Thomas Sewell Robins

Thomas Sewell Robins (Devonport 8 May 1810 – 9 August 1880) was a British painter of maritime subjects.

Born on 8 May 1810 [1] in Devonport, Devon, Robins was admitted into the Royal Academy Schools on 22 April 1829 under the sponsorship of fellow Devonian James Northcote, a former pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Robins specialized in coastal marine subjects, working primarily in watercolours and on occasion in oils.

[4] One oil painting of his in the National Maritime Museum dates from 1853 and is of HMS Assistance trapped in the Arctic ice.

During his travels, Robins also made some pencil drawings and watercolour sketches of people in local dress.

HMS Assistance in the Ice , by Thomas Sewell Robins, 1853
Watercolour of a Coastal Fishing Scene: Bringing in the Nets by Thomas Sewell Robins, 1861
Chalk Drawing of a Girl with Wool Gatherings , by Thomas Sewell Robins