Thomas H. Shepherd

Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1792–1864) was a watercolor artist well known for his architectural works. Son of an architectural draughtsman, Shepherd was employed to illustrate architecture in London, and later Edinburgh, Bath and Bristol. His paintings were the basis for steel engravings in many books.

Shepherd's work, mostly topographical, is characterized by an attention to detail, along with lifelike scenes that contained people, carriages and horses. His first acclaim came with "Metropolitan improvements", a publication of modern London architecture commissioned by "Jones & Co." He worked mostly for Frederick Crace, who employed him to paint old London buildings prior to their demolition, with much of the work surviving in the Crace collection at the British Museum

Partial bibliography

*"Metropolitan improvements: London in the nineteenth century", with James Elmes, London:Jones & Co., 1827
*"London and its Environs in the Nineteenth Century", 1829
*"Bath and Bristol", 1829–30
*"London Interiors", 1841

External links

* [http://www.antiquemapsandprints.com./LONDON.htm Scans from "Metropolitan improvements: London in the nineteenth century"]