Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton (1820–1891) was a 19th-century English marine lithographer, draftsman, watercolourist, painter, and etcher.http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1301952 Smithsonian Clipper Ship Mirage ca 1865 by T.G. Dutton
Early life Born in 1820 in London, Middlesex, England,Birth Marriage death and named after his father, an Ironmonger. Dutton married Martha Foster on 27 Apr 1843, at St John, Hackney, Middlesex. He lived thereafter mainly in Lambeth.
Career
He has the reputation of being one of the finest lithographers of 19th-century nautical scenes and ship portraits. He was also a noted watercolorist,Watercolour signed by Thomas G Dutton and oil painter."The fleet at anchor" oil on Canvas. His marine paintings were generally created for his lithographs. These original works are quite rare in the marketplace.
He practised from premises in Fleet Street, London, and his work was often exhibited at the Suffolk Street Gallery between 1858 and 1879. Much of his work was for the lithographic printing company Day and Haghe.
The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, holds almost a complete collection of his published lithographs.
He is often incorrectly named as Thomas Goldsworth Dutton on the web.Variations on his nameNational Maritime Museum Goldsworth misspelling He usually signed his work as "T. G. Dutton".National Maritime Museum sample Some water colours as "Thomas G Dutton" and there are oils signed "TGD", in one case at least on a buoy hidden within the painting.H.M. brig Sea Lark running inshore - oil on panel, signed with initials 'TGD' (on buoy, lower left) His work is known for its accuracy and attention to detail
Death Dutton died, a widower, on 12 March 1891 at his home, in Lavender Gardens, Clapham Common in Wandsworth, London, England. He was buried on 17 March at the South Metropolitan cemetery, Norwood, South London.
Collections His works are in the following collections: The Royal CollectionThe Royal Collection Thames Embankment. Temple Steam-Boat Pier and Landing Stairs 1864, showing correct name spelling The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Smithsonian National Museum of American History
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