Thomas Somerscales, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Somerscales

British painter

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1842

Place of Birth: Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Jun-1927

Profession: painter

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Thomas Jacques Somerscales (born in Sculcoates, Yorkshire on 29 October 1842; died in Sculcoates, Yorkshire on 27 June 1927) was an English teacher, sailor, and landscape and marine painter.
He is also considered a Chilean painter as he began his career as an artist there.
Many of his landscapes evoke the region and many of his marine paintings feature notable events in Chilean naval history and have become patriotic national icons in that country.