Thomas Stothard

The Englishman Thomas Stothard worked as a painter, illustrator and engraver. His father was a well-to-do London innkeeper. At the age of five Thomas Stothard moved to relatives in Yorkshire. There he went to school, where his artistic talent was already noticeable. After his school time Stothard started an education. He learned the art of designing brocade silk patterns. In his spare time he made drawings to illustrate his favourite poems. A little later Stothard decided to dedicate himself completely to art. In 1778 he was accepted at the Royal Academy of Arts.