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Bragozzi off the Ducal Palace, 1882
Clearing a Wreck, near Boulogne

Thomas Bush Hardy (1842, Sheffield – 1897, Maida Vale, London) was a British marine painter and watercolourist.

Biography

Hardy was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire on 3 May 1842.[1] As a young man he travelled in the Netherlands and Italy.[2]

In 1884 Hardy was elected a Member of the Royal Society of British Artists. He exhibited with the Society[1] and also at the Royal Academy.[3]

His paintings feature coastal scenes[1] in England and the Netherlands,[4] the French Channel ports and the Venetian Lagoon.[5]

He died on 15 December 1897 in Maida Vale, London.[1]

Hardy had nine children.[3] His son Dudley Hardy was a painter, illustrator and poster designer. His daughter Dorothy received an MBE after working as a nurse in the First World War.[3]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Thomas Bush Hardy, 1842–1897". The Correspondence of James McNeill Whistler. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Thomas Bush Hardy". Martins, Cheltenham. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Dyduch, Amy (7 March 2014). "Keeping the memory of a family of artists alive". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
  4. ^ He belongs to the Katwijk School which was part of the Hague School — the latter belongs to the international movement of the Impressionism.
  5. ^ "Thomas Bush Hardy RBA (1842–1897)". www.thomasbushhardy.com. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Schevening, the Netherlands by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Towing Boats out of Calais". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Seascape by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Landscape by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Seascape by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Sea Piece by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Sea Piece by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Thomas Bush Hardy". Collection. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  14. ^ "Off the Dutch Coast by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  15. ^ "A French Paddle Tug Bringing a Barque into Boulogne Harbour in Heavy Weather by Thomas Bush Hardy". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  16. ^ "View on the Grand Canal, Venice". Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Calais". Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Boulogne Harbour". Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Fishing Boats at Sea". Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

Further reading

  • Kirby-Welch, David H and Morton Lee, Commander John. Thomas Bush Hardy RBA (1842–1897): A master painter of marine and coastal watercolours, Antique Collectors' Club, 2009, 245 pages