Thornhill, Sir James
Thornhill, Sir James,
1676–1734, English decorative artist. George I made him court painter and later knighted him. He executed decorations in Hampton Court and the cupola of St. Paul's, London; the hall of Greenwich Hospital, Chatham, England; the great hall of Blenheim Palace; and various chapels at Oxford, where he also painted altarpieces for All Souls and Queen's colleges. As a teacher, he found a rare pupil in HogarthHogarth, William,1697–1764, English painter, satirist, engraver, and art theorist, b. London. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a silver-plate engraver. He soon made engravings on copper for bookplates and illustrations—notably those for Butler's Hudibras
..... Click the link for more information. , who became his son-in-law. The limited number of Thornhill's etchings includes Adam and Eve.