Charles Thornely

Charles Thornley was the husband of Annie  Samworth. Brother in law of Frances Elizabeth Samworth
Charles and Annie married in Bristol Dec 1863 

He is mentioned also Thornely,Thornley.

Charles Thornley (fl.1858-1898)

British Thornely was a member of the Royal Society of British Painters.Working mainly in oil. He lived in London where he exhibited widely at some of the foremost venues of his day. Including the Walker Art Gallery, the Suffolk Street gallery, the Manchester Art Gallery  and many others. The artist's family name was Thornbery.  But for an unknown reason he often varied his signature in different ways.  Works have been identified signed; 'Thornely' with the "T" crossed;  also Thornberry and Thornery.  Nevertheless, the style of the artist is distinct and easily recognizable for its quality and appeal. Undoubtedly exposed to the great works of Constable and Turner  (early 19TH Century British marine painters of renown),  Thornely acts as a stylistic stepping stone to the later impressionists.  With a focus on the natural elements of sea & sky,  he gives the viewer a strong sense of the fleeting moment. Click here to see our Gallery Archives of works by Charles Thornley (fl.1858-1898) Charles Thorneley (1898 - 0) artworks Fishing smacks off white cliffs of Dover - 25 x 45 cm - oil on canvas - signed Harbourside - 35 x 60 cm - oil on canvas - signed Bamborough Castle, low tide - 22 x 38 cm - oil on canvas - signed Near Whitby, figures by beached vessel - 25 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed After the gale, Whitby - 22 x 38 cm - oil on canvas - signed Fresh breeze of SCarborough - 60 x 45 cm - oil on canvas - signed Busy harbour in moonlight - 25 x 20 cm - oil on canvas - signed Whitby by moonlight. Coastal view - 22 x 38 cm - oil on canvas - signed Fishermen and boats on moonlit beach - 25 x 50 cm - oil on canvas - signed Shipping off Tynemouth - 20 x 38 cm - oil on canvas - signed Coastal shipping - 25 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed Shipping off the coast - 22 x 43 cm - oil on canvas - signed Off the Kentish coast, tall-masted sailing ships and three figures in rowing boat - 27 x 38 cm - oil on canvas - signed Docks, early morning - 45 x 60 cm - oil on canvas - signed Moored fishing vessels by a lighthouse - 35 x 30 cm - oil on canvas - signed Moonlight on the Thames - 22 x 15 cm - oil on panel - signed Coastal scene at sunset - 40 x 60 cm - oil on canvas - signed Misty day, Erith - 25 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed stretcher Coastal scenes with rowing and fishing boats - 20 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed Off the Kentish Coast - 27 x 38 cm - oil on canvas - signed French fishing vessels preparing to head out to sea - 25 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed Shipping offshore by day and by night - 17 x 12 cm - oil on panel - signed Dutch boats - 114 x 83 cm - oil on canvas - signed Beach scene with vessels - 25 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed Fishing smacks - 33 x 27 cm - oil on canvas - signed Shipping off Whitby - 30 x 50 cm - oil on canvas - signed Harbour view - 40 x 60 cm - oil on canvas - signed Rough weather near Hornsey - 20 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed St.Michael's Mount - 38 x 58 cm - oil on canvas - signed Sunrise Scarborough - 33 x 27 cm - oil on canvas - signed Frosty day - 30 x 50 cm - oil on canvas - signed Sailing barges and fishing boats in the harbour mouth - 22 x 38 cm - oil on canvas - signed The shipbuilders - 38 x 86 cm - oil on canvas - signed Beached sailing vessels in the South Bay Scarborough at sunrise - 33 x 25 cm - oil on board - signed On the south coast - 33 x 27 cm - oil on canvas - signed Boats in an estuary with a windmill beyond - 51 x 40 cm - oil on canvas - signed 'C. Thorneley 1879', l.r. Rough weather near Whitby - 25 x 41 cm - oil on canvas - signed; inscribed with biographical details on later label verso Beach scene at low tide, with figures and fishing boats. Estuary scene with figures unloading boats - 36 x 31 cm - oil on canvas - both signed Shipping in the harbour entrance at Yarmouth - 30 x 61 cm - oil on canvas - signed and dated 'C. Thornley/68' (lower right) Low tide, Whitby - 35 x 30 cm - oil on canvas - signed 'Thornley'