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| | artnet.com: Resource Library: Johnson, Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Nothing is known of his apprenticeship or early work, but he published Twelve Gerandoles in 1755, styling himself 145;Thomas Johnson, Carver, at the Corner of Queen Street, near the Seven Dials, Soho. |
 | | Between 1756 and 1757 he issued some 52 sheets of designs for Glass, Picture, and Table Frames; Chimney Pieces, Gerandoles, Candle-stands, Clock-cases, Brackets, and other Ornaments in the Chinese, Gothick, and Rural Taste, publishing the collection as a complete volume in 1758 from a new address in Grafton Street. |
 | | His designs were marked by a bold use of Rococo, chinoiserie and Rustic motifs, incorporating rocaille and animals. |
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