Old Mill at Pomeroy Castle, Devon

Thomas, (of Bath) Barker (1767 - 1847)

Sepia wash on paper

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Thomas Barker was born in Pontypool, South Wales. Both his father and brother were also painters. The family moved to Bath in about 1782 and, as a result, he would become known as Barker of Bath. He was educated by coachbuilder and collector, Charles Spackman. Although not thought to have had any formal artistic training, Barker copied 17th-century paintings in Spackman’s collection and, sponsored by Spackman, spent three years in Italy from 1790. Barker was a pioneer in the art of lithography and his considerable output is mainly paintings of rural life, but also includes religious, historical and contemporary social subjects. Despite earlier success, he died in poverty at Doric House, Bath, a picture gallery he commissioned in 1803.
  • Explore
    Places
    England, Berry Pomeroy Castle, Devon
    Subjects
    topography, genre, tree, donkey, hill, man, mill, archway
    Materials & Techniques
    paper (as artists material), wash drawing, wash, sepia
  • Details
    Artist
    Thomas, (of Bath) Barker (1767 - 1847)
    Title
    Old Mill at Pomeroy Castle, Devon
    Date
    Medium
    Sepia wash on paper
    Dimensions
    height: 50.00 cm, width: 36.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Appleby Bros, March 1968
    Inscription
    inscribed verso
    GAC number
    8005