
Hardanger Fjord by Thomas Hart FSA
November 18, 2023
Near Marseille by Thomas Hart FSA
November 18, 2023Cape Cornwall by Thomas Hart FSA
£180.00
Cape Cornwall by Thomas Hart FSA
Watercolour on Paper
Frame Size 50.5cms by 34cms
Image Size 37.3cms by 20.5
Thomas Hart
Born 1830 Crowan Cornwall, Died 1916 The Lizard, Cornwall
Moved to Falmouth in the 1840’s
He was a prolific painter in watercolours and oil. He lived up to 1862 in Falmouth, Cornwall, the home of several known artists.
Married Louisa Hallamore in 1862 in Falmouth, Cornwall. Initially they set up home in Plymouth
Thomas had one of the very first photographic studios at 10 Flora Place, Union Road, Plymouth.
Louisa travelled to Falmouth for the births of Herbert and Horace (artists)
1865 the family moved to the Lizard Point in Cornwall,
Painted a large volume of work including this watercolour Near Capel Curig, North Wales 1874 by Thomas Hart F.S.A
Exhibited at the Royal academy, Grosvenor Gallery and at numerous venues in the UK.
His work sold from the 1850’s. Thomas travelled widely in the UK and Europe gathering ideas and working “Plein Air”.
From 1880 to the early 1900’s Thomas spent 2 months in Odda Norway where he set up a studio.
They had 11 children, 6 of them became professional Painters. In the late 1800’s numerous Titled people in the UK and throughout Europe purchased his paintings
Cape Cornwall (Cornish: Kilgoodh Ust, meaning “goose back of St Just”) is a small headland in West Cornwall, UK. It is four miles north of Land’s End near the town of St Just. A cape is the point of land where two bodies of water meet. First Ordnance Survey, 200 years ago, Cape Cornwall believed to be the most westerly point in Cornwall.
The Brisons, two offshore rocks, are located approximately one mile southwest of Cape Cornwall. They mark the starting line of the annual swimming race ending at Priest Cove.[1][2]
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