MOGFORD, Thomas

1809 - 1868

Thomas Mogford was born at Exeter, Devon on 1 May 1809, son of William Mogford, a veterinary surgeon at Northlew, Devonshire, and his wife Elizabeth née Thorne, who married at Williton, Somerset on 4 July 1804. Thomas showed an early talent for drawing, as well as mechanics and chemistry, but eventually decided on painting in preference to engineering. He studied at Exeter under John Gendall (c.1790–1865) and for some years was articled to him and to a Mr. Cole. At the end of his apprenticeship, he married at St Leonard Exeter on 1 May 1833, Cole's eldest daughter Ann, and settled in Northernhay Place, Exeter. He sent three pictures to the Royal Academy in 1838, and three in 1839. About 1843 he moved to London, and subsequently exhibited portraits at the Royal Academy of Edward Hodges Baily, R.A., which is now in their possession, Samuel Cousins, the engraver, Professor J. O. Adams, the astronomer, Colonel Napier, the historian, and others. Mogford exhibited at the Suffolk Fine Arts Association at Ipswich in 1850 'The Sacrifice of Noah' which he had exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844. By 1861 he had moved to Guernsey, Channel Islands where he founded a school of painting and practised entirely as a landscape painter, occasionally revisiting England, and Exeter to paint portraits. For some years he was crippled by palsy through the effects of lead poisoning but continued to paint up to the day of his death. Thomas Mogford died at his home at The Elms, St Martin, Guernsey on 13 September 1868. His death is announced in the 'Illustrated London News' of 3 October 1868 '13th ultimo'.

Royal Academy Exhibits
from 270 High Street, Exeter
1838 38 Reflection
         360 The Slaughter-house
         397 Caught in the Fact
1839 79 Portraits of Miss Anna Escott and Fan
         197 Rustic Boy
         436 Portrait of Sir Thomas Lethbridge, Bart....with his favourite horse
1840 64 Portrait of C.K. Kemys Tynte, Esq.
         97 Portrait of Miss E. Cole, R.A.Music
         233 Portrait of an artist
from 6 Northernay Place, Exeter
1842 54 A Jewish maiden in Exile
         552 A Young Greek, contemplating the ruins of his country
from 27 Sussex Street, Bedford Square
1843 131 Portrait of E.H.Baily, Esq., R.A.
         199 Crossing the Brook
         680 Portrait of Mrs. W. Wreford - miniature
from 16 Norton Street, Portland Place
1844 240 The Sacrifice of Noah
1845 99 Portrait of a Lady
         176 Portrait of Master Evelyn Fairlie
         192 Portrait of Master A Manners Fairlie
         261 Constancy
         600 The Gleaner: Portrait of Miss E.L. Fairlie
1846 373 Portrait of a Lady
         550 The Loves of the Angels
         609 Portrait of Miss Laura Laidman of Exeter
from 55 Devonshire Street, Portland Place, London
1847 471 Portraits of Misses Napier and Mrs Philip Miles, daughters of...Napier
         509 Portrait of Major General Philip Napier, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
         691 Portrait of a Young Gentleman at Exeter
         999 Portrait of Mrs Morrier
1848 239 Portrait of Mrs Mary Jones
         584 Portrait of Mark Kennaway, Esq., of Exeter
1849 310 Portrait of Samuel Cousins, Esq., A.E.
         567 Portrait of the Countess of Shrewsbury, Waterford and Wexford
1850 75 Portrait of Mrs. Elmes
         308 Portrait of Malcolm Lewin, Esq.
         514 Portrait of Miss Anna Gurney
         551 The Love Letter
         641 Portrait of Miss Jessopp of Butterley Hall
1851 92 Miss M. Jones
         604 Mrs. Geo. Furley of Canterbury
1852 8 Portrait of Miss St. Martins
         131 Portrait of Miss Jane Cousins
1853 526 Portrait of Hepworth Dixon, Esq.
1854 49 Martha, the third daughter of E. H. Bailey, Esq., R. A.

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Works by This Artist