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Thomas Grieve (painter)

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In partnership with his son, Tom Walford Grieve, he continued to labour for many years, and the announcement that the scenery for any piece was by Grieve and Son was a sufficient guarantee to the public of the excellence of the work. In the brilliancy of his style, the appearance of reality, and the
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Macklin's scene painting company was based at 23 Macklin Street (formerly 36 Charles Street) in Covent Garden. The building was specifically designed with a winch so the large theatrical backdrops could be worked on. It is the oldest surviving purpose built scene painting space designed outside of a
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artistic beauty of his landscape compositions, he has seldom been excelled. He worked on until his death at 1 Palace Road, Lambeth (since known as 47 Lambeth Palace Road), 16 April 1882. He was buried in
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He married Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Goatley of Newbury, by whom he had two children, Tom Walford Grieve, born 15 October 1841, a well-known scene-painter, and Fanny Elizabeth Grieve. His brother,
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in 1850, and many illustrations of a similar kind were much indebted for their success to his artistic aid. In conjunction with William Telbin (1812–1873) and
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in 1839, Thomas Grieve was chosen as the principal scenic artist, and he painted the effective
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Grieve, son of John Henderson Grieve, theatrical scene-painter (1770–1845), was born at
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as the chief artists employed in the adornment of the dramas, spectacles, and
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Grieve and Son's workshop in Macklin Street, Covent Garden
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An engraving from a sketch by Grieve of his set for
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Tom Grieve

scene-painter
Lambeth
Covent Garden
pantomimes
Kembles
Laporte
Charles Mathews
Covent Garden Theatre
panoramas
Drury Lane
diorama
Royal Gallery of Illustration
John Absolon
Wellington
Ocean Mail
Crimean War

West Norwood Cemetery
William Grieve
Historic England
"23, Macklin Street (1113094)"
National Heritage List for England
public domain
Grieve, Thomas
Dictionary of National Biography
Categories
1799 births
1882 deaths

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