Thomas Carwitham (English, 1688 - 1733)
Thomas Carwitham (English, 1688 - 1733)
Thomas Carwitham (English, 1688 - 1733)
Thomas Carwitham is known primarily for sketches illustrating scenes from Classical mythology, mainly from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. At one point he is thought to have been a pupil of the decorative painter Sir James Thornhill, later specialising in painting illusionistic architecture and sculpture.