Frederic Thomas Somerby

Frederic Thomas Somerby or F.T. Somerby (1814–1871) was a painter and "sporting writer" in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century.[1][2][3] As an author he contributed to Spirit of the Times. He also worked as a decorative painter and kept a studio in Cornhill (ca.1848-1869);[4][5] clients included the Nantucket County Whigs.[6] Examples of artwork by Somerby reside in the collection of Historic New England.

References

  1. Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, v.5. NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1888
  2. William Cushing (1885), Initials and pseudonyms, New York: T. Y. Crowell & co., OCLC 3029485
  3. "A Modern Ancient-Prophecy." Historical Magazine (NY), Feb. 1872
  4. Boston Directory, 1848; Boston Almanac, 1864; Boston Commercial Directory, 1869
  5. Mascolo. "Newburyport Antiques Show Sparkles." Antiques and the Arts, 2005
  6. "Grand Mass Convention of the Whigs of Massachusetts 100000 Whigs in the City of Boston." Boston Daily Atlas; Date: 09-20-1844
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