| LC control no. | n 50012868 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675 or 1676-1734 |
| Variant(s) | Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675-1734 Thornhull, James, Sir, 1675 or 1676-1734 |
| Associated country | England |
| Birth date | [1675-07-25,1676-07-25] |
| Death date | 1734-05-04 |
| Place of birth | Melcombe Regis (England) |
| Field of activity | Interior decoration Mural painting and decoration |
| Affiliation | Old Royal Naval College Greenwich |
| Profession or occupation | Painters |
| Found in | Mayhew, E. de N. Sketches by Thornhill ... 1967. The Painted Hall, 2019: title page (subtitle: Sir James Thornhill's masterpiece at Greenwich) Wikipedia, viewed January 30, 2020 (Sir James Thornhill, July 25, 1675 or 1676 - May 4, 1734 ; English painter working in the Italian baroque tradition ; he was responsible for some large-scale schemes of murals, including the "Painted Hall" at the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, the paintings on the inside of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, and works at Chatsworth House and Wimpole Hall ; born in Melcombe Regis, Dorset [England]) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography WWW site, viewed February 3, 2020 (Thornhill [Thornhull], Sir James (1675/6 -1734) decorative painter ; came from a family which owned the manor of Thornhill, Dorset ; his father Walter Thornhull) |
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