View in the South West of England

Location

Country: UK
City: England
Place: Wiston House, Foreign Office, Wilton Park

William Tomkins first exhibited at the Free Society of Artists in 1761. He went on to exhibit at the Incorporated Society of Artists and the Royal Academy. He was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1771. Tomkins’ works are mostly representations of gentlemen’s seats in the North and West of England. His patrons included Edward Walter of Stalbridge in Dorset, the Parkers of Saltram in Devon and James Duff, Second Earl of Fife. Some of his works were engraved for ‘The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in Great Britain and Wales’ (1787-c.1800) and ‘The Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, in a Collection of the Most Interesting and Picturesque Views’ (1779-86). He died at his home in Queen Anne Street, Marylebone, in London, aged about 60.

Places

Subjects

topography, seascape/coastal scene, tree, cow, man, woman, field, path, gate, house, cottage, ship

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

William Tomkins (c.1732 - 1792)

Title

View in the South West of England

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 89.50 cm, width: 133.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Spink & Son, September 1981

Inscription

none

Provenance

Gunton Park, Norfolk

GAC number

15232