Thomas Jenkins (antiquary), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Jenkins (antiquary)

Dealer in antiquities

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1722

Place of Birth: East Devon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-May-1798

Profession: art dealer, painter, art collector

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Thomas Jenkins (ca.
1722–1798) was a British antiquary and painter who went to Rome accompanying the British landscape-painter Richard Wilson about 1750 and remained behind, establishing himself in the city by serving as cicerone and sometime banker to the visiting British, becoming a dealer in Roman sculpture and antiquities to a largely British clientele and an agent for gentlemen who wished a portrait or portrait-bust as a memento of the Grand Tour.



Alternative names	Angelika Kauffmann, Maria Anna Angelika Katharina Kauffmann, Angelika Katharina Kauffmann
Description	Swiss-British painter
Date of birth/death	30 October 1741	5 November 1807
Location of birth/death	Chur	Rome
Work location	London, Rome, Schwarzenberg
Authority control	: Q123098 VIAF: 95148968 ISNI: 0000 0001 2321 3306 ULAN: 500115055 LCCN: n50044673 NLA: 35832515 WorldCat