Barlow (mathematician)|Peter Barlow]] was published in lithography by Graf & Soret.

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Latest revision as of 05:01, 18 November 2024

Thales Fielding (1793–1837) was an English watercolour painter.

Thales Fielding, portrait by Eugène Delacroix.

Life

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Fielding was the third son of Nathan Theodore Fielding, and like his brothers is mainly known as a painter in watercolours. He was an associate exhibitor of the Royal Society of Painters in Water-colours, and for some years teacher of drawing at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In 1818 he appears as settled at 26 Newman Street, London, where he resided until his death, which occurred after a few hours' illness on 20 December 1837, at the age of forty-four.

Works

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He seems to have first exhibited at the British Institution in 1816, sending 'A View of Saddleback, Cumberland,' but there is some difficulty at first in distinguishing his works from those of his elder brother, Theodore H. A. Fielding. He exhibited numerous landscapes and cattle-pieces, mostly compositions, at the Royal Academy and at the British Institution. His last picture, in 1837, was 'A View of Caerphilly Castle, Glamorganshire.' He also painted portraits.

Portrait of Eugène Delacroix.

In 1827 he exhibited a portrait of Eugène Delacroix at the Royal Academy, one of a pair the artists made of each other,[1][2] and a portrait by him of Peter Barlow was published in lithography by Graf & Soret.

References

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  1. ^ "Portrait of Eugene Delacroix". musee-delacroix.fr. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Portrait of Thales Fielding". musee-delacroix.fr. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Fielding, Thales". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

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