{"title":"Hughes, Thomas John (fl.1851–1865)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Victorian painter Thomas John Hughes was active around 1851–1865. Little is recorded about Hughes's life, but his large canvases include sentimental Victorian narrative subjects, such as 'Leaving Home', a girl on her knees praying beside her packed suitcases, and 'A First Attempt' (1860), depicting a young child painting an artist's mannequin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is also a listed artist T.J. Hughes, who may be one and the same. T.J. Hughes is recorded as having exhibited across London in the 1850s: at the Royal Academy in 1851, living at 28 High St, Camden Town, and in 1858, living at 72 Upper Seymour St; and at the Royal Society of British Artists in 1854, living at 52 Mornington Road, Regents Park, and in 1857, at 7 Clarendon St, Euston Square, then as Thomas John Hughes in 1879, 2 Elm Row, Hampstead.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"thomas-john-hughes-head-study-woman-in-bed-original-mid-19th-century-graphite-drawing-jw-510","title":"Thomas John Hughes, Head Study, Woman in Bed – mid-19th-century graphite drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original mid-19th-century graphite drawing, Thomas John Hughes, Head Study, Woman in Bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn interesting, deftly drawn sketch attributed to Thomas John Hughes, believed to be the Victorian painter active around 1851–1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52017877221705,"sku":"JW-510","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/jw-510_8.jpg?v=1743502819"}],"url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/en-eu\/collections\/hughes-thomas-john-fl-1851-1865.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}