Thomas Webster (1800–1886) was an English painter celebrated for his humorous and sympathetic scenes of everyday life, especially children at school, village festivities and domestic incidents. Born in London, he was a chorister at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before turning from music to painting.
Webster entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1821 and began exhibiting genre pictures. He became a Royal Academician in 1846. His paintings were widely reproduced as engravings and became familiar to Victorian audiences. The figures' expressions and interactions often convey a complete story without relying upon an elaborate historical setting.
His musical background is reflected in A Village Choir (1847), depicting villagers singing together in a church. The painting combines careful observation with the lively characterisation found throughout his work.
Webster settled in Cranbrook, Kent, and was associated with a group of artists often called the Cranbrook Colony, including Frederick Daniel Hardy. Their pictures frequently focused on the ordinary pleasures and mishaps of rural and family life. Webster died at Cranbrook in 1886.
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