Thomas Flatman
Who is Thomas Flatman
Thomas Flatman (21 February 1635 – 8 December 1688) was an English poet and miniature painter. There were several editions of his Poems and Songs (1674). One of his self-portraits is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. A portrait of Charles II is in the Wallace Collection, London. His miniatures are noted for their vitality.
Life
Flatman was the son of a clerk in Chancery and was born in Aldersgate Street and educated at Winchester College. He went on to study at New College, Oxford. He was later called to the bar in 1662 although he seems never to have practiced as a lawyer. He was a staunch Royalist and one of his poems was to celebrate the return of Charles II in 1660 after the collapse of the Cromwellian Commonwealth.
Among his earliest verses are lin...
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- Jdmccafferty: david with the head of goliath.
by thomas flatman after domenico fetti. painted 1667. (v&a museum, london)
the original, c. 1629, which belonged to charles i, sold on 16 jan 1652 (royal collection trust, hm ciii)
- Elspooky: today would be the 388th birthday of the english miniature artist thomas flatman, best known for a portrait of charles ii
- Chi_art_insti: ⚡art institute of chicago⚡
portrait of james butler, 1st duke of ormond (1610-1688), thomas flatman, 1700, england
- P_mcpartlin: hibs: johnson; j macintyre, mcculloch, blaney, megwa, o macintyre; hamilton, laidlaw, aiken; o’connor, young.
hearts: macfarlane, aitken, flatman, tait, thomas, kirk, sandilands, simpson, ross, mcluckie, rathie.
- Book_addict: happy birthday to english poet and artist thomas flatman (february 12, 1635), author of the poem "the batchelors song” et al.
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