Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (16 January 1793, France – 1864) was a British topographical

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artist well known for his

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Life and work

Thomas was the brother of topographical artist George "Sidney" Shepherd, Thomas was employed to illustrate architecture in

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, and later

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and

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. His paintings were the basis for steel

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s in many books (see bibliography). Shepherd's work, mostly topographical, is characterized by an attention to detail, along with lifelike scenes that contained people, carriages and horses. His first acclaim came with ''Metropolitan improvements'', a publication of modern London architecture commissioned by the publisher Jones & Co. He worked mostly for Frederick Crace, who employed him to paint old London buildings prior to their demolition, with much of the work surviving in the Crace collection at the

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. Shepherd lived in Batchelor Street,

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. His residency is marked by a

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References

;Attribution

Selected bibliography

* T. H. Shepherd & James Elmes.
Metropolitan improvements: London in the nineteenth century
' (London: Jones & Co. 1827). * John Britton & T. H. Shepherd.
Modern Athens displayed in a series of views or Edinburgh in the 19th century
' (Jones & Co., 1829). * T. H. Shepherd & James Elmes.
London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century
' (London: Jones & Co. 1831). * John Britton & T. H. Shepherd.
Bath and Bristol, with the counties of Somerset and Gloucester, displayed in a series of views, including the modern improvements, picturesque scenery, antiquities, etc.
' (London, W. Evans, 1831?). * T. H. Shepherd.
London Interiors
' (London: D. Omer Smith, 1841?)

External links

Paintings by T H Shepherd
(Bridgeman Art Library)

(1816 aquatint)

(1831 engraving) {{DEFAULTSORT:Shepherd, Thomas H. 1793 births 1864 deaths 19th-century English painters English male painters English watercolourists English illustrators Landscape artists 19th-century English male artists