Thomas Hudson
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Selected Works10

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Miss Alicia Macartney
Miss Alicia Macartney, 1740
Acquired 1994
Oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady
Acquired 1994
Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago
John Newton
John Newton, 1757
In museum collection
Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago
John Van der Wall
John Van der Wall, 1745
In museum collection
Oil on canvas

Previous Sales

Christie's
Portrait of Penelope Bayfield of Dedham Grove, Essex, three-quarter-length
Portrait of Penelope Bayfield of Dedham Grove, Essex, three-quarter-length
$25,200
May 2025
Christie's
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated by a table in a oyster satin gown and blue mantle
Portrait of a lady, three-quarter-length, seated by a table in a oyster satin gown and blue mantle
£8,125
Dec 2018
Christie's
Portrait of Joseph van Aken (1709-1749), half-length, in a blue jacket and a fur hat, holding a palette, his right arm resting on a canvas
Portrait of Joseph van Aken (1709-1749), half-length, in a blue jacket and a fur hat, holding a palette, his right arm resting on a canvas
£62,500
Dec 2014
Christie's
Portrait of Thomas Braddyll (d. 1776), three-quarter-length, in Van Dyck costume, his right hand resting on a plumed hat on a table
Portrait of Thomas Braddyll (d. 1776), three-quarter-length, in Van Dyck costume, his right hand resting on a plumed hat on a table
£22,500
Dec 2014
Christie's
Portrait of Lady Frances Courtenay (d.1761), daughter of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford, three-quarter-length, in black and white van Dyck costume with pink bows, in a landscape
Portrait of Lady Frances Courtenay (d.1761), daughter of Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford, three-quarter-length, in black and white van Dyck costume with pink bows, in a landscape
£34,500
Jun 1999
Christie's
Portrait of a Naval officer, once identified as Captain Thomas Coram, three-quarter-length, seated in a blue coat and waistcoat, a document in his right hand, the sea beyond
Portrait of a Naval officer, once identified as Captain Thomas Coram, three-quarter-length, seated in a blue coat and waistcoat, a document in his right hand, the sea beyond
£6,900
Jun 1999
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Portrait of George Graham
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2002 · Accession 2002.94 · Red chalk
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2002
Miss Alicia Macartney
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1994 · Accession 94.1054 · Oil on canvas
The Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Portrait of a Lady
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1994 · Accession 94.1188 · Oil on canvas
The Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Mrs Sarah Ingram
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1961 · Accession T00401 · Oil paint on canvas
Bequeathed by Mrs E.M.E. Commeline 1961
Miss Mary Carew
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1959 · Accession 59.642.74 · Etching and engraving
Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1959
Mrs Collier
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1935 · Accession N04804 · Oil paint on canvas
Bequeathed by the Misses Mary M. and L.M. Badcock 1935
Honorable Robert Monckton
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1924 · Accession 24.90.747 · Mezzotint
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Samuel Scott, the Marine Painter
Tate · United Kingdom · Acquired 1886 · Accession N01224 · Oil paint on canvas
Purchased 1886
Robert Monckton
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery · Washington, United States · Acquired c. 1761-70 · Accession NPG.89.199 · Reverse painting on glass (mezzotint adhered with varnish onto recto)
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
William Shirley
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery · Washington, United States · Acquired 1750 · Accession NPG.80.11 · Oil on canvas
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Robert Monckton
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery · Washington, United States · Acquired c. 1760-62 · Accession NPG.77.90 · Mezzotint on paper
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
John Newton
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired c. 1757–60 · Accession 1985.263 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Arthur B. Logan
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Current Exhibitions0

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Vibrant Victorian-Era Transparencies Illuminate a Host of Microscopic Creatures
Osh Gallery in London is exhibiting 'The Hudson Transparencies,' a collection of 58 original illustrations by Charles Thomas Hudson, a 19th-century ed…
exhibitionsMay 4, 2026
Just a number: drawing by 11-year-old Joseph Wright of Derby goes on view for the first time
A pencil drawing of the wreathed head of Silenus, created by Joseph Wright of Derby at age 11 in 1745, will go on public display for the first time at…
exhibitionsMay 23, 2025
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death
Thomas Hudson dies
Jan 1, 1779
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birth
Thomas Hudson born
Jan 1, 1701