Thomas Erat Harrison (1858–1917) was an English artist who made sculptures, medals, paintings, and stained glass.

Biography

Harrison was born in

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, London; his father was a builder. He was active between 1885 and 1910. He exhibited at the

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, at the Annual Autumn Exhibition of Modern Pictures in Oil and Water Colour, and Architectural Designs at

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, and at the Art Workers Guild. Among his works are streetscapes and portraits. He contributed a painting to an 1882 book ''Bedford Park'', celebrating the then-fashionable garden suburb of that name. He made stained glass for churches such as the Church of St John the Baptist, Newport. He made a set of 12

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windows for

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House in Kent, based on

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's ''

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''; the windows depict the months of the year with their

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. File:Dictys discovers Danae & the infant Perseus by Thomas Erat Harrison 1880.jpg, up''Dictys discovers Danae & the infant Perseus'',

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with wash and black chalk, 1880 File:School of Art, Stores and Tabard Inn by Thomas Erat Harrison 1882.jpg, ''School of Art, Stores and Tabard Inn'', 1882 File:'November Astride the Centaur' drawing for stained glass at Betteshanger House, Kent, Thomas Erat Harrison.jpg, 'November Astride the Centaur' drawing for stained glass at Betteshanger House, Kent, 1880s, alluding to Sagittarius and ''

References

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