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 TIIISBE pictures in the Church of the Trinity and decorative panels in the Ministry of War. L'Art (1878), xiii. 144 ; Bellier, ii. 565. Incredulity of St. Thomas, Cima da Conegllano, Venice Academy. THISBE, Edwin Long, Gibbs Collection, England. The tragic amour of Pyramus and Thisbe, in Bablyon, has been immortal- ized by Ovid in his "Metamorphoses " (IV.), and burlesqued by Shakespeare in "Mid- summer Night's Dream." Royal Academy, 1884 ; at William Graham sale, London, 1886, to Gibbs for 840 guineas. Engraved by G. Bertinot (1886). THOM, JAMES CRAWFORD, bom in United States ; contemporary. Landscape and genre painter, pupil in Paris of iDdou- ard Frere ; first exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, in 1864. Works : Re- turning from the Wood (1864) ; Love in the Kitchen ; Return of the Conscript ; Go- ing to Church, Christmas Eve (1876) ; Le jour de la Toussaint (1878) ; Watering his Horse, Morning Ride (1880) ; Rustic Sport, Summer Afternoon (1882); Old Farm House, South River, River Bank (1884) ; The Pets (1885). THOMAS, ADOLF, born at Zittau, Sept. 28, 1834. Landscape painter, pupil of Dres- den Academy and of Ludwig Richter ; then studied in Munich, where he was greatly influenced by Lier and Friedrich Voltz. Works : View near Brannenburg (1866), Dresden Gallery ; Landscape (1867) ; Even- ing in Capri (1872); Landscape with Mytho- logical Figures. Mailer, 519. THOMAS, ALEXANDRA born at Mal- medy, Belgium, in 1820. History painter, pupil of Diisseldorf Academy. Officer of Order of Leopold. Works : Judith ; Chil- dren of Edward ; Solomon's Judgment ; Descent from the Cross ; Judas on Night before the Crucifixion (1854), Barabbas at the Foot of Calvary (1857), Brussels Mu- seum. Muller, 519. THOMAS, CHARLES ARMAND, born in Paris; contemporary. Still-life painter, pupil of Leclaire. Medal, 3d class, 1886. Works : June Flowers (1880) ; Corner of the Conservatory (1881) ; The Cellar of Pere Jacquemin (1882) ; Gay Morning (1883) ; Still-life (1884) ; At the Studio (1885) ; Eve of Festival (1886). THOMAS, GEORGE HOUSMAN, born in London, Dec. 17, 1824, died at Boulogne, France, July 21, 1868. History and por- trait painter, began as a wood engraver in London and afterwards in Paris, whence he went to New York to aid in illustrating a pictorial journal. In 1848 he returned to Europe and went to Italy to study ; was in Rome during its siege by the French, of which he furnished sketches to the Illus- trated London News ; and represented that paper in the Crimea in 1854. On his re- turn to London he obtained the patronage of the Queen, for whom he painted Mar- riage of the Prince of Wales at Windsor, Marriage of the Princess Alice at Osborne, The Princess Royal at the Coronation of the King of Prussia, Distribution of the Victoria Medals, and others. He illustrat- 266