Thomas Whitcombe

active 1783–1824

Thomas Whitcombe, ‘The Battle of Camperdown’ 1798
The Battle of Camperdown 1798
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Biography

Thomas Whitcombe (possibly 19 May 1763 – c. 1824) was a prominent British maritime painter of the Napoleonic Wars. Among his work are over 150 actions of the Royal Navy, and he exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Royal Society of British Artists. His pictures are highly sought after today.

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Artworks

Thomas Whitcombe, ‘The Battle of Camperdown’ 1798

Thomas Whitcombe The Battle of Camperdown

1798
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