Charles Thurston Thompson (1816–1868) was an early British photographer.
Thompson is credited with having taken the first ever photograph of a photographic exhibition, in his capacity as the official photographer of the South Kensington Museum, now known as the Victoria and Albert Museum,[1] appointed to the role in 1856.[2] In 1858, he photographed the Raphael Cartoons of the Royal Collection, which in 1865 were moved from Hampton Court to be exhibited at the museum, where they remain in a special gallery.[3][4]
Thompson went on a tour of Spain and Portugal in 1866 to photograph works of art and architecture. He died in Paris, France, in 1868.[2]
His work is included in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[1][5] the Museum of Modern Art, New York,[6] the Getty Museum,[7] the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC,[8] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[9]
International | |
---|---|
National | |
Artists | |
Other |