Thompson, Cephas 1775-1856
Overview
Works: | 18 works in 22 publications in 1 language and 114 library holdings |
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Genres: | Sermons Art Personal correspondence Artist files Biographies |
Roles: | Author |
Classifications: | BX9178.B6, 252 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Cephas Thompson
- Cephas Thompson's Bristol, Rhode Island : patronage and subjects, 1805-1821 by Keith Arbour( Book )
- A most favorable and striking resemblance : the Virginia portraits of Cephas Thompson by Deborah L Sisum( Book )
- Five by five : paintings from the collection : October 12, 2010-January 8, 2011, the Boston Athenaeum( Book )
- by Cephas Thompson( )
- Letter, 1847 Oct. 11, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Thomas Lamb by Thomas D Eliot( )
- Cephas Thompson : faces of a family : Cephas Thompson, Cephas Giovanni Thompson, Jerome Thompson, Marietta Tintoretto Thompson : February 16-March 27, 1996( Book )
- Correspondence with prominent Americans by Meredith Johnson( )
- The American portrait tradition : Cephas Thompson, 1775-1856 by Sherry C Perschbacher( )
- Cephas Thompson: a retrospective view of an itinerant early America artist, his life, his subjects, and his paintings by Christia J Hayes( )
- Thompson, Cephas, 1775- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Cephas Thompson
Sermons collected from the manuscripts of the late Rev. John D. Blair by
John D Blair(
Book
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4 editions published in 1825 in English and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1825 in English and held by 55 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cephas Thompson's memorandum of portraits by
Cephas Thompson(
Book
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2 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Family papers by
Cephas Thompson(
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in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Journals (2 v., 1822-1856) relating to daily life, the weather, and farming activities, ledger (1826-1838) recording expenses and income, list (1806-1816) of persons sitting for Thompson in Middleboro, Bristol, R.I., Alexandria and Richmond, Va., Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., and other papers; and papers of other family members including his youngest son, Julius. Includes poem-sketchbook of his daughter, Marietta Tintoretto Thompson (b. 1803?), miniaturist working in Connecticut; and sketchbook and loose sketches (ca. 1854-1857), of son, artist Cephas Giovanni Thompson (1809-1888), in Italy, depicting landscapes, village scenes, monuments, and Italian peasants
in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Journals (2 v., 1822-1856) relating to daily life, the weather, and farming activities, ledger (1826-1838) recording expenses and income, list (1806-1816) of persons sitting for Thompson in Middleboro, Bristol, R.I., Alexandria and Richmond, Va., Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., and other papers; and papers of other family members including his youngest son, Julius. Includes poem-sketchbook of his daughter, Marietta Tintoretto Thompson (b. 1803?), miniaturist working in Connecticut; and sketchbook and loose sketches (ca. 1854-1857), of son, artist Cephas Giovanni Thompson (1809-1888), in Italy, depicting landscapes, village scenes, monuments, and Italian peasants
[Photographs of paintings by nineteenth-century artists](
Visual
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in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Folders contains photographs and information sheets related to paintings signed or attributed to artists whose most active years fall between 1800 and 1825. Information may include the title of work, owner, additional provenance, date, dimensions, and medium. Most photographs are black-and-white and of professional quality
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Folders contains photographs and information sheets related to paintings signed or attributed to artists whose most active years fall between 1800 and 1825. Information may include the title of work, owner, additional provenance, date, dimensions, and medium. Most photographs are black-and-white and of professional quality
Account book by
Cephas Thompson(
)
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Contains entries of expenses and income from 1826 to 1837
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Contains entries of expenses and income from 1826 to 1837
Papers of Cephas Thompson and family by
Cephas Thompson(
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in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The papers of the portrait artist Cephas Thompson include a journal in 2 v. (1822-41; 1841-56) noting daily activities, weather and farming matters, a ledger with entries of expenses and income (1826-38), a volume entitled "Memorandum of portraits" listing the names of those who sat for Thompson 1806-16 in Alexandria, Va., Bristol, R.I., Richmond, Va., Savannah, Ga., Charleston, S.C., and Middleborough, and loose papers consisting of misc. accounts and receipts (1824-53) and a watercolor plan of a meetinghouse interior (1st Congregational Church of Middleborough?)
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
The papers of the portrait artist Cephas Thompson include a journal in 2 v. (1822-41; 1841-56) noting daily activities, weather and farming matters, a ledger with entries of expenses and income (1826-38), a volume entitled "Memorandum of portraits" listing the names of those who sat for Thompson 1806-16 in Alexandria, Va., Bristol, R.I., Richmond, Va., Savannah, Ga., Charleston, S.C., and Middleborough, and loose papers consisting of misc. accounts and receipts (1824-53) and a watercolor plan of a meetinghouse interior (1st Congregational Church of Middleborough?)
Cephas Thompson :(
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in Undetermined and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Mixed collection of published and unpublished material that may include items such as announcements, articles, artist statements and manifestos, brochures, clippings, correspondence, digital media, exhibition catalogs and checklists, interviews, invitations, manuscripts, memorabilia, oral histories, posters, press releases, resumes/CVs, reviews, slides, and other similar material. These items are typically small in size and not individually cataloged
in Undetermined and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Mixed collection of published and unpublished material that may include items such as announcements, articles, artist statements and manifestos, brochures, clippings, correspondence, digital media, exhibition catalogs and checklists, interviews, invitations, manuscripts, memorabilia, oral histories, posters, press releases, resumes/CVs, reviews, slides, and other similar material. These items are typically small in size and not individually cataloged
[Photographs of paintings](
Visual
)
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Folders contains photographs and information sheets related to paintings signed or attributed to artists whose most active years fall between 1850 and 1875. Information may include the title of work, owner, additional provenance, date, dimensions, and medium. Most photographs are black-and-white and of professional quality
in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide
Folders contains photographs and information sheets related to paintings signed or attributed to artists whose most active years fall between 1850 and 1875. Information may include the title of work, owner, additional provenance, date, dimensions, and medium. Most photographs are black-and-white and of professional quality
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- Martin, John B. 1797-1857
- Blair, John D. (John Durbarrow) 1759-1823 Author
- Hoge, John Blair 1790-1826
- Washington, George 1732-1799
- Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
- Arbour, Keith Author
- Thompson, Cephas Giovanni 1809-1888
- Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
- Boston Athenaeum
- Sisum, Deborah L. Author
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Art Artists Art museums Biography Boston Athenaeum Climatology Connecticut Crite, Allan Rohan, Farms Italy Johnson, Meredith Massachusetts Massachusetts--Middleboro Miniature painting Painters Painting Painting, American Portrait painters Portrait painting, American Portraits Portraits, American Portraits, Colonial Presbyterian Church in the U.S Rhode Island Rhode Island--Bristol (Town) Sermons, American Slave trade Stuart, Gilbert, Thayer, Polly, Thompson, Cephas, Thompson, Cephas Giovanni, Thompson, Jerome, Thompson, Julius Thompson family United States Virginia Washington, George, Weather
Alternative Names
Cephas Thompson
Cephas Thompson American artist
Cephas Thompson Amerikaans kunstschilder (1775-1856)
Cephas Thompson artist amerikan
Cephas Thompson artista estadounidense
Cephas Thompson artista estatunidenc
Cephas Thompson artiste américain
Cephas Thompson pintor estauxunidense (1775–1856)
Cephas Thompson pintor Merikano
Cephas Thompson pintor norte-americano
Cephas Thompson pittore statunitense
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