Tonkin, John

Gender:
Male
Date and place of birth:
Unknown
Date and place of death:
Unknown
Worked:
(fl) 1808-1830
Known places of work:
Penzance
Known techniques:
Unknown
Known materials:
Unknown
Frames:
Unknown
Signature:
Not Recorded

Introduction:

The only information available to us for John Tonkin comes from an advertisement in the Royal Cornwall Gazette, 5 March 1808. This tells us Tonkin was a miniature and landscape painter in Truro. He was also recorded by Foskett as working in Penzance in 1830.

Additional research about John Tonkin:

Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)

Tonkin, John (McKechnie Section 2)