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Sir James Thornhill
early life and apprenticeship sir james thornhill, a renowned english painter, was born in melcombe regis, dorset, in 1675. he was the son of walter thornhill of wareham and mary, eldest daughter of colonel william sydenham, governor of weymouth. in 1689, thornhill was apprenticed to thomas highmore, a specialist in non-figurative decorative painting. artistic career thornhill's artistic career spanned over four decades, during which he
worked on numerous large-scale schemes of murals, including the "painted hall" at the royal hospital, greenwich. he also decorated palace interiors with large-scale compositions, featuring figures in idealized and rhetorical postures. sir james thornhill's work on the dome of st paul's cathedral (1716-19) showcases his mastery of grisaille, depicting episodes from the life of st. paul. his murals in great houses often related to topi…