William Anslow Thornley Art
British, 1857-1935
Thornley also went by the names of Hubert Thornley or Charles Thornley, William George Thornley as well as the name Thornberry. He was a painter of genre, architecture, landscape and mostly marine and fishing scenes. He exhibited work at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honourable mention in 1881 and a third place medal in 1888. Thornley painted a number of landscapes in Holland, Norway, Belgium and Italy, but is best remembered for his seascapes. He often painted Whitby, Scarborough and off the Kent Coast, often he painted pairs being particularly fond of dawn and dusk depictions.to
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Artist: William Anslow Thornley
English 19thC Victorian Shipping scene with fishing boats in the English Channel
By William Anslow Thornley
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered.
Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market.
He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898.
Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honourable mention in 1881 and a third place medal in 1888.
William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...
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1870s Victorian William Anslow Thornley Art
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Oil, Canvas
OLD MASTER W . THORNLEY OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Gold Gilt Frame
By William Anslow Thornley
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OLD MASTER W . THORNLEY OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Gold Gilt Frame
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Oil Painting Pair by William Anslow Thornley "Morning and Evening off the Coast"
By William Anslow Thornley
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting Pair by William Anslow Thornley "Morning and Evening off the Coast" flourished 1832- 1904 Popular painter of coastal marines lived in Kent and exhibited in London, Birmi...
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19th Century William Anslow Thornley Art
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Oil Painting by William Anslow Thornley "Fresh Water - Thames"
By William Anslow Thornley
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by William Anslow Thornley "Fresh Water - Thames" flourished 1858- 1904 Popular painter of coastal marines and lived in Kent. Exhibited London, Birmingham and Dublin. O...
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Oil Painting by William Anslow Thornley "French Fishing Boats off Boulogne"
By William Anslow Thornley
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by William Anslow Thornley "French Fishing Boats off Boulogne" 1858 -1904 A popular maritime artist from Kent, Thornley exhibited at the Royal Academy and elsewhere. Oil...
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19th Century William Anslow Thornley Art
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Victorian 19th Century Marine Oil Painting Ships in the Sunset off Whitby Coast
By William Anslow Thornley
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Nineteenth Century Marine Oil Painting Ships in the Sunset off Whitby Coast.
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Mid-19th Century Victorian William Anslow Thornley Art
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Oil Painting Pair by William Anslow Thornley "A Morning Calm"
By William Anslow Thornley
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting Pair by William Anslow Thornley "A Morning Calm", "A Stormy Evening" flourished 1832- 1904 Popular painter of coastal marines lived in Kent and exhibited in London, Birm...
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19th Century William Anslow Thornley Art
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