Thomas Cheesman (engraver) explained

Thomas Cheesman (1760–1834) was a British engraver who worked in London.^[1] He was a student of the Italian engraver Francesco Bartolozzi, who was working in London at the time.^[2]

Works

In 1796, John Trumbull, who had brought a small version of his painting, General George Washington at Trenton, to London in 1794, supervised Cheesman in the engraving George Washington. It was noted by historian Justin Winsor as the best engraving of Trumbull's paintings and was used as the basis for several other engravings.^{[3] [4] [5]}

External links

• Cheesman, Thomas.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Cheesman. National Portrait Gallery, London.
2. Book: Scharf. George. Historical and Descriptive Catalogue of the Pictures, Busts, &c. in the National Portrait Gallery. 1888. National Portrait Gallery, London. 104. Thomas Cheesman.
3. Book: Winsor. Justin. Justin Winsor. Narrative and Critical History of America. 1888. Houghton, Mifflin and Company. 568–9. https://books.google.com/books?id=o7lOAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA568. The Portraits of Washington. 7.
4. Web site: Cheesman. Thomas. George Washington. Yale University Art Gallery.
5. Book: Sizer. Theodore. Theodore Sizer (art historian). The Works of Colonel John Trumbull, Artist of the American Revolution. 1950. Yale University Press. 63.