H. Thomas Bromley

Henry Thomas Bromley, RBSA, known generally as H. Thomas Bromley, was an artist born in 1853 in Birmingham, England and died in 1924.

He was a prominent 19th century English artist who did most of his work in the region around Birmingham. His reputation is noted in Davenport’s Registry of Artists

Bromley was a member of the elite Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. The society was formed in 1820 and given royal status by Queen Victoria. Bromley exhibited 14 works at the from 1881-1888 of rural and coastal scenes and animals. [ "A Catalogue of Birmingham and West Midlands painters of the 19th Century" compiled by Sidney and Kathleen Morris in 1974.)]

His parents were William and Charlotte Bromley whose address was 44 Vere Street, Birmingham. His father worked as a grainer in Birmingham. He married Eliza Knowle of Warwickshire County. [Source 1861, 1871 and 1881 British Census, General Register Office birth reference is 1853, Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter, District Birmingham, Volume No. 6d, Page No. 18. ]

In 1891, his mother is shown as being 56 years of age and his father William at age 61. Charlotte and William are shown with a daughter, Lois at age 10. Thomas and Eliza are shown living on the same street, Vere St, as were his mother and father. Thomas age was 38 and his wife 39 during 1891. Thomas’s occupation was shown as landscape artist. [Source: The Warwickshire Ancestry Project 1891.]

His works are held in various museums including the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. His works are also found in private collections including the Allen Autry, Sr. Family Collection and the online source for artist biographical information, Askart.com.

His works have been sold through various prominent auction houses including the following examples:
* “Morning” (1893) Biddle and Webb, Sold May 5, 2000
* “October Glow on Avon” (1891) Sotheby's, Sold September 6, 1994
* “Pigeons on a hook, a trompe l'oeil” (1877) Christie's, South Kensington Year 1877, Sold November 22, 2005
* “The Old Plough Horse in a Stable”, signed & dated 1882 Hampshire Auctions
* “The Shoeing” Oil on Canvas (1914) inscribed on canvas and frame. H.THOMAS BROMLEY 1914 Carousel Antiques & Gallery Auction. Sold February 17, 2008

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